Application of Life Cycle Assessment to Analysis of Fibre Composite Manufacturing Technologies in Shipyards Industry

Life cycle assessment (LCA) is used to evaluate the environmental load of fibre composite manufacturing technologies in the shipyards industry in a frame of the Fibre4Yards (Horizon 2020) project. This paper is focused on the LCA of fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) technologies used to produce all ele...

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Published in:Processes 2024-03, Vol.12 (3), p.461
Main Authors: Ziemińska-Stolarska, Aleksandra, Sobulska, Mariia, Pietrzak, Monika, Zbiciński, Ireneusz
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
3-D printers
Additive manufacturing
Automation
Consortia
Cooling
Curved panels
Design
Ecological footprint
Energy consumption
Environmental impact
Environmental sustainability
Fiber reinforced plastics
Fiber reinforced polymers
Global temperature changes
Global warming
Global warming potential
Horizontal integration
Hot stamping
Internet of Things
Life cycle analysis
Life cycle assessment
Life cycles
Manufacturing
Natural resources
Netherlands
Polymer industry
Polymers
Robots
Shipbuilding
Shipyards
Superstructures
Technology
Technology application
Three dimensional printing
United Kingdom
Water consumption
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Summary:Life cycle assessment (LCA) is used to evaluate the environmental load of fibre composite manufacturing technologies in the shipyards industry in a frame of the Fibre4Yards (Horizon 2020) project. This paper is focused on the LCA of fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) technologies used to produce all elements of the floating unit, i.e., the conventional vacuum infusion technology for the deck panel and adaptive mould process for superstructure panels, ultraviolet (UV) curved pultrusion process for the production of stiffeners, hot stamping technology for brackets, and three-dimensional (3D) printing and automatic tape placement (ATP) for pillars. Environmental impact was assessed based on standard indicators: Global Warming Potential, water consumption, and fossil resource scarcity. The results indicate that the total carbon footprint of analysed FRP technologies is mainly produced by the type of the materials applied rather than by the amount of energy consumed during the process.
ISSN:2227-9717
2227-9717
DOI:10.3390/pr12030461