Addressing a substantially different set of topics when compared to the first edition, the papers in this second edition discuss fundamental topics in transport, including theoretical models of fluid flow, the local volume-averaging technique and viscous and dynamic modeling of convective heat transfer, and dispersion; numerical modeling, thermally developing flows, heat transfer within highly anisotropic porous media, and other aspects of forced convection; issues of natural convection and double diffusion convection; effects of viscous dissipation for natural, mixed, and forced convection applications; turbulence in porous media; particle migration and deposition; and applications of transport, including geothermal systems, liquid composite molding, and bioconvection.
INTRODUCTION Liquid composite molding (LCM) processes such as resin transfer molding (RTM) and structural reaction injection molding (SRIM) have emerged in recent years as important methods for the near-net-shape production of a wide range of composite parts (1-3).
Components would be processed by the liquid composite molding methods of structural RIM (SRIM) and resin transfer molding (RTM), injecting the thermoplastic cyclic resin into a mold containing a glass preform.
The companies have provided data integration between VISTAGY's FiberSIM(TM) software, which engineers use to design composite parts, and PAM-RTM (formerly LCMFLOT), an advanced simulation software for Liquid Composite Molding (LCM) from ESI Group.
From Recycling to RTM: SPI Composites Meeting Preview Recent years have seen the emergence of thermoset recycling and liquid composite molding (RTM and SRIM) as major new themes at the annual SPI Composites Institute conference and exhibition.
The two liquid composite molding (LCM) technologies of structural reaction injection molding (SRIM) and resin transfer molding (RTM), having achieved the capability to automate the glass-preform process, are now embarking on new applications and finally beginning to demonstrate their full commercial viability for structural automotive components.
