Thermal comfort monitoring in aviaries by a real-time data acquisition system

ABSTRACT Thermal comfort inside broiler husbandry facilities is essential in obtaining good results in the production activity. Assessment of adequate thermodynamic conditions requires measurement and control, usually implying costs and specialized maintenance. The objective of this research was to...

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Main Authors: Tiago F. B. Camargo, Robson L. Silva, Márcio Higa, Mônica R. Coutinho, Júlio C. D. de Oliveira, Wagner A. dos S. Conceição
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Published: Universidade Federal de Campina Grande
Series:Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental
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description ABSTRACT Thermal comfort inside broiler husbandry facilities is essential in obtaining good results in the production activity. Assessment of adequate thermodynamic conditions requires measurement and control, usually implying costs and specialized maintenance. The objective of this research was to monitor the temperature, relative humidity and air speed distributions by a developed low-cost, open-source and easy-to-use measurement system, using Arduino (hardware) and Scilab (software) for real-time data acquisition. Sensors were installed in a real facility (Cianorte, PR), with measurements for internal ambient (20 sensors for temperature/relative humidity, and two sensors for differential pressure, respectively 0.5 and 1.5 m high) and external ambient (pressure and wind speed, 1.5 m high). Data acquisition system has enabled communication with sensors which are easily read by the computer and stored in a data file. The developed data acquisition system proved to be efficient when applied in a commercial broiler husbandry facility, enabling real-time monitoring for thermal comfort parameters.
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spelling doaj-art-e08c457db7524c90ad7d691f45fe72102025-08-20T03:06:06ZengUniversidade Federal de Campina GrandeRevista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental1807-192923969470110.1590/1807-1929/agriambi.v23n9p694-701S1415-43662019000900694Thermal comfort monitoring in aviaries by a real-time data acquisition systemTiago F. B. CamargoRobson L. SilvaMárcio HigaMônica R. CoutinhoJúlio C. D. de OliveiraWagner A. dos S. ConceiçãoABSTRACT Thermal comfort inside broiler husbandry facilities is essential in obtaining good results in the production activity. Assessment of adequate thermodynamic conditions requires measurement and control, usually implying costs and specialized maintenance. The objective of this research was to monitor the temperature, relative humidity and air speed distributions by a developed low-cost, open-source and easy-to-use measurement system, using Arduino (hardware) and Scilab (software) for real-time data acquisition. Sensors were installed in a real facility (Cianorte, PR), with measurements for internal ambient (20 sensors for temperature/relative humidity, and two sensors for differential pressure, respectively 0.5 and 1.5 m high) and external ambient (pressure and wind speed, 1.5 m high). Data acquisition system has enabled communication with sensors which are easily read by the computer and stored in a data file. The developed data acquisition system proved to be efficient when applied in a commercial broiler husbandry facility, enabling real-time monitoring for thermal comfort parameters.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-43662019000900694&lng=en&tlng=enmeasuring systemventilationcomputational fluid dynamicspoultry production
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Júlio C. D. de Oliveira
Wagner A. dos S. Conceição
Thermal comfort monitoring in aviaries by a real-time data acquisition system
Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental
measuring system
ventilation
computational fluid dynamics
poultry production
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title_short Thermal comfort monitoring in aviaries by a real-time data acquisition system
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topic measuring system
ventilation
computational fluid dynamics
poultry production
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