Computational developments for simulation based design: Multi-scale physics and flow/thermal/cure/stress modeling, analysis, and validation for advanced manufacturing of composites with complex microstructures

A methodology that coupled porous media flow of Newtonian fluids with thermal/cure effects was presented. The methodology contributed in development of an effective finite element computational methodology and techniques to predict the transient flow/thermal/cure behavior and integration of residual stress. For the non-isothermal problems, the finite element method (FEM) discretization and solution strategies were developed.