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Hygrothermal Risk in Museum Buildings Located in Moderate Climate.
- Source :
- Energies (19961073); Jan2020, Vol. 13 Issue 2, p344-344, 1p, 1 Color Photograph, 3 Diagrams, 4 Charts, 10 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Works of art are sensitive to environmental factors—mainly temperature and relative humidity—which, when stable, are generally recommended as ideal protection conditions, but in historical museum buildings, the required conditions are difficult to maintain, due to a lack of adequate heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems. The paper presents the analysis of one-year measurements of temperature and relative humidity in three different museums in Poland. The aim of the research was to identify the risk to museum collections, due to unbalanced moisture loads and unstable indoor air temperatures, as well as to identify possible causes of fluctuations in these parameters. This article focuses on assessing the impact of variable external and internal loads on the hygrothermal parameters of indoor air. The profile of internal hygrothermal loads in exhibition halls varied over time, which resulted in a temporary variation of the indoor environmental parameters. The lack of appropriate systems, shaping the microclimate in the analyzed museums, and the lack of automatic control in existing devices did not allow to maintain the temperature and relative humidity within appropriate limits. In the museums, the maximum indoor temperature values were higher than those recommended in the requirements. Relative humidity values in all museums exceeded the recommended range both above and below. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- MUSEUM buildings
HUMIDITY
ATMOSPHERIC temperature
HISTORICAL museums
CLIMATOLOGY
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19961073
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Energies (19961073)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 141760954
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/en13020344