Environmental impact assessment of the manufacturing of a commercial aircraft
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2013-09-19
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Cranfield University Press
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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
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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.
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LCA, Aviation, Airliners