A Mass and Energy Balance Analysis for Sustainable Manufacturing in the Expander Manufacturing Industry
Abstract
Sustainability is important for today's generation as well as future ones and will continue to be a significant problem. The prevailing belief that natural resources are limitless and that the environment's ability to regenerate can make up for all human activity is no longer acceptable. Therefore, from the perspectives of economy, governance, society, and the environment, sustainability challenges will have an impact on all organizational aspects of human life. Today, the outdated paradigm is the foundation of almost all production models. Along with culture and economy, the technology that underpins manufacturing is expected to provide the tools and possibilities for developing fresh approaches in the direction of a sustainable manufacturing idea. One potential element of a sustainable manufacturing plan is the effective utilization of resources such as materials and energy. This study's main goal is to examine the approach for balancing materials and energy in an expander manufacturing company's environmental sustainability dimension, which takes into account elements like environmental impacts and energy costs. The major activities covered in this paper are calculating the materials and energy balances that go in and out of each unit operation in the manufacturing process, as well as determining whether the process is environmentally sustainable and efficient. Possibilities to improve energy usage more efficiently are calculated in this research paper. After analyzing the manufacturing process to be more environmentally friendly and sustainable It is suggested that when the motors are replaced, that they select higher efficiency motors this will allow the company to gradually improve energy usage.
Degree
M.Sc.
Advisors
Zahraee, Purdue University.
Subject Area
Climate Change|Economics|Energy|Environmental Health|Environmental management|Industrial engineering|Marketing|Natural Resource Management|Operations research|Sustainability
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