Luchoo et al. [16] simulated
the elastic response at the meso-scale. Hereunder, it is
considered that normal stresses (6–12 MPa) involved while
press forming ROS is way higher than the packing stress and
that the fibre bed is fully compacted. The packing deformation
therefore occurs only at very low load during the initial stage
of the process and has negligible effects on the part quality