TY - JOUR
T1 - Parameter estimation for resin transfer molding
AU - Jovanovic, Vojin
AU - Manoochehri, Souran
AU - Chassapis, Constantin
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - A simplified approach for estimating weld lines, vent locations and fill times for resin transfer molding applications in non-planar geometry is presented. The molding parts are treated as polyhedral spaces for which the concept of Voronoi diagram and shortest paths is utilized to predict the formation of weld lines, location of vents and filling times. The approach is based purely on geometrical considerations and on previously established observations that it is possible to treat the resin flow inside the mold as partly radial and partly channel-like. The proposed procedure is geared towards software implementation, but it enables one to gain more insight into the process before detailed and time-consuming calculations are attempted.
AB - A simplified approach for estimating weld lines, vent locations and fill times for resin transfer molding applications in non-planar geometry is presented. The molding parts are treated as polyhedral spaces for which the concept of Voronoi diagram and shortest paths is utilized to predict the formation of weld lines, location of vents and filling times. The approach is based purely on geometrical considerations and on previously established observations that it is possible to treat the resin flow inside the mold as partly radial and partly channel-like. The proposed procedure is geared towards software implementation, but it enables one to gain more insight into the process before detailed and time-consuming calculations are attempted.
KW - Computational model
KW - Fluid mechanics
KW - Moulding
KW - Resins
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U2 - 10.1108/02644400110409186
DO - 10.1108/02644400110409186
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0035709715
SN - 0264-4401
VL - 18
SP - 1091
EP - 1107
JO - Engineering Computations (Swansea, Wales)
JF - Engineering Computations (Swansea, Wales)
IS - 7-8
ER -