R. Morello, C. De Capua, M. Lugarà
In the present paper, the authors deal with the landslide issue and the associated risk management. The design of a sensor network for monitoring landslide triggering events is proposed. The network consists of websensors using IoT technology to share measurement results and information. Data are acquired and processed to characterize the occurrence of triggering events causing landslides. The aim is to provide timely landslide hazard maps. The projected measurement system is a configurable network of wireless and smart sensors geographically distributed. The monitored area is divided in...
Protecting Environment, Climate Changes and Pollution Control
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N. I. Giannoccaro, L. Spedicato, A. Lay-Ekuakille
This paper presents a mechatronics application to automatically sort objects with a robotic arm. The robotic arm picks similar objects and moves them in order to read the information contained in tags. In this way, the arm is able to place the objects in different final positions depending on the captured information. The starting position of a box is perceived by processing an image acquired by means of a webcam. The reading is made by using a Reader placed in a pre-fixed location inside the work space of the robotic arm. The movement of the robotic arm is guaranteed by an accurate...
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F. Lamonaca, V. Nastro, F. Nastro, M. Vasile, A. Nastro
In this work the relation between building materials and Radon indoor pollution is evaluated. The work is part of a larger monitoring in progress in the Calabria Region (Southern Italy). The area under investigation is San Giovanni in Fiore (CS) located in the Sila upland plain. An annual monitoring is carried out in many buildings of Sila area, with reference to their different building materials. Nuclear tracks detector has been used (SSNTD, Solid State Nuclear Track Detector). Obtained results underline that the buildings realized with the local granite rock have greater indoor radon...
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Francesco Lamonaca, Gianluca Pizzuti, Natale Arcuri
The environmental conditions of the museum exhibition facilities and storage areas are the most crucial factors, concerning the preservation of collections and artifacts. This paper describes the distributed measurement system used to monitor the environmental conditions of the National Gallery of Cosenza. The pollution, the humidity, the temperature and the lighting can possibly deteriorate or even destroy the material cultural goods that are kept, protected and displayed in museum collections. Therefore, the aim of the present report is to evaluate whether the environmental parameters...
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A. L. Fioravante, F. B. Gonzaga, E. C. P. do Rego, C. R. Augusto, J. M. R. Caixeiro, V. S. Cunha
This paper aims to present the developments performed by the Chemical Metrology Division of the Brazilian NMI – Inmetro, considering the environmental demand. Inmetro addresses great part of its activities to the study of the traceability transference based on production and dissemination of certified reference material (CRM) of different areas in chemistry. So, the achievements made are the growth in developing CRM, in order to support the needs of the national industry and to disseminate traceability among the society.
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Gaetano Battistella, Giuseppe Di Marco
This paper describes some 'open issues' coming from the application of the authorization decrees licensing IPPC Plants in Italy at national level that have to respect monitoring and control procedures – as prescribed – in terms of air emissions measurements. The release of IPPC operational licensees, in fact, has given place to hundreds of new technical situations in these Plants where pollution is now under control, where monitoring and reporting must now be developed. These questions, on the other side, can be considered as giving also new opportunities for research and development for new...
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M. R. Guascito, P. Ielpo, D. Cesari, A. Genga, C. Malitesta, R. A. Picca, D. Chirizzi, D. Contini
Application of X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) to chemical surface analysis of Particulate Matter (PM) is not yet a routine method in aerosol characterisation. Nonetheless, in the last years the interest towards the potentialities of this technique for PM analysis has rapidly grown. Surface chemical composition plays an important role in determining the optical properties of aerosol and its reactivity. In this communication we present an XPS surface study of different size fractions of PM, suitably collected using a 10-stage MOUDI-II impactor. Results were compared with chemical...
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Elisa Pescini, Maria Grazia De Giorgi, Luca Francioso, Antonio Ficarella
Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD) plasma devices have been designed and manufactured with micro scale dimensions through photolithographic process on fiber glass substrate. AC operation under sinusoidal voltage up to 14 kV pp and carrier frequency up to 2.5 kHz has been investigated experimentally by means of smoke flow visualizations and Particle Image Velocimetry. Velocity profiles, maximum induced velocity and induced body force have been calculated. A comparison between the microactuator and a conventional macroactuator has been performed. It has been demonstrated that the microactuator...
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C. Viehweger, L. Kasper, T. Keutel, O. Kanoun
A standardized characterization method for solar cells is only available for outdoor use. For the supply of wireless sensor nodes with energy harvesting also indoor applications are of interest. Without comparable values it is difficult to select the proper cell for defined environmental conditions. Therefore it is necessary to compare them individually to be able to make a selection. The work presented here shows a characterization of solar cells according to their spectral behavior. For this investigation a test structure with a monochromator, different light sources, source measure units...
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M. G. De Giorgi, D. Bello, A. Ficarella
The aim of the present study is to implement an useful approach to predict and on-line monitoring the cavitating flow and to investigate the influence of the different parameters on the phenomenon by the application of Artificial Neural Network (ANN). A three-layer Elman neural network was designed, using as inputs the power spectral density distributions of dynamic differential pressure fluctuations, recorded downstream and upstream the restricted area of the orifice. The results show that the designed neural networks predict the cavitation patterns successfully comparing with the...
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