Title: The energy consumption in the turbocharger manufacturing system

Authors: Jean Guilherme Azarias; Aparecido dos Reis Coutinho

Addresses: Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba (UNIMEP), Rodovia SP 306, KM 24, 13451-900 Santa Bárbara d'Oeste – SP, Brazil ' Universidade Nove de Julho (UNINOVE), Rua Vergueiro, 235/249 – 12º andar, Liberdade – São Paulo – SP, Brazil

Abstract: The quantification of energy consumption in manufacturing systems is an essential step for the formulation of energy efficiency strategies. In the transport sector, turbochargers are important devices, which the manufacturing system shows intense energy consumption. This study aims to quantify energy consumption throughout the manufacturing system of a turbocharger. A case study was conducted to analyse the data collected in a turbocharger manufacturer. The total energy consumption is 347.15 MJ, with 240.28 MJ corresponding to the energy consumption for component production. This is the first experimental work related to the turbocharger production, in which the main technical contribution is focused on the LCA throughout various stages of the production process. In addition, the information presented can be used to conduct a comparison with other manufacturing systems and contribute to the development of greater energy efficiency in the automotive industry.

Keywords: energy consumption; turbocharger; life cycle energy assessment; LCEA; manufacturing; life cycle assessment; LCA.

DOI: 10.1504/IJISE.2022.126024

International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 2022 Vol.42 No.1, pp.130 - 146

Received: 13 Jan 2020
Accepted: 06 Jan 2021
Published online: 07 Oct 2022 *

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