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Transport Phenomena in Liquid Composite Molding Processes

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This chapter provides important information about composite materials with emphasis to polymer composite reinforced with fibers, and the motivation to study the liquid composite molding process. Herein, different topics such as definition, classification, constituents, technological characteristics, manufacturing techniques, and performance of polymer composites are presented and discussed.

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  1. Faculty of Engineering, CONSTRUCT-LFC, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

    João M. P. Q. Delgado

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Campina Grande (UFCG), Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil

    Antonio Gilson Barbosa de Lima & Mariana Julie do Nascimento Santos

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Delgado, J.M.P.Q., Barbosa de Lima, A.G., do Nascimento Santos, M.J. (2019). Introduction. In: Transport Phenomena in Liquid Composite Molding Processes. SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12716-9_1

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