Protection of cultural heritage by real-time corrosion monitoring
Public support
Provider
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports
Programme
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Call for proposals
FP7-ENV-2008-1
Main participants
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Contest type
RP - Co-financing of EC programme
Contract ID
1088/2011-321
Alternative language
Project name in Czech
Protection of cultural heritage by real-time corrosion monitoring
Annotation in Czech
There are many factors affecting air corrosivity, but it is only the temperature and sometimes the relative humidity that are controlled and monitored in indoor premises where valuable and culturally significant objects are stored or displayed. Additional anti-corrosion measures are usually applied only when often-irreplaceable historical objects have already been affected. Information on the actual corrosivity of the atmosphere is crucial to effective corrosion protection and there is a strong need forprofessionals active in the protection of cultural heritage to have a tool enabling real-time assessment of the air corrosivity. In a project financed within FP6, prototypes of loggers for continuous measurement of the corrosion rate of selected technical metals in atmospheric conditions were developed. The electronic unit measures and records changes in the electrical resistance of a thin metal track applied on an insulating substrate. The developed concept offers several important advantages, such ason-line and real-time monitoring, small size, easy replaceable metal sensors, remote data access, and automatic data delivery via e-mail. The main objectives of the present project that will allow for the application of the logger in the cultural heritage sphere are: (1) To develop new sensors such as silver, lead, and metal alloys simulating more closely historical materials. (2) To improve currently available sensors by decreasing the metal layer thickness to 50?500 nm to provide higher sensitivity.(3) To improve the electronic part of the logger with new measurement ranges, a universal communication interface, and better water-tightness. (4) To adapt the electronic logger and software for single measurements on sensors exposed separately. (5) To develop software that provides user-friendly data handling and makes data interpretation simple by referring to available standards or recommendations.
Scientific branches
R&D category
AP - Applied research
CEP classification - main branch
JK - Corrosion and material surfaces
CEP - secondary branch
JB - Sensors, detecting elements, measurement and regulation
CEP - another secondary branch
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OECD FORD - equivalent branches <br>(according to the <a href="http://www.vyzkum.cz/storage/att/E6EF7938F0E854BAE520AC119FB22E8D/Prevodnik_oboru_Frascati.pdf">converter</a>)
20201 - Electrical and electronic engineering<br>20506 - Coating and films
Completed project evaluation
Provider evaluation
U - Uspěl podle zadání (s publikovanými či patentovanými výsledky atd.)
Project results evaluation
Following the condition that the candidate of financial contribution was evaluated and afterwards selected by international provider in accordance with the rules of the program the Ministry of Education, Youth ans Sports does not realize the evaluation of project results. The project is evaluated only after its approval by an international provider.
Solution timeline
Realization period - beginning
Jun 1, 2009
Realization period - end
May 31, 2012
Project status
U - Finished project
Latest support payment
Apr 18, 2012
Data delivery to CEP
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data delivery code
CEP13-MSM-7E-U/01:1
Data delivery date
Jun 28, 2013
Finance
Total approved costs
1,073 thou. CZK
Public financial support
1,073 thou. CZK
Other public sources
0 thou. CZK
Non public and foreign sources
0 thou. CZK