In ltration Processes in Composite Materials Manufacturing: Modelling and Qualitative Results Angiolo Farina

This paper deals with those composite materials manufacturing pro-cesses, e.g. Resin Transfer Moulding and Structural Resin Injection Mould-ing, consisting in the injection of a liquid into a porous medium made of reinforcing elements. In these processes the inltration is coupled with phe-nomena aecting both the rheological properties of the liquid (thermal vari-ation and curing) and the mechanical properties of the solid (deformations). We illustrate the general model and the analytical results obtained so far.