Balancing material and exergy flows for a PCB soldering process: Method and a case study

Subramaniam Saiganesh, Dusan P. Sekulic

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Abstract

Use of thermodynamics metrics (e.g. exergy) as sustainability analysis tools offers an insight into energy resources use in both energy and non-energy technologies. This study is devoted to an analysis of material, energy and exergy flows along a manufacturing line of a PCB-based products' manufacturing operation. It is observed that a large quantity of available energy is inherently dissipated even if a state-of-the-art process is adopted. Drastic change in an approach towards developing new, transformational technologies are mandatory if a sustainable development is to be achieved through improvements of resources use. These changes may be guided by an insight obtained through thermodynamics metrics studies.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, ISSST 2010
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Event2010 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, ISSST 2010 - Arlington, VA, United States
Duration: May 17 2010May 19 2010

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, ISSST 2010

Conference

Conference2010 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, ISSST 2010
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityArlington, VA
Period5/17/105/19/10

Keywords

  • Exergy analysis
  • Manufacturing
  • PCB

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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