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Explains methods and coding to create FEM-based models to optimize process variables and predict dimensional distortions during the manufacture of thermoplastic matrix composite parts. After investigating defects, the text offers a step-by-step approach to simulating and predicting the magnitude of distortion via readily available FE codes.

A Guide to Modeling Thermoplastic Composite Manufacturing Processes: Optimizing Process Variables and Tooling Design Using Finite Element Analysis