Experimental Evaluation and Simulations of Fiber Orientation in Injection Molding of Polymers Containing Short Glass Fibers

Injection molded short fiber reinforced composites have generated commercial interest in the manufacturing of lightweight parts used in semi-structural applications. Predicting these materials’ fiber orientation with quantitative accuracy is crucial for technological advancement, but the task is dif...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Velez-Garcia, Gregorio Manuel
Other Authors: Macromolecular Science and Engineering
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/27335
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04262012-100846/