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SolidWorksandSolidWorksSustainability
MariePlanchard
DirectorofWorldEducationMarkets
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WelcomeKentuckyTeachersSolidWorksisalreadyhere
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WhatisCAD?
ComputerAidedDrafting/Design
Butthatisonlythewordsthatmakeitanacronym
Hereisalittlehint:
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WhatisCAD?
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Howarethesesimilar?
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WhatisSolidWorks?
IsSolidWorksCADtoo?
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WhatisCAD?
ComputerAidedDesign
Butthatisonlythewordsthatmakeitanacronym
Hereisalittlehint:
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WhatisCAD?
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Howarethesesimilar?
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WhatisSolidWorks?
IsSolidWorksCADtoo?
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OurCustomersDesignEverything
Consumer
HighTech
Energy
Construction
Automotive
Industrial
Equipment
LifeSciences
Shipbuilding
Aerospace
Consumer
PackagedGoods
Business
Services
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InnovativeSolutionsForEducators
Sustainability
Tutorials&
Curriculum
SolidWorks
Education
SolidWorks
Community
Training
Support,&
Resources
Industry
Certification
StudentAccess
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IntuitiveSolutionsForEveryStageofDesign
Simulate
Manage
Communicate
Design
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SolidWorksmakesmathandsciencerelevant
MathandScience
Geometry,AlgebraandCalculus
Physics,ChemistryandEnvironmentalScience
Biology medicalproducts
CommunicationSkills
Workasateam
Describeaproblem,formulasolutions
Enhanceoralandwrittentechnologyskills
Acceptfailureandtryagaintomakeitbetter
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TutorialsandCurriculum
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IntuitiveSolutionsForToEmpowerYourStudents
Sustainability
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WhatisSustainableEngineering?
Sustainable engineering istheintegrationof
social,environmental,andeconomic
conditionsintoaproductorprocess
Soonalldesignwillbe Sustainable Design
SolidWorks Sustainability allowsstudentsto
beenvironmentallyconsciousabouttheir
designs
Successfulproductsaredevelopedby
integrating Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
directlyintoengineeringdesignprocess
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LifeCycleAssessmentLCA
Amethodtoquantitatively
assesstheenvironmentalimpact
ofaproductthroughoutitsentire
lifecycle,fromtheprocurementof
therawmaterials,throughthe
production,distribution,use,
disposalandrecyclingofthat
product.
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LCALifeCycleAssessment
RawMaterialExtraction
Planting,growing,andharvestingoftrees
Miningofrawore(example:bauxite)
Drillingandpumpingofoil
MaterialProcessingTheprocessingofrawmaterialsinto
engineeredmaterials
OilintoPlastic
IronintoSteel
BauxiteintoAluminum
PartManufacturingProcessingofmaterialintofinishedparts
Injectionmolding
MillingandTurning
Casting
Stamping
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LCALifeCycleAssessment
AssemblyAssembleallofthefinished
partstocreatethefinalproduct
ProductUseEndconsumerusesproduct
forintendedlifespanofproduct
EndofLifeOncetheproductreachesthe
endofitsusefullife,howisitdisposedof
Landfill
Recycled
Incinerated
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LifeCycleAssessmentKeyElements
Identifyandquantifytheenvironmental
loadsinvolved
theenergyandrawmaterials
consumed
theemissionsandwastesgenerated
Evaluatethepotentialenvironmental
impactsoftheseloads
Assesstheoptionsavailablefor
reducingtheseenvironmentalimpacts
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EnvironmentalImpactFactors
CarbonFootprint TotalEnergy
WaterEutrophication AirAcidification
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WhatisCarbonFootprint?
CarbonDioxideCO
2
andothergasseswhich
resultfromtheburningoffossilfuelsaccumulate
intheatmospherewhichinturnincreasesthe
earthsaveragetemperatureinkilograms(kg).
Carbonfootprintactsasaproxyforthelarger
impactfactorreferredtoasGlobalWarming
Potential(GWP).
GlobalWarmingisresponsibleforthelossof
glaciers,extinctionofspecies,moreextreme
weather,andotherenvironmentalproblems.
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WhatisTotalEnergyConsumed?
Measureofthenonrenewableenergysources
associatedwiththepartslifecycleinmegajoules
(MJ). Impactincludes:
upstreamenergyrequiredtoobtainandprocessthesefuels
embodiedenergyofmaterialswhichwouldbereleasedif
burned
electricityorfuelsusedduringtheproductslifecycle
Transportation?
Efficienciesinenergyconversion(e.g.power,heat,
steam)aretakenintoaccount.
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WhatisAirAcidification?
SulfurDioxideSO
2
,NitrousOxidesNO
x
andother
acidicemissionstoairthatresultinacidrain.
Makesthelandandwatertoxicforplantsand
aquaticlife.
Slowlydissolvesmanmadebuildingmaterialssuch
asconcrete.
MeasuredinunitsofkilogramsSulfurDioxide
equivalent(SO
2
e)
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WhatisWaterEutrophication?
Overabundanceofnutrientsaddedtoawater
ecosystem.
Nitrogen(N)andPhosphorous(PO
4
)fromwaste
waterandagriculturalfertilizerscausean
overabundanceofalgaetobloom,whichdepletes
thewaterofoxygenandresultsinthedeathofplant
andanimallife.
MeasuredinkilogramsPhosphateequivalent(PO
4
e).
