Phase Change Materials (PCMs) are widely used in Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage Systems (LHTES). This work aims to study the melting behavior of low-temperature phase change materials in cylindrical containers placed ...

Aluminum Silicon eutectic (AlSi12) alloy-based latent heat thermal energy storage can be integrated with concentrated solar power (CSP) to generate dispatchable power at an affordable cost. Despite AlSi12's favorable ...

Product Life Cycle Management promises management of all intellectual assets generated for all life cycle phases of a product [1]. This includes supporting capture and structure of information generated about an evolving ...

Product life cycle management promises management of all intellectual assets generated for all life cycle stages of a product. In engineering, over 75% of design activity comprises case-based design ? reuse of previous ...

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is currently the most promising and scientifically defendable technique for estimating environmental impacts of a product during its lifecycle. Currently, detailed LCA is critically dependent ...

Life cycle assessment (LCA) is used to estimate a product’s environmental impact. Using LCA during the earlier stages of design may produce erroneous results since information available on the product’s lifecycle is typically ...

Design for Environment (DfE) is an approach to design where all the environmental impacts of a product are considered over the entire life cycle of a product. Most DfE tools are conceptual in nature, and there is little ...

There are methods and technologies developed for generation and evaluation of product proposals for better environmental efficiency throughout the lifecycle. But in use phase these are not effective due to complexity of ...

Design can substantially affect the life cycle of a product. During design there is a need to consider the whole life cycle rather than a single phase of a product life cycle. Different approaches on life cycle design are ...

There exists an urgency for organizations all over the world to consider sustainable supply chain strategy in product development. Every firm needs to provide a safe working environment and reduce its ecological footprint ...