Numerical Simulation of Pressure Infiltration Process for Making Metal Matrix Composites: Effect of Process Parameters

Bo Wang

Laboratory for Flow and Transport in Porous Media, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53211, USA

School of Materials and Metallurgy, Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology, Baotou, 014010, China P R

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Krishna M. Pillai,

Krishna M. Pillai

Laboratory for Flow and Transport in Porous Media, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53211, USA

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Bo Wang,

Bo Wang

Laboratory for Flow and Transport in Porous Media, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53211, USA

School of Materials and Metallurgy, Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology, Baotou, 014010, China P R

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Krishna M. Pillai,

Krishna M. Pillai

Laboratory for Flow and Transport in Porous Media, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53211, USA

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First published: 17 March 2012

https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118356074.ch103

Citations: 2

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

Introduction
Mathematical Model
Results and Discussion
Summary and Conclusions
Acknowledgments

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