Friendly heating: confortable to people and compatible with conservation of art works preserved in churches

Project Information

FRIENDLY HEATING

Grant agreement ID: EVK4-CT-2001-00067

Project closed

Start date 1 April 2002

End date 30 June 2005

Funded under

• Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002"

Total cost € 2 011 114,00

EU contribution € 1 312 128,00

Coordinated by

NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF ITALY
Italy

Objective

For protecting artworks in churches, or in historical buildings heated only at times, a heating system is proposed which is able to contain heated air just in the area where people stay. Warm air will be emitted from diffusers sited at the base of benches and will be then sucked out together with the moisture released by people by means of a low pressure operated by suction openings on the upper part of the benches. No leakage of air enriched with heat, moisture and dust, will be allowed from the seating area, and the artworks in proximity of walls will remain in conditions absolutely safe. The plant will be designed after knowledge of the local climate and will be planned with the help of simulation models. In order to verify the efficiency of this system, some surveys with tracers added to the warm air will check that warm air remains only in the seating area, without leakage. Field monitoring will be used as feedback to set-up the system.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › thermodynamic engineering

Programme(s)

• FP5-EESD - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.4.-4. - Key action City of Tomorrow and Cultural Heritage

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF ITALY

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Via P. Gobetti 101 ; 40129 BOLOGNA ; Italy
• Total cost: No data

Participants (6)

EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Netherlands

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Den Dolech 2 ; 5600 MB EINDHOVEN
• Total cost: No data

FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Finland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Aapistie 1 ; 90220 OULU
• Total cost: No data

FIRMA ZAJACZKOWSKA - KLODA SP. Z.O.O.

Poland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Nawrot 36/13 ; 90 055 LODZ
• Total cost: No data

INSTITUTE OF CATALYSIS AND SURFACE CHEMISTRY - POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

Poland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Ul. Niezapominajek 8 ; 30 239 KRAKOW
• Total cost: No data

MILANOPROGETTI SNC

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Corso Sempione 62 ; 20154 MILANO
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITAIRE INSTELLING ANTWERPEN - UNIVERSITEIT ANTWERPEN

Belgium

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Universiteitsplein 1 ; 2610 WILRIJK (ANTWERPEN)
• Total cost: No data