The museum environment
By: Garry Thomson.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: Butterworths series in conservation and museology
Publisher: Butterworths, in association with the International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
Published: 1986
Place of publication: London; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 293
Subjects: Museum buildings -- Environmental engineering.; Museum conservation methods.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 271-285.
Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Light Part I Surface deterioration; title: Light and heat energy; title: The spectrum; title: The basic light sources; title: Colours and materials which change; title: Damage caused by UV and visible radiation; title: UV radiation and how to deal with it; title: Measuring UV and visible radiation; title: The reciprocity law; title: Controlling visible radiation; title: Reducing illuminance; title: 50 lux - artificial light; title: Diffusion of light; title: 200 lux - daylight and artificial light; title: Conservation lighting specifications; title: Treatment of windows; title: Angle at which light falls on exhibits; title: Reducing time of exposure; title: A suite of exhibition rooms; title: Heat; title: Control of temperaturet S; title: Lighting for professional photography, television; title: and restoration; title: Electronic flash; title: Colour rendering; title: The measurement of colour; title: The lighting situation and the process of seeing; title: Humidity Part I The importance of humidity; title: Measuring the humidity in the air; title: The wet-and-dry-bulb hygrometer; title: Electronic hygrometers; title: Non-mechanical hygrometers; title: linderstanding the hygrometric chart; title: Response of museum material to RH; title: Best RH for moisture-containing absorbent materials; title: Climate inside anld outside the museum; title: Condensation and the dew point; title: Humidity control; title: RH control in a room; title: The humidistat; title: Humidifying equipment; title: Dehumidifying equipment; title: Room RH control: maintenance and air circulation; title: Packaged air-conditioning units; title: Ducted air conditioning; title: RH control in a closed case - buffers; title: Silica gel in packing cases; title: Exhibition cases; title: The buffered case: towards a practical solution; title: RH control in a closed case - use of salts; title: Mechanical RH stabilisation in cases; title: Future development of exhibition case stabilisation; title: RH is often a matter of compromise; title: Historic buildings closed in winter and churches; title: Improvisation and RH control; title: Humidity control in archaeology; title: Air Pollution Part I The problem; title: Particulates; title: Particulate concentrations today; title: New concrete buildings; title: Removal of particulates; title: Electrostatic precipitators (electro-filters); title: Gaseous pollution; title: Sulphur dioxide (SO2); title: Damage.caused by sulphur dioxide; title: Glass and sulphur dioxide; title: Effects of sulphur dioxide on lichens and mosses; title: Ozone; title: Effects of ozone; title: Nitrogen oxides; title: Effects of nitrogen dioxide; title: Levels of ozone and nitrogen dioxide likely to be; title: encountered; title: Chlorides; title: Pollution through storage conditions; title: Removal of gaseous pollutants; title: Fire extinguishers; title: Sound and vibration; title: Light Part II Spectral curves; title: Sun and sky; title: Lamps and control equipment; title: Measuring UV; title: Luminous efficiency and the light meter; title: Some basic light units; title: Visual performance; title: Luminance and subjective brightness; title: The Blue Wool standards; title: Damage versus wavelength; title: Heat radiated from light sources; title: Activation energy; title: The primary photochemical reaction; title: Placing a colour on the CIE Chromaticity Chart; title: The colour rendering calculation; title: Colour rendering and the black body convention; title: Choosing a fluorescent lamp; title: Dimming; title: Humidity Part II The standard hygrometric (psychrometric) chart; title: The classical air-conditioning operation; title: A museum air-conditioning system; title: Control; title: Heating and cooling loads; title: Sensors; title: External design conditions; title: Dimensional changes caused by RH variation; title: Outdoor climate and response of objects indoors; title: Does constant RH keep dimensions unchanged at all; title: temperatures?; title: Effect of people on RH and temperature; title: Use of the air moisture-content scale; title: The closed and buffered museum case; title: Hygrometric half-time; title: Materials useful as buffers ,.; title: Penetration of oxygen and water vapour through; title: plastic films; title: Air Pollution Part II Plotting the size distribution of particulates; title: Choice of particulate filter; title: Efficiency of activated carbon filters; title: Room air cleaners; title: Measuring concentrations of pollutants in museums; title: The fate of sulphur dioxide in the atmosphere; title: The formation of ozone; title: Computers in environment control; title: Data logging; title: Future trends in environmental control; title: Appendix: Summary of specifications; title: References; title: Index.