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A tool to estimate materials and manufacturing energy for a product
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This study proposes an easy-to-use methodology to estimate the materials embodied energy and manufacturing energy for a product. The tool requires as input the product's Bill of Materials and the knowledge on how these materials are processed (or an educated guess); the resulting output represents the sum of all the energy inputs into a product system in the form of a value range on the energy requirements of the product during its beginning of life. This includes extraction of materials, processing, and manufacture of the final product.
Date issued
2010-05Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems DivisionJournal
Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems & Technology (ISSST)
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Citation
Duque Ciceri, N., T. G. Gutowski, and M. Garetti. “A Tool to Estimate Materials and Manufacturing Energy for a Product.” IEEE, 2010. 1–6. Web.©2010 IEEE.
Version: Final published version
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INSPEC Accession Number: 11416364
ISBN
978-1-4244-7094-5