NDIR gas sensor for spatial monitoring of carbon dioxide concentrations in naturally ventilated livestock buildings

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 11239-11257

  Mendes, Luciano B ^a,b,c   Ogink, Nico W M ^b   Edouard, Nadège ^d   van Dooren, Hendrik Jan C ^b   Tinôco, Ilda de Fátima F ^c   Mosquera, Julio ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^d PEGASE   (France)

Author keywords

CO2 mass balance; Dairy barn; Open path laser; Photo acoustic spectroscopy; Ventilation rate

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC SPECTROSCOPY; AGRICULTURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; DAIRIES; GAS DETECTORS; GAS EMISSIONS; PHOTOACOUSTIC SPECTROSCOPY; VENTILATION;

AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; CARBON DIOXIDE CONCENTRATIONS; DAIRY BARNS; FEASIBLE ALTERNATIVES; LIVESTOCK BUILDINGS; MASS BALANCE; OPEN-PATH LASERS; VENTILATION RATE;

FARM BUILDINGS;

EID: 84929358869     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s150511239     Document Type: Article

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