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* Can the formal concept of "Material flow analysis (MFA)" prove useful in the design of close-looped sustainable systems? | * Can the formal concept of "Material flow analysis (MFA)" prove useful in the design of close-looped sustainable systems? | ||
==Definitions & Terms <ref>Brunner, P. H., & Rechberger, H. (2004). Practical handbook of material flow analysis. Boca Raton: Lewis /CRC Press.</ref>== | |||
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# Flow and Flux | |||
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# System and System Boundaries | |||
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# Anthroposphere and Metabolism | |||
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# Materials Accounting | |||
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* [https://thecitywasteproject.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/practical_handbook-of-material-flow-analysis.pdf Practical Handbook of Material Flow Analysis by Paul H. Brunner and Helmut Rechberger] | * [https://thecitywasteproject.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/practical_handbook-of-material-flow-analysis.pdf Practical Handbook of Material Flow Analysis by Paul H. Brunner and Helmut Rechberger] | ||
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Revision as of 02:21, 12 August 2020
Introduction
Material flow analysis (MFA) is a methodology to analyze the flow of "materials" in-and-out of a system.
Built upon the law of conservation of energy, where energy can never be created or destroyed, only transferred, you can use material-balance equations to model complex systems such as the Seed Eco-Home.
See Material flow Analysis on Wikipedia for additional information.
Unanswered Research Questions
- Can the formal concept of "Material flow analysis (MFA)" prove useful in the design of close-looped sustainable systems?
Definitions & Terms [1]
- Substance
- Good
- Material
- Process
- Flow and Flux
- Transfer Coefficient
- System and System Boundaries
- Activities
- Anthroposphere and Metabolism
- Material Flow Analysis
- Materials Accounting
Diagrams
A diagram related to MFA that may prove useful are Sankey diagrams.
Resources
References
- ↑ Brunner, P. H., & Rechberger, H. (2004). Practical handbook of material flow analysis. Boca Raton: Lewis /CRC Press.