Title :
A Thermodynamic Characterization of Manufacturing Processes
Author :
Gutowski, Timothy ; Dahmus, Jeffrey ; Thiriez, Alexandre ; Branham, Matthew ; Jones, Alissa
Author_Institution :
Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge
Abstract :
The aim of this paper is to characterize the material and energy transformations that take place in manufacturing processes. The measures used here are energy, and a related property "exergy". We summarize thermodynamic data for three aspects of the manufacturing processes: 1) the energy requirements for the materials used in manufacturing processes, 2) the energy requirements for manufacturing processes themselves, and 3) the efficiency of the material and energy transformations in manufacturing processes.
Keywords :
energy states; exergy; manufacturing processes; production materials; energy transformations; exergy; manufacturing materials; manufacturing processes; thermodynamic characterization; Energy conversion; Energy measurement; Entropy; Large-scale systems; Manufacturing processes; Reservoirs; Shafts; Steel; Temperature; Thermodynamics; Energy; Exergy; Manufacturing Processes;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics & the Environment, Proceedings of the 2007 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0861-X
DOI :
10.1109/ISEE.2007.369382
