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Flow and Cure Simulation of resin transfer molding process for composites using MoldFlow  

Jung, Jae-Sung (Department of Mechanical System Design Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology)
Hong, Ji-Seon (Department of Mechanical System Design Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology)
Kim, Sun-Kyoung (Department of Mechanical System Design Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology)
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Design & Manufacturing / v.16, no.3, 2022 , pp. 44-49 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, the simulation of the resin transfer molding process method using MoldFlow has been investigated. This work explains the thermoset material model, fabric permeability model, the flow model and the cure model. It has been shown that the simulation result can predict filling and cure performances.
Keywords
composites; cure; MoldFlow; permeability; resin transfer molding;
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