Analysis of the concept of sustainability: Definition of conditions for using exergy as a uniform environmental metric

Proceedings of the 13th CIRP International Conference on Life Cycle Engineering, LCE 2006

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 81-86

  Coatanéa, Eric ^a   Kuuva, Markku ^a   Makkonnen, Petri E ^a   Saarelainen, Tanja ^a   Castillón Solano, María O ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dimensional analysis; Exergy; Metric; Open system

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; ECODESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXERGY; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; LIFE CYCLE; MACHINING; OPEN SYSTEMS; RECYCLING; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS; FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES; INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MANUFACTURING PROCESS; METRIC; SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84874325168     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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