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Material resources efficiency in engineering

The module "Material resources efficiency in engineering" is aimed at all students in the master's degree programs in mechanical engineering and industrial engineering and management. The module aims to sensitize students to the relevance of (raw-) material supply and use in a global context. Based on this, methods and tools are presented to evaluate material efficiency in the industrial value streams in a life cycle oriented way. Furthermore, students will learn about different strategies and related challenges to improve the use of materials in products and services under different target parameters.

 

Lecture Contents

Basics:

  • Sustainability, Material-Energy Nexus, Global CO2 emissions through materials and the 5 most important engineering materials, IPAT identity
  • Kaya identity, climate protection goals
  • Material flow analyses (MFA), Sankey diagram, mitigation options
  • Sustainability method according to Ashby (with case study)
  • Waste heat utilisation as a mitigation option
  • Recycling of resources as a mitigation option
  • Lightweight construction as mitigation option
  • Material substitution as a mitigation option
  • Production process optimization as a mitigation option
  • Consumer behaviour change as a mitigation option
  • Critical resources: basic concepts, conflict minerals, sustainable supply chains

Organisation & Dates

Lecturers: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christoph Herrmann, Felipe Cerdas, Dr.

Frequency: Summer Semester
Lecture: Tues. 9: 45-11: 15 (first lecture on 19.04.2022) Exercise: Tues. 16: 45-18: 15 (after announcement)
Location: CIM Raum, IWF New Building
Examination date: TBD
Credit points: 5

 

Usama Khalid
usama.khalid(at)tu-braunschweig.de
Nelli Kononova
n.kononova(at)tu-braunschweig.de

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