Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing: Methodologies for Environmental-Based Planning in Machining Operations

节能环保的机械加工工艺既是生态目标，也是竞争优势。本研究将开发一种分析方法和方法，在生产率、质量和灵活性等传统制造参数与能源和废物最小化的新范例之间进行权衡。本研究的关键概念是：表征加工废物流的环境指标，指示制造过程效率的第二定律热力学概念，评估操作决策的过程模型，以及组件设计和加工对环境的影响。这项研究将由一个跨学科的团队进行，他们在设计、工艺、热力学、工艺规划、环境评估和风险评估方面具有专业知识。工业界的积极参与和支持，以及在万维网上传播最新成果的计划，将确保研究成果的转移。这项研究的直接影响将是离散零件制造行业，提供规划和设计工具，在全球市场上具有竞争力。＊＊＊

9524972 Sheng Machining processes that are energy-efficient and environmentally conscious are both an ecological goal and a competitive advantage. This research will develop an analytical approach and methodology for making the trade-offs between the traditional manufacturing parameters of production rate, quality and flexibility and the new paradigms of energy and waste minimization. The key concepts in this research are: environmental indicators for characterizing machining waste streams, second law thermodynamic concepts to indicate manufacturing process efficiency, process models to assess operational decisions, and the impact on the environment of component design and processing. The research will be performed by an interdisciplinary team with expertise in design, processes, thermodynamics, process planning, environmental evaluation, and risk assessment. Active involvement and support by industry, and a plan for the dissemination of the latest results on the World-Wide Web will ensure transfer of research results. The immediate impact of this research will be on the discrete parts manufacturing industries, providing the planning and design tools to be competitive in global markets. ***