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MR4 Turning Process Unit Process Life Cycle Inventory Dr. Devi Kalla, Dr. Janet Twomey, and Dr. Michael Overcash August 19, 2009 Turning process summary 2 Methodology for unit process life cycle inventory model 4 Turning Process Energy Characteristics 4 A. Parameters affecting the energy required for turning 8 Turning Energy 8 Idle Energy 11 Basic Energy 12 B. Method of Quantification for Mass Loss 17 Lci for Material Mass Loss Calculations 17 Lci for Cutting Fluid Waste Calculations 18 Lci for Lubricant Oil Waste Calculations 19 Cutting tool usage 19 Case Study on Turning 19 Product Details: 20 Cutting Parameters 21 Machining Process: 21 Time, Power, and Energy calculations 22 Lci Material mass loss calculations 24 Lci for Cutting fluid waste calculations 24 Summary: 24 References Cited 25 Appendices 25 Manufacturers Reference Data 25 Turning process summary Turning is a frequent unit process in manufacturing as a mass reduction step, in which the major motion of the single point cutting tool is parallel to the axis of rotation of the rotating workpiece thus generating external surfaces. Facing is a special case of turning in which the major motion of the cutting tool is at right angles to the axis of rotation of the rotating workpiece. Hence this life cycle heuristic is to establish representative estimates of the energy and mass loss from the turning unit process in the context of manufacturing operations for products. The turning unit process life cycle inventory (uplci) profile is for a high production manufacturing operation, defined as the use of processes that generally have high automation and are at the medium to high throughput production compared to all other machines that perform a similar operation. This is consistent with the life cycle goal of estimating energy use and mass losses representative of efficient product manufacturing. Turning is a cutting process in which material is removed by a rotating workpiece across which a point cutting tool r