MODELING OF FIBER SUSPENSIONS FOR PREDICTION OF FIBER ORIENTATION IN INJECTION MOLDED POLYMER COMPOSITES

• Main Author: OUMER, AHMED NURYE
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/21674/1/2012%20-MECHANICAL%20-%20MODELING%20OF%20FIBER%20SUSPENSION%20FOR%20PREDICTION%20OF%20FIBER%20ORIENTATION%20IN%20INJECTION%20MOLDED%20POLYMER%20COMPOSITES%20-%20AHMED%20NURYE%20OUMER.pdf; http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/21674/

The most important phenomenon observed in fiber suspensiOns during injection molding composite manufacturing processes is flow induced fiber orientation. The orientation of fibers determines the mechanical and physical properties of the final molded part. Therefore, it is very important to ful...