A Framework for Determining the Life Time Energy Consumption of a Product at the Concept Design Stage
A Framework for Determining the Life Time Energy Consumption of a Product at the Concept Design Stage
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10.1016/j.procir.2017.11.052
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2018
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S. Ibbotson;S. Kara
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作者：
S. Ibbotson;S. Kara
随着世界人口的不断增加，对能源的需求也在不断增加。问题是，大多数国家的能源来自碳基能源，占世界温室气体排放量的三分之一以上。产品制造是对环境影响（如二氧化碳排放）的最大贡献者之一。设计师和制造商在确定产品的环境足迹方面发挥着重要作用。需要新的方法来帮助设计师从传统的设计方法，这是摇篮到大门，以整个产品生命周期的摇篮到坟墓。本文提出了一个框架，以帮助设计师在早期的概念设计阶段确定产品概念的能源消耗。所提出的方法可以帮助设计人员了解在设计阶段的决策对整个产品生命周期的影响。
As the world's population continues to increase so too does the demand for energy. The problem with this is that most countries’ energy comes from carbon based sources, which accounts for more than a third of the world's greenhouse gas emissions. Manufacturing of products is one of the largest contributors to environmental impacts such as CO2emissions. Designers and manufacturers play a significant part in determining a products environmental footprint. New methods are needed to assist designers to shift from the traditional method of design, which is cradle-to-gate to the whole product life cycle of cradle-to-grave. This paper presents a framework to assist designers in determining the energy consumption of product concept(s) at the early conceptual design stage. The presented methodology can help designers to understand the impact a decision has in the design stage on the whole product life cycle.