Life cycle assessment is a technique to assess environmental aspects associated with a product or process by identifying energy, materials, and emissions over its life cycle. The energy analysis includes four stages of a life cycle: material production phase, manufacturing phase, use phase, and end-of-life phase. In this study, the life cycle energy of fiber-reinforced composites manufactured by using the pultrusion process was analyzed. For more widespread use of composites, it is critical to estimate how much energy is consumed during the lifetime of the composites compared to other materials. In particular, we evaluated a potential for composite materials to save energy in automotive applications. A hybrid model, which combines process analysis with economic input-output analysis, was used to capture both direct and indirect energy consumption of the pultrusion process in the material production and manufacturing stages.
Life cycle energy analysis of fiber-reinforced composites
Composites, Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing ; 40 , 8 ; 1257-1265
2009
9 Seiten, 6 Bilder, 4 Tabellen, 52 Quellen
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
Anwendung im Fahrzeugbau , Automobilbau , carbonfaserverstärkter Kunststoff , Energieabsorption , Energiegehalt , Energieverteilung , faserverstärkte Legierung , glasfaserverstärkter Kunststoff , Herstellung verstärkter Kunststoffe , Kreislaufwirtschaft , Lebenszyklusanalyse , mathematisches Modell , Polymermatrix-Verbundwerkstoff , Prozessanalyse , Pultrudieren , Wertschöpfungskette
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