TY - JOUR
T1 - A mathematical model for continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite in melt impregnation
AU - Ren, Feng
AU - Yu, Yang
AU - Yang, Jianjun
AU - Xin, Chunling
AU - He, Yadong
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Through the combination of Reynolds equation and Darcy's law, a mathematical model was established to calculate the pressure distribution in wedge area, which contributed to the forecast effect of processing parameters on impregnation degree of the fiber bundle. The experiments were conducted to verify the capacity of the proposed model with satisfactory results, which means that the model is effective in predicting the influence of processing parameters on impregnation. From the mathematical model, it was known that the impregnation degree of the fiber bundle would be improved by increasing the processing temperature, number and radius of pins, or decreasing the pulling speed and the center distance of pins, which provided a possible solution to the difficulty of melt with high viscosity in melt impregnation and optimization of impregnation processing.
AB - Through the combination of Reynolds equation and Darcy's law, a mathematical model was established to calculate the pressure distribution in wedge area, which contributed to the forecast effect of processing parameters on impregnation degree of the fiber bundle. The experiments were conducted to verify the capacity of the proposed model with satisfactory results, which means that the model is effective in predicting the influence of processing parameters on impregnation. From the mathematical model, it was known that the impregnation degree of the fiber bundle would be improved by increasing the processing temperature, number and radius of pins, or decreasing the pulling speed and the center distance of pins, which provided a possible solution to the difficulty of melt with high viscosity in melt impregnation and optimization of impregnation processing.
UR - https://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:64935
U2 - 10.1007/s10443-016-9534-z
DO - 10.1007/s10443-016-9534-z
M3 - Article
SN - 0929-189X
VL - 24
SP - 675
EP - 690
JO - Applied Composite Materials
JF - Applied Composite Materials
IS - 3
ER -