Preform porosity and permeability model
Both the porosity and the permeability of the fiber-mat affect the filling pattern in a Reactive Molding analysis.
The porosity of the preform is described by the following equation: where:
is the porosity
is the thickness of the fiber-mat
- the values with the subscript
are those at the specified reference thickness
The permeability of the preform is described by the following equation: where
is the permeability.