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References
UnderlyingLCATechnology:PE
International
20yearsofLCAexperience
LCAinternationaldatabase
GaBi4leadingsoftware
applicationforproduct
sustainability
www.peinternational.com
InternationalLCAStandards
EnvironmentalManagementLife
CycleAssessmentPrinciplesand
FrameworkISO14040/44
www.iso.org
USEPALCAResources
http://www.epa.gov/nrmrl/lcaccess/
Goal&
Scope
Inventory
Analysis
Impact
Assessment
LCAFrameworkISO14044
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WhySolidWorksSustainability?
SoonalldesignwillbeSustainableDesign
Moreconsumerswantgreenerproducts
Newandunfamiliarchallengeforbusinesses
Sustainabledesignisastrategyforsuccess
SolidWorksSustainability
Easytouseandtounderstand
Reducestheenvironmentalimpactofproductdesigns
Communicateseffectivelythroughreportsandgraphicdisplay
SolidWorksSustainabilityXpress
1
isavailabletoEVERY
SolidWorksuseratnocost
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WhySolidWorksSustainabilityintheclassroom?
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SolidWorksSustainabilityMethodology
Input
Material
Manufacturing
Process
Manufacturing
Region
Transportation
&Use
Output
Carbon
Energy
Air
Water
Dashboard
Report
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InputMaterialClassandMaterialName
MaterialClassandNameHierarchy
MaterialClass MaterialName
MaterialClass: Plastics
Steel Plastics ABSPC AcrylonitrileButadieneStyrene
Polycarbonate
Iron Other
Metals
Acrylic
Aluminum
Alloys
Othernon
metals
Delrin 2700
NC010
Polyoxymethylene (POM,polyacetalor
polyformaldehyde)mfgbyDupont
Copper
Alloys
Generic
GlassFibers
Nylon101
Titanium
Alloys
Carbon
Fibers
PEHigh
Density
Polyethylene
ZincAlloys Silicons PVCRigid PolyvinylChloride
Other
Alloys
Woods Andmanymore
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InputManufacturingProcess
Availablemanufacturingdependsonmaterialclass
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InputManufacturingRegion
Eachregionproducesenergyby
differentmethodcombinations.Impact
ofakWhisdifferentforeachregion.
Examplemethodsinclude:
FossilFuels
Nuclear
Hydroelectric
Determinestheresourcesconsumedby
manufacturingprocessesinthatregion
RegionChoices
Asia
Europe
NorthAmerica
Japan
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InputTransportationandUseRegion
Determinestheenergysources
consumedduringtheproductsuse
phase(ifapplicable)andthe
destinationfortheproductatitsend
oflife.
Asia
Europe
NorthAmerica
Japan
Estimatestheenvironmentalimpacts
associatedwithtransportingthe
productfromitsmanufacturing
locationtoitsuselocation.
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SolidWorksCalculatesEnvironmentalImpact
Parameters
CarbonFootprint
AirAcidification
WaterEutrophication
EnergyConsumed
FactorPercentage
Material
Manufacturing
UseRegions
EndofLife
SetBaseline
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FindSimilarMaterialsbasedonMaterialProperties
ThermalExpansion
SpecificHeat
Density
ElasticModulus
ShearModulus
ThermalConductivity
PoissonsRatio
TensileStrength
YieldStrength
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DefinitionsofMaterialProperties
ThermalExpansion thechangeinlengthperunitlengthperonedegreechangeintemperature(changeinnormal
strainperunittemperature)(K)
SpecificHeat quantityofheatneededtoraisethetemperatureofaunitmassofthematerialbyonedegreeof
temperature.(J/kgK)
DensityMassperunitvolume.(kg/m
3
)
ElasticModulus(YoungsModulus) ratiobetweenthestressandtheassociatedstraininaspecifieddirection
(N/m
2
)
ShearModulus(ModulusofRigidity) theratiobetweentheshearingstressinaplanedividedbytheassociated
shearingstrain(N/m
2
)
ThermalConductivityrateofheattransferthroughaunitthicknessofthematerialperunittemperaturedifference.
(W/mK)
PoissonsRatio ratiobetweenthecontraction(traversestrain),normaltotheappliedloadtotheextension(axial
strain),inthedirectionoftheappliedload.Poissonsratioisadimensionlessquantity.
TensileStrengththemaximumamountoftensilestressthatamaterialcanbesubjectedtobeforefailure(N/m
2
)
YieldStrengthStressatwhichthematerialbecomespermanentlydeformed(N/m
2
)
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SolidWorksSustainability
SamefunctionsasSustainabilityXpress
LCAofassemblies
Configurationsupport
Saveinputsandresultsperconfiguration
Expandedreportingcapabilitiesforassemblies
Specifyamount&typeofenergyconsumedduringuse
Specifymethodoftransportation
SupportforAssemblyVisualization
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SustainableReport
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SolidWorksSustainability OnlineCalculator
Convertsenvironmentalimpactsintohumanscaleparameters
Example:CarbonFootprintconvertedintomilesdriveninacar
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WhySolidWorksSustainabilityintheclassroom?
Students need tolearn,understand,improve,and
communicatetheenvironmentalimpactoftheir
design
Educators can provideinsightsonhowchoicesin
materialandmanufacturingprocessesaffectthe
environment.
Instruction combines designandtechnology
withthesocial,environmental,andeconomic
conditions
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