ANKOM RF - Manual (Page 7)

Operator’s Manual
Rev F 8/29/14
pg. 7
Instrument Description
General Description
The ANKOM RF Gas Production System is designed to measure the kinetics of a microbial fermentation in an
automated fashion by monitoring the gas pressure within multiple Modules and remotely recording the data in
computer spreadsheets. Equipped with a temperature sensor, each Module can also monitor the temperature of its
environment. The system can include up to 50 individual Modules that communicate information to a computer
using radio frequency (RF) transmission. From the computer interface the operator can control numerous variables
such as data recording intervals and the automatic release of pressure through internal valves in each Module.
Examples of Instrument Applications
Current and potential applications for the ANKOM RF Gas Production System include, but are not limited to, Rumen
Nutrition, Human Digestion, Yeast Activity, Biomass-to-Fuel, Biodegradability, Biochemical Oxygen Demand
(BOD), Soil Quality, and more.