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Assisting decision making in component design for sustainable manufacturing

Creator:: Eastlick, Dane D.
Abstract:: Current life cycle assessment tools are often deficient in assisting design for sustainable manufacturing efforts. Integrating an improved assessment method into a decision support framework will provide a means for designers and engineers to better understand the impacts of their decisions. A unit process modeling-based sustainability assessment method is presented...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: for the degree of Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering presented on March 15, 2012. Title

Investigation of the environmental impact of wind energy and supplemental energy systems using a life cycle approach

Creator:: Prempreeda, Preedanood
Abstract:: Wind energy is a promising alternative energy source due to its environmental, economic, and social benefits and, as such, has garnered public support and government incentives for its development and implementation. With the growing number of wind parks in Oregon, a life cycle assessment (LCA) study for a representative new...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Industrial Engineering presented on August 30, 2012 Title: Investigation of the Environmental Impacts of

Process-based modeling for cradle-to-gate energy and carbon footprint reduction in product design

Creator:: Alsaffar, Ahmed J.
Abstract:: Interest in accounting for environmental impacts of products, processes, and systems during the design phase is increasing. Numerous studies have undertaken investigations for reducing environmental impacts across the product life cycle. Efforts have also been launched to quantify such impacts more accurately. Life cycle energy consumption and carbon footprint are...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: degree of Master of Science in Industrial Engineering presented on March 21, 2012 Title: Process

Sustainable building design framework : an integrated approach

Creator:: Piacenza, Joseph R.
Abstract:: This paper combines two research publications working toward the development of an integrated framework for commercial sustainable building design. Current methodologies utilize a traditional architectural top-down approach to sustainable building design practices that consumes financial and temporal resources early in the design process. By identifying the array mechanical subsystems required...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Engineering presented on April 9, 2012. Title: SUSTAINABLE BUILDING DESIGN FRAMEWORK: AN INTERGRATED

A microchannel-based thermal management system for hydrogen storage adsorbent beds

Creator:: Steigleder, Leif J.
Abstract:: Hydrogen has been shown to be a promising replacement for fossil fuels for use in light duty vehicles because it is a clean, renewable and plentiful resource with a high gravimetric energy density. However, in order to obtain an acceptable volumetric energy density, densification of the hydrogen is required. Adsorptive...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Steigleder, for the degree of Master of Science in Industrial Engineering, presented on June 14, 2012

Integrating sustainable manufacturing assessment into decision making for a production work cell

Creator:: Zhang, Hao
Abstract:: Sustainability has been the focus of intense discussions over the past two decades, with topics around the entire product life cycle. In the manufacturing phase, research has been focused solely on environmental impact assessment or environmental impact and cost analysis in its assessment of sustainability. However, few efforts have investigated...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Master of Science in Industrial Engineering presented on May 16, 2012. Title: Integrating Sustainable

Towards a guided framework for innovative engineering through the generation and evaluation stages of concept design

Creator:: Oman, Sarah Kay
Abstract:: This work proposes a framework of concept generation and evaluation that takes into consideration the benefit of creativity and innovation in current market trends. By educating engineers in how to increase creativity in concept design and assess it quantitatively, the next generation of designers will be a step ahead of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Engineering presented on June 13, 2012. Title: Towards a Guided Framework for Innovative Engineering

Development and evaluation of novel coupling agents for kenaf-fiber-reinforced unsaturated polyester composites

Creator:: Ren, Xiaofeng
Abstract:: Natural fibers are gaining popularity as reinforcement materials for thermoset resins over the last two decades. Natural fibers are inexpensive, abundant, renewable and environmentally friendly. Kenaf fibers are one of the natural fibers that can potentially be used for reinforcing unsaturated polyester (UPE). As a polymer matrix, UPE enjoys a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: June 11, 2012. Title: Development and Evaluation of Novel Coupling Agents for Kenaf-Fiber

Nanoparticle-assisted diffusion brazing of metal microchannel arrays : nanoparticle synthesis, deposition, and characterization

Creator:: Eluri, Ravindranadh T.
Abstract:: Microchannel process technology (MPT) offers several advantages to the field of nanomanufacturing: 1) improved process control over very short time intervals owing to shorter diffusional distances; and 2) reduced reactor size due to high surface area to volume ratios and enhanced heat and mass transfer. The objective of this thesis...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Eluri for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Industrial Engineering presented on March 30, 2012

Materials and process design for powder injection molding of silicon nitride for the fabrication of engine components

Creator:: Lenz, Juergen H. (Juergen Herbert)
Abstract:: A new material system was developed for fabricating the combustion engine of an unmanned aerial vehicle. The material system consisted of a mixture of nanoscale and microscale particles of silicon nitride. Magnesia and yttria were used as sintering additives. The powders were mixed with a paraﬃn binder system. The binder-powder...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of Master of Science in Industrial Engineering presented on March 16, 2012. Title: Materials and

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Assisting decision making in component design for sustainable manufacturing

Investigation of the environmental impact of wind energy and supplemental energy systems using a life cycle approach

Process-based modeling for cradle-to-gate energy and carbon footprint reduction in product design

Sustainable building design framework : an integrated approach

A microchannel-based thermal management system for hydrogen storage adsorbent beds

Integrating sustainable manufacturing assessment into decision making for a production work cell

Towards a guided framework for innovative engineering through the generation and evaluation stages of concept design

Development and evaluation of novel coupling agents for kenaf-fiber-reinforced unsaturated polyester composites

Nanoparticle-assisted diffusion brazing of metal microchannel arrays : nanoparticle synthesis, deposition, and characterization

Materials and process design for powder injection molding of silicon nitride for the fabrication of engine components

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