Life cycle engineering methodology applied to material selection, a fender case study

2008 ◽  
Vol 16 (17) ◽  
pp. 1887-1899 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inês Ribeiro ◽  
Paulo Peças ◽  
Arlindo Silva ◽  
Elsa Henriques
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Material Selection ◽  
Life Cycle Engineering

scholarly journals Design Support for VOC Control in SMEs by Simulation-Based Life-Cycle Engineering Part 2: Case Study of Metal Cleaning Process

2017 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasunori Kikuchi ◽  
Emi Kikuchi-Uehara ◽  
Hiroki Matoba ◽  
Takao Wada ◽  
Tsutomu Oagiri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Cleaning Process ◽  
Design Support ◽  
Life Cycle Engineering ◽  
Simulation Based

scholarly journals Application of Life Cycle Engineering Approach to Assess the Pertinence of Using Natural Fibers in Composites – The Rocker Case Study

Procedia CIRP ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 48 ◽  
pp. 364-369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hugo Carvalho ◽  
Ana Raposo ◽  
Inês Ribeiro ◽  
Jörg Kaufmann ◽  
Uwe Götze ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Natural Fibers ◽  
Life Cycle Engineering ◽  
Engineering Approach

Effect of Material Selection on the Life Cycle Assessment of Environmental Impact

2011 ◽  
Vol 383-390 ◽  
pp. 3387-3394 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.Y. Ng ◽  
K.B. Chuah
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Material Selection ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Percentage Increase ◽  
Design Alternatives ◽  
Product Design Process ◽  
Impact Assessment Method

This paper discusses the significant percentage increase of environmental impact generated in the manufacturing phase as a result of changes in the key material selection during the product design process. The findings in this paper are important for product designers. They need to pay extra attention when choosing plastics or metals when assessing design alternatives that can reduce the environmental impact. Four products were analysed in this case study namely water pump, hot pot, plastic kettle and stainless steel kettle. The environmental impacts of these four products are assessed by Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and the CML approach from Institute of Environmental Sciences is adopted as the Life Cycle Impact Assessment method.

Integrated Approach to Product and Process Design Based on Life Cycle Engineering

2011 ◽  
pp. 394-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulo Peças ◽  
Elsa Henriques ◽  
Inês Ribeiro
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Process Design ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Design Team ◽  
Life Cycle Engineering ◽  
Design Concepts ◽  
Life Cycle Perspective ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Product And Process

An integrated approach to product and process design and development based on Life Cycle Engineering principles is proposed. The aim is to make available a structured framework to drive the design team in their discussions and analysis towards the creation of purposeful design concepts and process alternatives and in their global evaluations towards informed decisions on a life cycle perspective. A case study is presented based on a cloths peg already in the market, which is intended to be redesigned in order to reduce its cost and increase its attractiveness. The simplicity of the product allows giving emphasis to the models and its methods. Considering several design and process alternatives, it is revealed how the proposed approach is applied and the type of conclusions and findings of such type of methodology.

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