Numerical and experimental analysis of the resin transfer molding process

Mohamed Hattabi; Jamal Echaabi; Mohamed Ouadi Bensalah

Korea-Australia Rheology Journal, Vol.20, No.1, 7-14, March, 2008

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Numerical and experimental analysis of the resin transfer molding process

Mohamed Hattabi^†, Jamal Echaabi^†, and Mohamed Ouadi Bensalah^{1, †}

Equipe de Recherche Appliqu´ee sur les Polym`eres, D´epartement de G´enie M´ecanique, ENSEM, Universit´e Hassan II A"in Chock, BP 8118, Oasis, Casablanca, Morocco
¹Laboratoire de m´ecanique et des mat´eriaux Avenue Inb Batouta BP 1014, Facult´e des sciences, Rabat, Morocco

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The objective of this work is to propose a procedure to simulate the flow in the LCM (Liquid Composites Molding) processes by finite difference discretization in a curvilinear coordinate system adapted to the shape of the saturated zone. The numerical results obtained are compared with experimental results obtained by an experimental device elaborated at our laboratory. It allows to realize linear and radial injections for different porosities and to observe the flow front kinetics. Numerical and experimental results are then compared with those of the literatures and excellent agreements are noticed. Finally, we suggest a concept of the capillary number to explain the variations of the permeability obtained for pressure values lower than 0.25 Bar.

Keywords:liquid composites moulding;numerical simulation;flow front and void;capillary pressure

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Gouley G, Etude des ecoulements dans les procedes d’injection de resine sur renfort, PhD thesis, University of sciences and technology of Lille Flandres Artois (1995)
Hattabi M, Echaabi J, Bensalah MO, Breard J, Saouab A, J. Reinf. Plast. Compos., 24, 1909 (2005)
Hattabi M, Snake I, Echaabi J, Bensalah MO, Simulation du front d’ecoulement dans les procedes de moulage des composites liquides, Comptes Rendus de Mecanique, Ed Elsevier (2005)
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Liu XL, Compos. Pt. A-Appl. Sci. Manuf., 31(12), 1295 (2000)
Lundstrom TS, Stenberg R, Bergstrom R, Partanen H, Birkeland PA, Compos. Pt. A-Appl. Sci. Manuf., 31(1), 29 (2000)
Patel N, Lee LJ, Polym. Compos., 16(5), 386 (1995)
Pillai KL, Advani SG, Polym. Compos., 19(1), 71 (1998)
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Shojaei A, Ghaffarian SR, Karimian SMH, Compos. Sci. Technol., 62, 861 (2002)
Weitzenbock JR, Shenoi RA, Wilson PA, Compos. Pt. A-Appl. Sci. Manuf., 29A(1-2), 159 (1998)
Wong PZ, MRS Bull., 19(5), 32 (1994)
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[Referenced By]

[1] Ahn KJ, Seferis JC, Berg JC, Polym. Compos., 12(3), 146 (1991)

[2] Bruschke MV, Advani SG, Polym. Compos., 11, 398 (1990)

[3] Dimitrovova Z, Advani SG, J. Colloid Interface Sci., 245(2), 325 (2002)

[4] Dimitrovova Z, Advani SG, Compos. Struct., 82, 1333 (2004)

[5] Foley MF, Gutowski T, 23rd International SAMPE Technical Conference, 23, 326 (1991)

[6] Gauvin R, Trochu F, Plastics, rubber and composites processing and applications, 19(3), 151 (1993)

[7] Gouley G, Etude des ecoulements dans les procedes d’injection de resine sur renfort, PhD thesis, University of sciences and technology of Lille Flandres Artois (1995)

[8] Hattabi M, Echaabi J, Bensalah MO, Breard J, Saouab A, J. Reinf. Plast. Compos., 24, 1909 (2005)

[9] Hattabi M, Snake I, Echaabi J, Bensalah MO, Simulation du front d’ecoulement dans les procedes de moulage des composites liquides, Comptes Rendus de Mecanique, Ed Elsevier (2005)

[10] Kim BY, Nam GJ, Ryu HS, Lee JW, Korea-Aust. Rheol. J., 12(1), 83 (2000)

[11] Lee GW, Lee NJ, Jang J, Lee KJ, Nam JD, Compos. Sci. Technol., 62, 9 (2002)

[12] Liu XL, Compos. Pt. A-Appl. Sci. Manuf., 31(12), 1295 (2000)

[13] Lundstrom TS, Stenberg R, Bergstrom R, Partanen H, Birkeland PA, Compos. Pt. A-Appl. Sci. Manuf., 31(1), 29 (2000)

[14] Patel N, Lee LJ, Polym. Compos., 16(5), 386 (1995)

[15] Pillai KL, Advani SG, Polym. Compos., 19(1), 71 (1998)

[16] Saouab A, Generation de maillage adaptatifs par une methode variationnelle, thesis PhD thesis, University of the Rouen (1991)

[17] Shojaei A, Ghaffarian SR, Karimian SMH, Compos. Sci. Technol., 62, 861 (2002)

[18] Weitzenbock JR, Shenoi RA, Wilson PA, Compos. Pt. A-Appl. Sci. Manuf., 29A(1-2), 159 (1998)

[19] Wong PZ, MRS Bull., 19(5), 32 (1994)

[20] Young WB, Han K, Fong LH, Lee LJ, Liou MJ, Polym. Compos., 12(6), 391 (1991)