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<p>117.32.152.168: </p> <hr /> <div>Welcome to the parent page for Design for the Environment (DFE).<br /> <br /> This course is currently offered to third year mechanical engineering students at the University of Toronto (Canada). <br /> <br /> The goal of the course is to provide students with the analysis tools and design strategies to design products that minimize their impact on the environment. The course focuses on a product’s overall environmental impact throughout its entire lifecycle. We focus on areas of particular relevance to Mechanical Engineering such as: product design, materials, energy conservation and recovery, manufacturing topics, automotive issues and air pollution.<br /> <br /> As part of the course, students carry out a through comparison of three design alternatives that fulfil the same practical purpose. Their study includes: <br /> <br /> * Functional analysis<br /> * Streamlined life-cycle analysis (environmental impacts)<br /> * Hybrid (EIO-LCA/traditional) life-cycle analysis (a second tool to gauge environmental impacts)<br /> * Cost analysis<br /> * Societal analysis<br /> <br /> For an introduction to environmental life-cycle analysis of products and processes (LCA), see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_cycle_assessment Life cycle assessement].<br /> <br /> Some groups decide to do a final oral presentations, whereas others will be posting a summarized version of their reports on Wikiversity. You will find the links to these report pages on this page.<br /> <br /> ''Links to Winter 2008 Projects''<br /> <br /> &lt;u&gt;Section 1&lt;/u&gt;<br /> <br /> * &lt;span class=&quot;plainlinks&quot;&gt;[http://youtube.com/watch?v=eBGIQ7ZuuiU DFE2008 Interior panels]&lt;/span&gt; click on this sample report page for more information<br /> * [[DFE2008 Internal Combustion Engines]]<br /> * [[DFE2008 Office Chair Foam]] <br /> * [[DFE2008 Residential Roofing Materials]]<br /> * [[DFE2008 Residential Micro-cogeneration]]<br /> * [[DFE2008 Power Generation]]<br /> * [[DFE2008 Disposal of non-recyclables]]<br /> * [[DFE2008 Institutional Cogeneration]]<br /> * [[DFE2008 Frozen Yogurt Cups]]<br /> * [[DFE2008 Hydrogen Generation]]<br /> * [[DFE2008 Automobile engines]]<br /> * [[DFE2008 Residential Insulation]]<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;u&gt;Section 2&lt;/u&gt;<br /> * [[DFE2008 Grocery Bags]]<br /> * [[DFE2008 Off-Grid Electricity for Cottages]]<br /> * [[DFE2008 Automobile Engines]]<br /> * [[DFE2008 Road De-icing Agents]]<br /> * [[DFE2008 Residential Wall Insulation]]<br /> * [[DFE2008 Hydrogen Generation Methods]]<br /> * [[DFE2008 Disposal of Non-Recyclables]]<br /> * [[DFE2008 Batteries for Electric Cars]]<br /> * [[DFE2008 Ontario Residential Roofing Materials]]<br /> * [[DFE2008 Disposable Water Bottle]]<br /> * [[DFE2008 Dry Cleaning Detergent]]<br /> <br /> <br /> --[[User:SRego|SRego]] 18:55, 19 March 2008 (UTC)<br /> <br /> [[Category:Mechanical engineering]]</div>

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