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Life cycle engineering of carbon fibres for lightweight structures

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posted on 2018-01-01, 00:00 authored by A Dér, A Kaluza, D Kurle, C Herrmann, S Kara, Russell VarleyRussell Varley
© 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license. Composite materials are of major importance in today's manufacturing of lightweight structures. Due to their excellent material properties, carbon fibre reinforced plastics (CFRP) have become highly desired engineering materials for structural applications. However, energy-intensive thermal processes as well as long cycle times during manufacturing have been an obstacle towards high-volume applications. This paper presents a framework for assessing the eco-efficiency of carbon fibre production. The developed framework enables interdisciplinary collaboration between different engineering disciplines by combining methods and tools to ensure life cycle improvements in carbon fibre production.

History

Event

CIRP Life Cycle Engineering. Conference (2018 : 25th : Copenhagen, Denmark)

Volume

69

Pagination

43 - 48

Publisher

Elsevier

Location

Copenhagen, Denmark

Place of publication

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Start date

2018-04-30

End date

2018-05-02

ISSN

2212-8271

Language

eng

Notes

Also published in Procedia CIRP, v.69 2018

Publication classification

E1 Full written paper - refereed

Copyright notice

2018, The Authors

Editor/Contributor(s)

A Laurent, A Leclerc, M Niero, Yan Dong, S Olsen, M Owsianiak, M Hauschild

Title of proceedings

LCE 2018 : Proceedings of the 25th CIRP Life Cycle Engineering Conference