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Transport Phenomena in Liquid Composite Molding Processes

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This chapter, based on the rigorous theory of fluid flow through porous media (continuum theory), different approaches (analytical) for description of air and resin flow in fibrous media will be presented. In the macroscopic mathematical modeling, both fibrous media and fluids (resin and air) are considered to be incompressible and the effect of resin sorption by fibers has been considered. Herein, by using a relevant and advanced mathematical treatment, different effects of the process parameters (injection pressure, fluid viscosity, porous media permeability, and porosity) and mold geometry in the fluid infiltration process has been analyzed.

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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). RTM Process Modeling. 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_4

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