3D Numerical Simulation of the Filling and Curing Stages in Epoxy Casting Process

This paper develops a 3-D numerical simulation model for the epoxy casting process including the filling and curing stages. A lot of factors are considered in the model, such as the resin flow, heat transfer, curing reaction, viscosity variation and gravity. The CCD is used to record the flow front advancement during the filling course through a glass window, and some thermocouples are applied to monitor the temperature variation of some key positions during the whole process. The results of experiments verification show close agreements between simulation results and measured data.