Computational modeling of material flow networks

Andreas Moeller

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-09228-7_18

Computational modeling of material flow networks

Andreas Moeller^*

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Abstract

Material Flow Networks (MFN) are a modeling instrument in the field of material flow analysis (MFA) that helps to characterize current or future material and energy flows and stocks. Often, efficiency analyses such as life cycle assessments and cost accounting use such models to calculate the relationship between positive outcomes and negative impacts. The systematic integration of stocks makes it possible to analyze infrastructures that provide services, which is necessary in order to assess the effects of replacing material goods by services. The first part of this paper outlines Material Flow Networks as a period-oriented accounting system that systematically integrates stock and flow accounting. The second part is concerned with the question of how to construct the models and calculate data. From this perspective, the instrument becomes a modeling framework.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ICT Innovations for Sustainability
Editors	Lorenz M. Hilty, Bernard Aebischer
Number of pages	11
Volume	310
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Publication date	2015
Pages	301-311
ISBN (Print)	978-3-319-09227-0
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-319-09228-7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09228-7_18
Publication status	Published - 2015

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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Research areas and keywords

Accounting
Dynamic material flow analysis
M Steady-state modeling
Material flow network
Process flowsheeting
Sustainability sciences, Communication

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ICT Innovations for Sustainability. ed. / Lorenz M. Hilty; Bernard Aebischer. Vol. 310 Springer International Publishing, 2015. p. 301-311 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing; Vol. 310).

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