Proceedings of the KSR Conference (한국철도학회:학술대회논문집)
- 2008.06a
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- Pages.1128-1130
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- 2008
A Study on the Environmental Evaluation of Bimodal Tram using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
전과정평가를 이용한 바이모달 저상굴절 차량의 환경성 진단에 관한 연구
Abstract
Bimodal tram is a new public transportation to improve the existing traffic system. The purpose of this study was to investigate the environmental characteristics of the developed bimodal tram through its life cycle. The used tool was life cycle assessment (LCA), which could evaluate environmental loads quantitatively for a product. Based on bill of material (BOM), the environmental impacts of bimodal tram was calculated from manufacturing to operating phase. Among impact categories, photochemical oxidant creation potential (POCP) was the highest, which was resulted from the manufacturing and the combustion of CNG used as a fuel of bimodal tram. In the future, the application of LCA results can enhance increasingly the environment of bimodal tram as an environmental-friendly transportation.
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