A visualization study of the flow of fiber‐filled resin through cylindrically convergent channels has been conducted. Epoxy resins filled with glass fibers were tested to simulate the flows experienced during the processing of fiber reinforced thermoplastics. Specific phenomena which have been investigated include the kinematics, orientation of the suspended fibers, formation of possible unwanted stagnant eddies at the entrance of the channel, and the fiber length degradation. It was found that the extensional flow in the convergent channel plays an important role in orienting the fibers.
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