TY - JOUR
T1 - Engineering design of localised synergistic production systems
AU - Leung Pah Hang, Melissa
AU - Martinez-Hernandez, Elias
AU - Leach, Matthew
AU - Yang, Aidong
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Centralised production of essential products and services based on fossil fuels and large scale distribution infrastructures have contributed to a plethora of issues such as deterioration of ecosystems, social-economic injustice and depletion of resources. The establishment of localised production systems can potentially reduce unsustainable resource consumption and bring socioeconomic and environmental benefits. The main objective of this work is to develop engineering tools for the rational design of such systems. Production of products and services is characterised as inter-linked subsystems (e.g. food, energy, water and waste). A sequential design approach is developed to design subsystems in turn, with necessary iterations. The process is illustrated through the co-design of energy, water and food production for a case study locale based on a developing eco-town in the UK. This design approach suggested an integrated system based primarily on locally available resources and allowed greater insight into the drivers and constraints on local resource use.
AB - Centralised production of essential products and services based on fossil fuels and large scale distribution infrastructures have contributed to a plethora of issues such as deterioration of ecosystems, social-economic injustice and depletion of resources. The establishment of localised production systems can potentially reduce unsustainable resource consumption and bring socioeconomic and environmental benefits. The main objective of this work is to develop engineering tools for the rational design of such systems. Production of products and services is characterised as inter-linked subsystems (e.g. food, energy, water and waste). A sequential design approach is developed to design subsystems in turn, with necessary iterations. The process is illustrated through the co-design of energy, water and food production for a case study locale based on a developing eco-town in the UK. This design approach suggested an integrated system based primarily on locally available resources and allowed greater insight into the drivers and constraints on local resource use.
KW - Local production network
KW - Mathematical programming
KW - Resource consumption
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84940564600&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-444-63576-1.50088-1
U2 - 10.1016/B978-0-444-63576-1.50088-1
DO - 10.1016/B978-0-444-63576-1.50088-1
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84940564600
SN - 1570-7946
VL - 37
SP - 2363
EP - 2368
JO - Computer Aided Chemical Engineering
JF - Computer Aided Chemical Engineering
ER -