VR tools for the development of energy-efficient products

Neugebauer, Reimund; Wittstock, Volker; Meyer, Arnd; Glänzel, Janine; Pätzold, M.; Schumann, Marco

doi:10.1016/j.cirpj.2011.06.019

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“…The average number of citations over the 28 selected publications is 10.42. The 5 most cited publications are [10](73), [11](40), [12](35), [13] (26), [14] (23). In citations per year the 5 most cited publications are: [10](24.33), [15](5.33), [11](5), [16](5), [12](3.5).…”

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“…The 5 most cited publications are [10](73), [11](40), [12](35), [13] (26), [14] (23). In citations per year the 5 most cited publications are: [10](24.33), [15](5.33), [11](5), [16](5), [12](3.5). The average number of citations for each classification category is as follows: environmental monitoring 9.86 (most cited [11](40)), ecological awareness 12.25 (most cited [10](73)), resource efficiency 10.83 (most cited [12](35)), environmental education 3.66 (most cited [17,18](5)).…”

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“…All techniques supporting the construction of energy efficient products can also be considered as helping to reduce overall energy consumption. Construction tools, if designed for VR as presented by Neugebauer et al [12], can be especially effective for this task. The authors show how a tool for understanding energy flows in a machine tool can be implemented in VR.…”

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Augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR) are technologies of great potential due to the engaging and enriching experiences they are capable of providing. Their use is rapidly increasing in diverse fields such as medicine, manufacturing or entertainment. However, the possibilities that AR, VR and MR offer in the area of environmental applications are not yet widely explored. In this paper we present the outcome of a survey meant to discover and classify existing AR/VR/MR applications that can benefit the environment or increase awareness on environmental issues. We performed an exhaustive search over several online publication access platforms and past proceedings of major conferences in the fields of AR/VR/MR. Identified relevant papers were filtered based on novelty, technical soundness, impact and topic relevance, and classified into different categories. Referring to the selected papers, we discuss how the applications of each category are contributing to environmental protection, preservation and sensitization purposes. We further analyse these approaches as well as possible future directions in the scope of existing and upcoming AR/VR/MR enabling technologies.

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“…Graveland discussed process visualization tools and their application in studying exergy, energy, mass, volumetric flow in energy, and chemical processes, and highlighted the importance of a process visualization tool called EXAN PRO [6]. Neugebaeur et al described virtual reality tools for process visualization and specifically the conversion of 2-D Sankey diagrams into 3-D diagrams [7]. The study discussed advantages of using process visualization tools to better understand the efficiencies of various processes in the energy flow analysis during product development in mechanical engineering.…”

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Using Sankey diagrams to map energy flow from primary fuel to end use

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a b s t r a c tThe energy sector is the largest contributor to gross domestic product (GDP), income, employment, and government revenue in both developing and developed nations. But the energy sector has a significant environmental footprint due to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Efficient production, conversion, and use of energy resources are key factors for reducing the environmental footprint. Hence it is necessary to understand energy flows from both the supply and the demand sides. Most energy analyses focus on improving energy efficiency broadly without considering the aggregate energy flow. We developed Sankey diagrams that map energy flow for both the demand and supply sides for the province of Alberta, Canada. The diagrams will help policy/decision makers, researchers, and others to understand energy flow from reserves through to final energy end uses for primary and secondary fuels in the five main energy demand sectors in Alberta: residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, and transportation. The Sankey diagrams created for this study show total energy consumption, useful energy, and energy intensities of various end-use devices. The Long-range Energy Alternatives Planning System (LEAP) model is used in this study. The model showed that Alberta's total input energy in the five demand sectors was 189 PJ, 186 PJ, 828.5PJ, 398 PJ, and 50.83 PJ, respectively. On the supply side, the total energy input and output were found to be 644.84 PJ and 239 PJ, respectively. These results, along with the associated energy flows were depicted pictorially using Sankey diagrams. The Sankey diagrams reveal the current efficiencies within various end-use sectors and could help identify options for improving energy efficiency in order to reduce GHG emissions.

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