Experimental Study on Cabin Carbon Dioxide Concentration in Light Passenger Vehicles

Daluwathu Mulla Gamage Preethichandra; Lasitha Piyathilaka; Umer Izhar

doi:10.3390/ecsa-7-08266

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Experimental Study on Cabin Carbon Dioxide Concentration in Light Passenger Vehicles

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Experimental Study on Cabin Carbon Dioxide Concentration in Light Passenger Vehicles

Daluwathu Mulla Gamage Preethichandra, Lasitha Piyathilaka and Umer Izhar

Engineering Proceedings, Vol.2(1), pp.15-30

International Electronic Conference on Sensors and Applications, 7th (Online, 15-Nov-2020–30-Nov-2020)

MDPI AG

2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ecsa-7-08266

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Abstract

carbon dioxide

vehicle cabin air quality

vehicle occupant safety

human metabolism

This paper discusses the initial experimental results of monitoring carbon dioxide (CO2) and total volatile organic compounds (TVOC) inside automobiles with different cabin sizes and with different numbers of occupants. The initial study shows that the CO2 and TVOC concentrations are inversely proportional to cabin volume and proportional to passenger numbers and time when the metabolic activities were maintained at the same level. This study was aimed at short distance travel on normal roads, and further studies are to be carried out for long distance running on highways to make sound decisions on automatic air inflow control to maintain the in-cabin air within permissible levels of CO2. The study shows that a CO2 concentration of 1500 ppm is reached by all three light passenger vehicle types used within 20 minutes with a single person and reached a CO2 level of nearly 3000 ppm within the same time with two passengers in the cabin.

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Title: Experimental Study on Cabin Carbon Dioxide Concentration in Light Passenger Vehicles
Authors: Daluwathu Mulla Gamage Preethichandra (Author) - Central Queensland University
Lasitha Piyathilaka (Author) - Central Queensland University
Umer Izhar (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Science and Engineering - Legacy
Publication details: Engineering Proceedings, Vol.2(1), pp.15-30
Conference details: International Electronic Conference on Sensors and Applications, 7th (Online, 15-Nov-2020–30-Nov-2020)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date published: 2020
DOI: 10.3390/ecsa-7-08266
ISSN: 2673-4591
Copyright note: Copyright © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Organisation Unit: School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99495708302621
Output Type: Conference paper

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