Carbon Dioxide Monitoring inside an Australian Brewery Using an Internet-of-Things Sensor Network
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Air Pollutants
1.2. Carbon Dioxide as a Pollutant
1.3. Carbon Dioxide Monitoring
1.4. Carbon Dioxide Monitoring inside a Working Brewery
2. Methodology
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Maximum CO2 Concentrations
3.2. Beyond a Single Hard-Wired Sensor
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Venting Day | Vent Time (Duration) | Tank Number | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | a | 2 p.m. | 6 |
b | 7 p.m. | BR2 | |
2 | a | 2 p.m. | 4 |
b | 4 p.m. (Not recorded) | BR1 | |
3 | a | 2 p.m. | 1 |
4 | a | 2 p.m. | 8 |
5 | a | 10 a.m. | 9 |
b | 2 p.m. | Stored CO2 | |
6 | a | 9 a.m. | Stored CO2 |
b | 12 p.m. | 3 | |
7 | a | 11 a.m. | 5 |
8 | a | 11 a.m. (60 min) | Stored CO2 |
b | 12 p.m. | 2 | |
9 | a | 12 p.m. | 7 |
b | 1 p.m. | 10 | |
10 | a | 9 a.m. (45 min) | Stored CO2 |
b | 11 a.m. | 8 |
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Hawchar, A.; Ould, S.; Bennett, N.S. Carbon Dioxide Monitoring inside an Australian Brewery Using an Internet-of-Things Sensor Network. Sensors 2022, 22, 9752. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22249752
Hawchar A, Ould S, Bennett NS. Carbon Dioxide Monitoring inside an Australian Brewery Using an Internet-of-Things Sensor Network. Sensors. 2022; 22(24):9752. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22249752
Chicago/Turabian StyleHawchar, Amer, Solomon Ould, and Nick S. Bennett. 2022. "Carbon Dioxide Monitoring inside an Australian Brewery Using an Internet-of-Things Sensor Network" Sensors 22, no. 24: 9752. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22249752