Mold Filling Simulation of Resin Transfer Molding Combining BEM and Level Set Method

Renaud Gantois 1 Arthur Cantarel 2 Gilles Dusserre 1 Jean Noel Félices 2 Fabrice Schmidt 1
1 ICA - Institut Clément Ader
2 IUT de Tarbes
Abstract : Liquid Composite Molding (LCM) is a popular manufacturing process used in many industries. In Resin Transfer Molding (RTM), the liquid resin flows through the fibrous preform placed in a mold. Numerical simulation of the filling stage is a useful tool in mold design. In this paper the implemented method is based on coupling a Boundary Element Method (BEM) with a Level Set tracking. The present contribution is a two-dimensional approach, decoupled from kinetics, thermal analysis and reinforcement deformation occurring during the flow. Applications are presented and tested, including a flow close to industrial conditions.
Keywords : Darcy's law Numerical simulation Boundary Element Method Level Set Liquid Composite Molding
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Renaud Gantois, Arthur Cantarel, Gilles Dusserre, Jean Noel Félices, Fabrice Schmidt. Mold Filling Simulation of Resin Transfer Molding Combining BEM and Level Set Method. Applied Mechanics and Materials, Trans Tech Publications, 2011, 62, pp.57-65. ⟨10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.62.57⟩. ⟨hal-02050956⟩

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