Composites can be defined as materials that consist of two or more chemically and
physically different phases separated by a distinct interface. The different systems are …

This paper gives an overview of the characterization of the interlaminar properties of
composites used for marine structures. Composites to be used in marine applications have …

This paper addresses issues of the inter-relationship between the permeability and capillary
pressure in in-plane infiltration of assemblies of woven fabrics. Rectilinear infiltration …

We propose a method for simulating the complex dynamics of partially and fully saturated
woven and knit fabrics interacting with liquid, including the effects of buoyancy, nonlinear …

The proper characterization of fabrics used in liquid composite molding (LCM) is integral to
accurately model the flow through these porous preforms. The dual-scale nature of many …

This article presents a general approach to model flows through unsaturated porous media
as they occur in Liquid Composite Molding (LCM). Saturated and unsaturated flows will be …

Mold-filling simulation of unsaturated flows in LCM is important for optimizing mold design
quickly and cost-effectively in the virtual space. For the first time, a true multiscale approach …

This paper focuses on the compression of fibre reinforcements during the processing of
polymer composites, covering a range of fabrics, namely a plain weave, a twill, a satin and a …

Imbibition or injection of a liquid into a porous medium is often modeled as a fully saturated
flow behind a clearly defined liquid front. In such a quasi-steady moving-boundary problem …

It has been known for some time now that fabrics that contain fiber tows, which are bundles
of thousands of aligned fiber filaments, can be represented as dual-scale porous media; …