Unsaturated flow characteristics in dual-scale fibre fabrics at one-dimensional constant flow rate

Autor: Shilin Yan, Fei Yan, Dequan Li, Yongjing Li
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Science and Engineering of Composite Materials, Vol 23, Iss 6, Pp 617-624 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0792-1233
2191-0359
DOI: 10.1515/secm-2014-0208
Popis: Fibre fabrics in liquid composite moulding can be considered as dual-scale porous media. In different gap scales, an unsaturated flow is produced during the mould filling process. This particular flow behaviour deviates from the traditional Darcy’s law, which is used to calculate the filling pressure and will cause errors. To prove the mechanism of this unsaturated flow, an experimental device was set up with a one-dimensional constant flow rate. The influencing factors, such as injected media, flow velocity and fibre fabric, were investigated in this study. Based on the experimental data, several useful conclusions were drawn, providing good references for optimising the process parameters and controlling the product quality.
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