8. EMBODIED ENERGY - Q-Division-2023-2024-Odd/Repo-13 GitHub Wiki
8.1 CALCULATE THE EE OF THE MATERIALS USED TO BUILD PROTOTYPE
| CONSUMABLES | LENGTH(m) | width(m) | thickness(m) | volume(m^3) | weight(Kg) | Qty | TOTAL volume | total weight | UNIT EE MJ/m^3 | UNIT EE MJ/kg | TOTAL EMBODIED ENERGY (MJ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foam Sheet | 0.6096 | 0.6096 | 0.008 | 0.00297 | 0.18414 | 1 | 0.00297 | 0.18414 | - | 85 | 15.6519 |
| Acrylic Sheet(storage unit face) | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.004 | 0.00024 | 0.276 | 1 | 0.00024 | 0.276 | - | 117 | 32.292 |
| Acrylic Sheet(Scotch yoke) | 0.16 | 0.07 | 0.006 | 0.0000672 | 0.07728 | 1 | 0.0000672 | 0.07228 | - | 117 | 9.04176 |
| Acrylic Sheet(blender) | 0.12 | 0.05 | 0.004 | 0.000024 | 0.0276 | 2 | 0.000048 | 0.1276 | - | 117 | 6.458 |
| Acrylic Sheet(finger mechanism) | 0.08 | 0.03 | 0.006 | 0.0000144 | 0.01656 | 2 | 0.000028 | 0.03312 | - | 117 | 3.8750 |
| Nylon Rod | - | - | - | - | 0.5 | 1 | - | 0.5 | - | 148 | 74 |
| L-Clamps | - | - | - | - | 0.015 | 15 | - | 0.225 | - | 153 | 34.425 |
| Nut & Bolts(diameter 3mm) | - | - | - | - | 0.01 | 35 | - | 0.35 | - | 153 | 53.55 |
| Nut & Bolts(diameter 4mm) | - | - | - | - | 0.02 | 8 | - | 0.16 | - | 153 | 24.48 |
| Nut & Bolts(diameter 5mm) | - | - | - | - | 0.025 | 35 | - | 0.875 | - | 153 | 133.875 |
| Hinges | - | - | - | - | 0.03 | 2 | - | 0.06 | - | 153 | 9.18 |
| U-Clamps | - | - | - | - | 0.055 | 1 | - | 0.055 | - | 153 | 8.415 |
| TOTAL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 405.19 |
8.2 Embodied energy calculation after using the recycled materials
| CONSUMABLES | LENGTH(m) | width(m) | thickness(m) | volume(m^3) | weight(Kg) | Qty | TOTAL volume | total weight | UNIT EE MJ/m^3 | UNIT EE MJ/kg | TOTAL EMBODIED ENERGY (MJ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| expanded cardboard waste sheet | 0.6096 | 0.6096 | 0.008 | 0.00297 | 0.1485 | 1 | 0.00297 | 0.1485 | - | 35.5 | 5.27 |
| PVC | - | - | - | - | 0.5 | 1 | - | 0.5 | - | 53.7 | 26.85 |
| nut and bolts recycled(diameter 3mm) | - | - | - | - | 0.01 | 35 | - | 0.35 | - | 24.5 | 8.575 |
| nut and bolts recycled(diameter 4mm) | - | - | - | - | 0.02 | 8 | - | 0.16 | - | 24.5 | 3.92 |
| Nut & Bolts(diameter 5mm) | - | - | - | - | 0.025 | 35 | - | 0.875 | - | 24.5 | 21.43 |
| L clamp(recycled) | - | - | - | - | 0.015 | 15 | - | 0.225 | - | 8.9 | 2.0025 |
| TOTAL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 68.05 |
JUSTIFICATION: We have seen from the above two tables that is EE OF THE MATERIALS USED TO BUILD PROTOTYPE and Embodied energy calculation after using the recycled materials is 405.19 and 68.05 MJ respectively. The difference between the two tables energies is 337.14 MJ. As the embodied energy decreases due to reused components so we have used these as our new replaced products.