INTECIN   20395
INSTITUTO DE TECNOLOGIAS Y CIENCIAS DE LA INGENIERIA "HILARIO FERNANDEZ LONG"
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Study of saturated and unsaturated permeability in natural fiber fabrics
Autor/es:
GASTÓN FRANCUCCI; EXEQUIEL RODRIGUEZ,; ANALIA VAZQUEZ
Revista:
COMPOSITES. PART A, APPLIED SCIENCE AND MANUFACTURING
Editorial:
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
Referencias:
Año: 2009 vol. 41 p. 16 - 21
ISSN:
1359-835X
Resumen:
The main goal of this work is to understand how the main processing variables are affected when glass
fibers are replaced by natural fibers in reinforced plastics. In this publication, a jute fabric was characterized
in terms of its saturated and unsaturated permeability. It was found that fluid absorption and swelling
are mechanisms present in natural fibers that reduce both permeabilities. Fluid absorption removes
fluid from the main stream as it travels through the reinforcement, acting as a sink component and thus
decreasing flow velocity during the unsaturated flow. Also, the saturation of the natural fibers cause
swelling, reducing the porosity and increasing flow resistance during saturated flow.