Transport Phenomena in Liquid Composite Molding Processes

Preface

Acknowledgements

Contents

1 Introduction

1.1 Motivation

1.2 What Is a Composite Material?

1.3 Polymer Composite Manufacturing Processes

1.3.1 Hand Lay-up Molding

1.3.2 Spray-up Molding

1.3.3 Vacuum Bag Molding

1.3.4 Autoclave Molding

1.3.5 Compression Molding

1.3.6 Filament Winding

1.3.7 Pultrusion

1.3.8 Liquid Molding

References

2 The Liquid Composite Molding Process: Theory and Applications

2.1 Foundations

2.2 Advantages and Disadvantages of the RTM Technique

2.3 Engineering Applications

References

3 Advanced Experiments in RTM Processes

3.1 The Liquid Molding System

3.2 Rectilinear Infiltration

3.3 Radial Infiltration

References

4 RTM Process Modeling

4.1 The Physics of the RTM Process

4.2 Mathematical Modeling and Numerical Simulations in RTM Processes: An Overview

4.3 Fundamental Transport Equations

4.3.1 Fluid Flow

4.3.2 Heat Transfer

4.4 Isothermal One-Dimensional Flow: An Analytical Approach

4.4.1 Rectilinear Single-Phase Flow

4.4.2 Radial Single-Phase Flow: One-Dimensional Approach

References

5 RTM Simulations by CFD

5.1 General Comments

5.2 Isothermal Two- and Three-Dimensional Flows

5.2.1 Rectilinear Single-Phase Flow

5.2.2 Radial Single- and Two-Phase Flows

5.2.3 Two-Dimensional and Two-Phase Flow: A Boundary-Fitted Curvilinear Coordinate’s Application

5.2.4 Initial and Boundary Conditions

5.2.5 Applications

References

6 Conclusions