ABSTRACT
Models are used to simulate real-world situations in a mathematical and graphical form to analyze a problem or to demonstrate the behavior and characteristics of the real world under various conditions. Engineers and researchers are using models to solve various types of physical, chemical, and engineering problems. Chemical plants control various chemical reactions and operations with the help of models. Physicists use various atomic models and quantum mechanics to understand a phenomenon. Material scientists use body-centered cubic (BCC), face-centered cubic (FCC), and other crystal structures to understand the behavior of metals and polymers. Metallurgists use phase diagrams, mechanical engineers use free body diagrams and other models to describe or predict a phenomenon or real-world situation. Models are very useful for solving real engineering or physical problems without performing any experiment. In this chapter, models for composites manufacturing processes are described to gain more insight into these manufacturing processes.
