• 3D Features in the Calendering of Thermoplastics: A Computational Investigation 

      Polychronopoulos, N. D.; Sarris, I. E.; Papathanasiou, T. D. (2014)
      We present results of a fully three-dimensional computational study of the calendering process of thermoplastics using the fluid dynamics software OpenFOAM. Our aim is to elucidate unique 3D features of the process, such ...
    • The Effect of Certain Morphological Features on the Permeability of Clustered Fibrous Media 

      Papathanasiou, T. D.; Chen, X. (2009)
      A good understanding of the microscopic details of flow through fiber preforms remains a critical step in the design and optimization of composite liquid molding processes such as Resin Transfer Molding (RTM) and its ...
    • Flow through a two-scale porosity material 

      Andersson, A. G.; Westerberg, L. G.; Papathanasiou, T. D.; Lundstrm, T. S. (2009)
      Flow through a two-scale porous medium is here investigated by a unique comparison between simulations performed with computational fluid dynamics and the boundary element method with microparticle image velocimetry in ...
    • Pin-assisted resin infiltration of porous substrates 

      Polychronopoulos, N. D.; Papathanasiou, T. D. (2015)
      We analyze computationally the process of pin-assisted resin infiltration of porous substrates. In such a process, a porous substrate is pulled over a staggered array of stationary pins. A wedge-shaped fluid region forms ...
    • A study on the effect of drawing on extrudate swell in film casting 

      Polychronopoulos, N. D.; Papathanasiou, T. D. (2015)
      We present a numerical study of the film casting process, with a focus on the effect of the draw ratio on the swelling of the extruded sheet. So far, studies regarding film casting have dealt mainly with the phenomenon of ...