Inverse problem of life cycle assessment (LCA): its application in designing for environment (DfE)

• Autorzy: Rybaczewska-Błażejowska M. , Masternak-Janus A. , Gierulski W.

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DOI

10.1515/manment-2015-0062

Warianty tytułu

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Zagadnienie odwrotne oceny cyklu życia (LCA): zastosowanie w projektowaniu dla środowiska (DfE)

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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The inverse problem of life cycle assessment, used in designing for environment, is about determining the optimal values of environmental inputs that provide the required environmental impacts. The notion of the inverse problem of life cycle assessment is explained here using a case study of a coffee machine (abstract model SimaPro, based on models Sima and Pro described in SimaPro 8.1 software). The dependencies between input and output signals were defined by nonlinear functions of several variables. Next, linearization was used and coefficient aki was calculated. On the basis of 3 hypothetical experiments, recommendations have been made on the reduction of the value of the factors that are the most detrimental for the environment: the consumption of aluminium, electricity, and paper for coffee filters, for the analysed product. The results prove the high applicability and usefulness of the proposed approach during environmental evaluation and enhancement of products over the full product life cycle.

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Zastosowanie w projektowaniu dla środowiska zagadnienia odwrotnego oceny cyklu życia pozwala ustalić optymalne wartości wejść środowiskowych, które zapewniają wymagane wpływy środowiskowe. W niniejszym artykule wyjaśniono pojęcie zagadnienia odwrotnego oceny cyklu życia na przykładzie ekspresu do kawy (abstrakcyjnego modelu SimaPro opartego na modelach Sima i Pro pochodzących z oprogramowania SimaPro 8.1). Stosując nieliniową funkcję wielu zmiennych określano zależności pomiędzy sygnałami wejściowymi i wyjściowymi. Następnie przeprowadzono linearyzację i obliczono współczynniki aki. Na podstawie 3 hipotetycznych eksperymentów zostały ustalone dla analizowanego wyrobu zalecenia pozwalające na zmniejszenie wartości czynników najbardziej szkodliwych dla środowiska tzn.: zużycia aluminium, energii elektrycznej oraz papieru wykorzystywanego do wytwarzania filtrów do kawy. Wyniki potwierdzają wysoką przydatność i użyteczność proponowanego podejścia w ocenie oddziaływania na środowisko i w poprawie wyrobów podczas całego ich cyklu życia.

Słowa kluczowe

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design for environment; DfE; inverse problem; life cycle assessment (LCA); LCA

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projektowanie dla środowiska; DfE; zagadnienie odwrotne; ocena cyklu życia; LCA

• Wydawca: University of Zielona Góra, Faculty of Economics and Management
• Czasopismo: Management
• Rocznik: 2016
• Tom: Vol. 20, no. 2
• Strony: 223--240
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 31 poz., rys., wzory

Twórcy

autor

Rybaczewska-Błażejowska M.

• Kielce University of Technology, Department of Production Engineering

autor

Masternak-Janus A.

• Kielce University of Technology, Department of Production Engineering

autor

Gierulski W.

• Kielce University of Technology, Department of Production Engineering

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