Device for determination of internal pressure in beer cans by measuring the force-displacement curves

Petr Gabriel; Roman Beneš

doi:10.18832/kp2023.69.839

Authors

Petr Gabriel Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague, Ke Karlovu 3, 121 16 Prague, Czech Republic
Roman Beneš Research Institute of Brewing and Malting, Lípová 511/15, 120 00 Prague, Czech Republic

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18832/kp2023.69.839

Keywords:

beer, can, microbial contamination, force-displacement curve, measurement device

Abstract

Microbiological contamination of beer is usually manifested by the production of CO₂ and, hence, an increase in its concentration. The increased concentration of CO₂ in a closed package leads to an increase of internal pressure, which can cause a destruction of the package and have dangerous consequences. A device for non-destructive monitoring of the internal pressure in beer cans based on measurement of force-displacement curve has been developed and characterized in this study.

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