Development of Mechanical Robot for Ducting Monitoring in Mechanical Ventilation and Air Conditioning (MVAC) System

Abstract:

ndoor Air Quality (IAQ) problem mostly comes from improper maintenance of ducting. Monitoring of ducting were not widely practices since the awareness to maintain it will need consideration of budget. This paper examines the development of mechanical robot that can moveable across ducting to monitor ducting condition. The device expected to collect data such as Temperature (°C),, Relative Humidity (RH), gas pollutant and picture inside ducting. The result from this kind of monitoring should be a guide for proper maintenance activity. It also can predict necessary time and duration for duct cleaning. In conclusion, the mechanical robot data analysis that captured from ducting will be compared to the IAQ standard to create safe indoor air to the user or building occupants.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 315)
• Pages: 1002-1006
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.315.1002
• Online since: April 2013
• Authors: M.D. Amir Abdullah, Abdul Mutalib Leman, K.A.A. Rahman
• Keywords: Ducting, Indoor Air Quality (IAQ), Mechanical Robot, Mechanical Ventilation and Air Conditioning (MVAC)

References

[1] Industry Code of Practice On Indoor Air Quality 2010, Department of Occupational Safety and Health Ministry of Human Recourses, Malaysia. JKKP DP(S) 127/379/4-39

[2] R. Kosonen, F. Tan, The Effect of Perceived Indoor Air Quality on Productivity Loss, Energy and Building Vol 36 (2004) pp.981-986

DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2004.06.005

[3] Wan Rong and Kong Dequan "Analysis on Influencing Factors of Indoor Air Quality and Measures of Improvement on Modern Buildings" IEEE, pp.3959-3962, (2008)

DOI: 10.1109/icbbe.2008.492

[4] Guoqing Cao, Effect of Ventilation on Indoor Airborne Microbial Pollution Control, IEEE (2008)pp.390-394

[5] A.M. Leman, K.A Rahman, K.A.A. Rahman, M.Z.M Yusof And A.Hariri The Development of Mechanical Robot For Ducting Cleaning And Monitoring: Solution Steps of Indoor Air Quality Problems. Scientific Conference on Occupational Safety and Health (Sci-COSH 2011) 13-14 (December 2011) National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Bangi Selangor.

[6] Ya Wang, Jianhua Zhang, Autonomous Air Duct Cleaning Robot System, IEEE (2006) pp.510-513

[7] Jiaming Li, et al, Indoor Air Quality Control of HVAC System, Proc. of 2010 International Conference on Modelling, Idetification and Control, Okayama, Japan, July 17-19(2010) pp.756-761.

[8] Syazwan Aizat I et al, Indoor Air Quality and Sick Building Syndrome in Malaysian Buildings, Global Journal of Health Science, Vol 1, No2 (October 2009) pp.126-135

[9] Chen Gang and Wen Juan Ma, Monitoring and Analyse of Indoor Air Quality at Several Important Public Cpaces in HuaiNan, IEEE, (2011)

DOI: 10.1109/icbbe.2011.5781321

[10] Irtishad Ahmad et al, Effectiveness of HVAC Duct Cleaning Procedures in Improving Indoor Air Quality, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (2001) 72, pp.265-276

[11] John H.Stratton, Metal Duct Selection and Application, ASHRAE Journal (Practical Guide) (June 2000) pp.24-29

[12] Przemyslaw Filipek and Tomas Kamiski, Remore Controlled Mobile Inspection Robot,Journal of KONES Powertrain and Transport, Vol 18, No2 (2011) pp.129-135