Transport Phenomena in Liquid Composite Molding Processes (eBook)

Preface 6
Acknowledgements 8
Contents 9
1 Introduction 11
1.1 Motivation 11
1.2 What Is a Composite Material? 12
1.3 Polymer Composite Manufacturing Processes 16
1.3.1 Hand Lay-up Molding 16
1.3.2 Spray-up Molding 17
1.3.3 Vacuum Bag Molding 17
1.3.4 Autoclave Molding 18
1.3.5 Compression Molding 18
1.3.6 Filament Winding 18
1.3.7 Pultrusion 19
1.3.8 Liquid Molding 19
References 21
2 The Liquid Composite Molding Process: Theory and Applications 24
2.1 Foundations 24
2.2 Advantages and Disadvantages of the RTM Technique 27
2.3 Engineering Applications 29
References 29
3 Advanced Experiments in RTM Processes 31
3.1 The Liquid Molding System 31
3.2 Rectilinear Infiltration 31
3.3 Radial Infiltration 35
References 39
4 RTM Process Modeling 41
4.1 The Physics of the RTM Process 41
4.2 Mathematical Modeling and Numerical Simulations in RTM Processes: An Overview 43
4.3 Fundamental Transport Equations 44
4.3.1 Fluid Flow 44
4.3.2 Heat Transfer 46
4.4 Isothermal One-Dimensional Flow: An Analytical Approach 47
4.4.1 Rectilinear Single-Phase Flow 47
4.4.2 Radial Single-Phase Flow: One-Dimensional Approach 58
References 67
5 RTM Simulations by CFD 70
5.1 General Comments 70
5.2 Isothermal Two- and Three-Dimensional Flows 71
5.2.1 Rectilinear Single-Phase Flow 71
5.2.2 Radial Single- and Two-Phase Flows 75
5.2.3 Two-Dimensional and Two-Phase Flow: A Boundary-Fitted Curvilinear Coordinate’s Application 79
5.2.4 Initial and Boundary Conditions 83
5.2.5 Applications 84
References 88
6 Conclusions 91