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Techno-Economic Optimization and Environmental Impact Analysis for a Mixed-Mode Upstream and Midstream Forest Biomass to Bio-Products Supply Chain

Creator:: Mirkouei, Amin
Abstract:: Growing awareness and concern within society over the use of and reliance on fossil fuels has stimulated research efforts in identifying, developing, and selecting alternative energy sources and energy technologies. Bioenergy represents a promising replacement for conventional energy, due to reduced environmental impacts and broad applicability. Sustainable energy challenges, however,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: -Economic Optimization and Environmental Impact Analysis for a Mixed-Mode Upstream and Midstream Forest

Sustainability assessment during early product development : the manufacturing case and the use case

Creator:: Seyedmahmoudighomi, Seyedhamed
Abstract:: The research explored in this thesis helps provide a better understanding of efforts that have been undertaken to more precisely calculate environmental impacts and human health risks, such as energy consumption, carbon footprint, and toxicity, to support environmental sustainability assessment of products. The work is comprised of two research objectives,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: research objectives, the first research objective explores the integration of the environmental aspect 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:: accounting for environmental impacts of products, processes, and systems during the design phase is

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:: Investigation of the environmental impact of wind energy and

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:: been focused solely on environmental impact assessment or environmental impact and cost analysis in

Energy Analysis of Novel Data Center Cooling Technology : Evaporative Cooling System Operation and Microchannel Heat Exchanger Manufacturing

Creator:: Lajevardi, Babak
Abstract:: Worldwide, many organizations are pursuing higher energy efficiency by reducing power consumption of their processes, systems, and supporting infrastructure. The rapid growth of the information technology (IT) industry and the miniaturization of semiconductors have resulted in substantial increases in energy consumption and power density of IT equipment, and, subsequently, heat...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: developed metric is more responsive to changes in cooling power and environmental conditions than commonly

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:: design decision making by accounting for and quantifying economic, environmental, and social attributes

Assessing steel bevel gear design alternatives for sustainability performance through unit manufacturing process modeling

Creator:: Eastwood, Michael D.
Abstract:: As the growth in demand for sustainable manufacturing continues, companies must begin to make conscious design decisions with regard to the sustainability of their products. This means balancing economics of production with environmental and social performance. Thus, design and manufacturing engineers must consider economic, environmental, and social aspects simultaneously when...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ]. The economic aspect focuses on financial performance, the environmental aspect deals with the

An information modeling framework and desktop application to compose unit manufacturing process models for sustainable manufacturing assessment

Creator:: Smullin, Matteo M.
Abstract:: The demand from consumers for more sustainable products, and the need to comply with government regulations motivates manufacturers to evaluate their operations for opportunities to reduce environmental impact and improve economic competitiveness. Manufacturers have actively improved the sustainability performance of their products through the use of sustainability assessment methods and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: manufacturers to evaluate their operations for opportunities to reduce environmental impact and improve

An economic and environmental assessment model for microchannel device manufacturing

Creator:: Gao, Qi
Abstract:: A key application of microchannel process technology (MPT) is its implementation in heat exchanger devices, since a larger surface contact area can be realized than in conventional approaches, thus achieving high heat transfer efficiency. To justify high volume production of configurations validated as prototypes, and to select from among the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Environmental Assessment Model for Microchannel Device Manufacturing Abstract approved

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Techno-Economic Optimization and Environmental Impact Analysis for a Mixed-Mode Upstream and Midstream Forest Biomass to Bio-Products Supply Chain

Sustainability assessment during early product development : the manufacturing case and the use case

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

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

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

Energy Analysis of Novel Data Center Cooling Technology : Evaporative Cooling System Operation and Microchannel Heat Exchanger Manufacturing

Assisting decision making in component design for sustainable manufacturing

Assessing steel bevel gear design alternatives for sustainability performance through unit manufacturing process modeling

An information modeling framework and desktop application to compose unit manufacturing process models for sustainable manufacturing assessment

An economic and environmental assessment model for microchannel device manufacturing

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