Development of Incinerator Sets for COVID-19 Infected Waste Using Intelligent Control (IoT)

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to: 1) build an intelligently controlled (IoT) incinerator for COVID-19 infected waste; 2) test the efficiency of an incinerator for COVID-19 infected with an intelligently controlled (IoT), and 3) study the results of using the intelligent control system (IoT) prototype. The sample group in this research included 10  staffs of the Solid Waste Management Committee working in Nakhon Si Thammarat Municipality, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province derived by purposive sampling technique.  The research tools used to collect data were questionnaires and experimental models. The data were analyzed by frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation.

The results of the research can be summarized as follows: 1) the results of the construction of an incinerator for COVID-19 infected waste controlled by an intelligent system (IoT) had the highest quality in selecting materials for innovation. 2) The efficiency of an incinerator set for Covid-19 infected waste, controlled by an intelligent system (IoT), has a maximum combustion efficiency of 99.90% and the maximum waste burning rate of 182 kg per hour with an intelligent control system (IoT) that can control the operation of the gas valve. And 3) the percentage of use of the intelligent control system (IoT) that the prototype can actually control the opening of the gas valve.