<p>The systems engineering process has been applied to develop and
evaluate a system that collects and processes scrapped catalytic converters
to recover the platinum group metals retained by the converters' spent
catalyst substrate.</p>
<p>
A needs analysis establishes a catalytic converter manufacturer's
desire to reduce the cost of obtaining platinum group metals used to
produce new catalytic converters. The analysis proposes a collection and
processing system as an alternative to existing suppliers to provide these
metals at a lower cost. The analysis applies the engineering process to
develop the system's high-level requirements and devises its components,
inter-relationships, and operation. This process establishes a system
configuration used to evaluate the system's economic feasibility.</p>
<p>The results of this analysis indicate that the collection and processing
system is feasible within the constraints of available technology and
economic resources.</p> / Master of Science
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:VTETD/oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/40710 |
| Date | 20 January 2010 |
| Creators | Kuczka, Allan Anthony |
| Contributors | Systems Engineering, Reasor, Roderick J., Blanchard, Benjamin S. Jr., Schmidt, J. William |
| Publisher | Virginia Tech |
| Source Sets | Virginia Tech Theses and Dissertation |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Master's project |
| Format | BTD, application/pdf |
| Relation | LD5655.V851_1991.K829.pdf |
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