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Life Cycle Design Criteria for Engine Oil Filters: AlliedSignal Case Study

1995; Linguagem: Inglês

10.4271/951849

2688-3627

Gregory A. Keoleian,

Energy Efficiency and Management

The life cycle design framework developed at the University of Michigan was applied by AUiedSignal to improve the manufacture, use, and end-of-lie management of automobile oil filters. Three oil filter designs were investigated: a conventional spin-on fdter which is a singleuse producr a cartridge filter consisting of a reusable housing and a replacement Camidge, and a cleanable design which uses a reusable housing and cleanable fdter element Environmental, cost, performance, and legal requirements were developed using a matrix tool and tradmffs between these requirements were studied. These design criteria are presented along with results from an analysis of user life cycle costs and a simplified life cycle energy analysis. Key elements of the life cycle design framework, which is based on systems analysis, multiobjective analysis, and multistakeholder panicipation, are also described