Abstract
This paper examines the life-cycle of a passenger automobile including ore refining, manufacture of components, assembly, driving and recycling to provide a general computerized model to be used in evaluating the impact of various material substitution rates and recycling policies on the total system energy consumption. The emphasis is on the use of increased aluminum to replace iron and steel.
Recommended Citation
Omurtag, Yildirim, "Increased Aluminum Use and Its Impact on the Life-Cycle Energy Cost of Automobiles" (1977). UMR-MEC Conference on Energy / UMR-DNR Conference on Energy. 272, pp. 133-142.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/umr-mec/272
Meeting Name
4th Annual UMR-DNR Conference on Energy (1977: Oct. 11-13, Rolla, MO)
Department(s)
Engineering Management and Systems Engineering
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Session
Energy In Transportation
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 1977 University of Missouri--Rolla, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
13 Oct 1977
Included in
Energy Policy Commons, Mechanical Engineering Commons, Operations Research, Systems Engineering and Industrial Engineering Commons
