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Temperature mapping
A documented study that places calibrated sensors throughout a storage or process space to characterise the temperature distribution over time, locate hot and cold spots and confirm that the space stays within its acceptance limits.
See also:Temperature excursionGDP (Good Distribution Practice)PQ (Performance Qualification)
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Articles on Temperature mapping
What is temperature mapping?
Why regulated storage spaces are mapped, what a study produces, and how the results are used.
How many sensors are needed for temperature mapping?
There is no single number: sensor count follows from the geometry, the risk points and the acceptance limits of the space.
What a temperature mapping protocol should contain
The protocol is the contract for the study: fix the purpose, limits, sensor plan and analysis rules before a single logger is placed.
What a temperature mapping report should contain
A report is a technical record that lets a reader who was not present understand what was done, what was found and what was decided.
Cold room temperature mapping
Walk-in cold rooms combine forced airflow, door traffic and defrost cycles — each leaves a signature in the data.
Warehouse temperature mapping
Large ambient warehouses are dominated by height, external walls, roof and season — so the sensor plan and the study calendar matter more than anything else.