doi: 10.7763/IJET.2023.V15.1216
Assessing the Life Cycle Environmental Performance and Economic Costs of Composite Materials in Certain Aircraft Structure
Minghui Wu
,
Jhuma Sadhukhan
,
Richard Murphy
,
Ujjwal Bharadwaj
,
Xiaofei Cui
- the Centre for Environment and Sustainability
Abstract
The aviation sector is looking to replaceconventional metals for aircraft doors with composite materialsdue to the latter’s potentially favorable combination ofmechanical properties and low weight. However, little is knownabout the environmental impacts and economic costs associatedwith the production of such composite doors. This studyconducts a Life Cycle Assessment and Life Cycle Costing on anexample composite aircraft door to quantify its environmentaland economic impacts. In addition, uncertainty analysis hasbeen performed to enhance the quality of the assessment.
Keywords
- Life Cycle Costing
- Life Cycle Assessment
- composite
- aircraft door
- Monte Carlo simulation
How to Cite
Minghui Wu, Jhuma Sadhukhan, Richard Murphy, Ujjwal Bharadwaj, and Xiaofei Cui, "Assessing the Life Cycle Environmental Performance and Economic Costs of Composite Materials in Certain Aircraft Structure," International Journal of Engineering and Technology, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 37-40, 2023. https://doi.org/ 10.7763/IJET.2023.V15.1216
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