8 . SUSTAINABILITY DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT - A-Division-2023-24-Odd/Repo-03 GitHub Wiki

8.1 Embodied Energy Calculations

Embodied energy refers to the energy associated with the manufacturing of a product or service. This encompasses the energy used for extracting and processing raw materials, manufacturing construction materials, transportation and distribution, as well as assembly and construction.

Densities in kg/m^3

  • Foam board = 62
  • Acrylic sheet =1200
  • Steel = 7750(for nuts and bolts) *Aluminium =2750 *Nylon =1140

8.2 Embodied energy calculation

SL.NO Constituents Length (in m) Width (in m) Thickness (in m) Radius (in m) Volume (cubic meters) Weight (in kg) Quantity Total volume (cubic metres) Total Weight (in Kg) Unit of Embodied energy Total Embodied Energy (MJ/Kg)
01 FOAM SHEET
1 base 0.53 0.12 0.012 - 0.0008 0.0496 1 0.0008 0.0496 85 4.2160
2 Side panel 0.32 0.12 0.012 - 0.0005 0.0286 2 0.0010 0.0572 85 4.8620
3 support for crushing block 0.25 0.12 0.012 0.0004 0.0223 1 0.0004 0.0223 85 1.8972
4 Back Panel 0.53 0.27 0.012 - 0.001717 0.1064 1 0.001717 0.1064 85 9.044
4 Arduino 0.2 0.12 0.012 - 0.0003 0.0179 2 0.0006 0.0358 85 3.0430
Total 23.0622
02 Arcylic Sheet
1 Crank 0.3 0.025 0.010 - 0.0001 0.0900 1 0.0001 0.0900 117 10.5300
2 Base plate of Bob 0.1 0.1 0.010 - 0.00001 0.012 2 0.00002 0.024 117 2.8080
3 U Plate of Bob 0.1 0.4 0.010 - 0.0004 0.48 6 0.0024 2.88 117 336.96
4 Front Panel 0.53 0.27 0.005 - 0.0007155 0.8586 1 0.0007155 0.8586 117 100.4562
Total 450.7542
03 L - Clamp
1 1-inch L-Clamp 0.025 0.025 0.002 - 0.0000025 0.0193 6 0.000015 0.1158 38.8 4.49304
Total 4.49304
04 Nuts and bolts
1 5mm 0.005 - - 0.0025 0.00000157 0.01217 4 0.000006280 0.04869 38.8 1.889172
2 4mm 0.004 - - 0.002 0.000000314 0.002434 24 0.000007536 0.05841 38.8 2.26654
3 4mm 0.004 - - 0.002 0.000000188 0.001460 8 0.000001508 0.011687 38.8 0.45344
4 8mm(Aluminium rod) 0.3 - - 0.004 0.00001508 0.041469 1 0.00001508 0.041469 34 1.4099
5 8mm(Nylon rod 0.14 - - 0.007 0.000023091 0.026323 1 0.000023091 0.026323 20 0.5264
Total 6.54545

Total embodied energy is = 484.8548 KJ/Kg.