Environmental impact assessment of the manufacturing of a commercial aircraft

Kolios, Athanasios; Asproulis, Nikolaos; Howe, Stuart; Salonitis, Konstantinos

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dc.contributor.author	Kolios, Athanasios
dc.contributor.author	Asproulis, Nikolaos
dc.contributor.author	Howe, Stuart
dc.contributor.author	Salonitis, Konstantinos
dc.date.accessioned	2015-09-25T14:31:59Z
dc.date.available	2015-09-25T14:31:59Z
dc.date.issued	2013-09-19
dc.identifier.citation	Kolios A., Howe S., Asproulis N. and Salonitis K. (2013). Environmental impact assessment of the manufacturing of a commercial aircraft. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Manufacturing Research (ICMR2013), Cranfield University, UK, 19th – 20th September 2013, pp 619-624	en_UK
dc.identifier.isbn	9781907413230
dc.identifier.uri	http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/9519
dc.description.abstract	This paper documents the methodology and presents the results of a comprehensive LCA study of an Airbus A320 commercial airliner to determine the relative environmental impact of its manufacturing phase. The study was conducted in accordance with ISO 14040/44 using SimaPro LCA software, the EcoInvent inventory database and Eco-Indicator 99 weighting method, which allows the analysis to be outputted in a single score representing a number of damage models including damage to human health, ecosystem quality or resource depletion. Results indicate CFRP wings to have the most significant contribution to the overall environmental impact as a proportion to mass.	en_UK
dc.language.iso	en	en_UK
dc.publisher	Cranfield University Press	en_UK
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Sustainability and Renewable Energy	en_UK
dc.relation.ispartofseries	1	en_UK
dc.subject	LCA	en_UK
dc.subject	Aviation	en_UK
dc.subject	Airliners	en_UK
dc.title	Environmental impact assessment of the manufacturing of a commercial aircraft	en_UK
dc.type	Conference paper	en_UK