A comprehensive review of experimental and analytical studies since 1990 on the variability
of permeability induced by fibrous media (reinforcement) distortions across the composite …

Cost-effective manufacturing has become the primary objective for many industries using
composite materials in primary structures. To realize this objective, the trial and error …

The purpose of aligning short fibers in a fiber-reinforced material is to improve the
mechanical properties of the resulting composite. Aligning the fibers, generally in a preferred …

The effect of covering the absorber plate of a solar air heater with a thin porous media is
investigated in the present study. Simulations are carried out for turbulent flow and heat …

Three methods to measure the in-plane permeability are compared. The methods are based
on the wetting and saturated parallel flow techniques and the wetting radial flow technique. It …

Out-of-autoclave prepregs based on woven fabrics initially consist of dry tows and resin-rich
areas. The tows allow air evacuation in the initial stages of processing and are subsequently …

This review shows the potential of using the Representative Volume Element concept for the
multi-scale simulation of 3D woven high performance thermoset composites manufactured …

Non-crimp stitched fabrics are becoming increasingly popular as reinforcing materials in
high-performance composites due to their high mechanical properties. Hence, it is of interest …

In the porous media literature, unidirectional fibrous systems are broadly categorized as
ordered or disordered. The former class, easily tractable for analysis purposes but limited in …

Multi-die thermoplastic pultrusion was showcased in previous studies to improve the
impregnation quality of the pultrudate without significantly increasing the system's pulling …