Composites manufacturing involves many sources of uncertainty associated with material
properties variation and boundary conditions variability. In this study, experimental and …

A comprehensive review of experimental and analytical studies since 1990 on the variability
of permeability induced by fibrous media (reinforcement) distortions across the composite …

Resin transfer molding (RTM) is becoming increasingly important as a production technique
for FRPs. However, the design of molds that assures the production of parts with acceptable …

Process modelling and simulation for composites manufacturing have advanced remarkably
lately, evolving from just an assistive design tool to playing a pivotal role in the optimisation …

Permeability models based on the structure of the fabric are attractive for any design process
to enhance the experimental permeability data. The authors have proposed two efficient …

Fabric non-uniformities can be described by the geometric parameters Rp/a0, which refers
to the average ratio of in-plane dimension of fibre tows Rp and fibre tow spacing a0 and …

Through infusion experiments, fibrous preforms are shown to have an inherent
heterogeneity in the permeability. This heterogeneity can lead to unforeseen, unpredictable …

Benefiting from the fusible nature of thermoplastic resins, thermoplastic matrix composites
are distinguished from thermosetting counterparts by their 'reprocessibility'and …

To predict the range of probable outcomes of resin injections in LCM processes for non-
uniform textiles, a stochastic injection simulation procedure is implemented. Continuous …

The determination of accurate permeability values is critical to process simulations for Resin
Transfer Molding (RTM). New instrumentation is presented in this paper for high throughput …