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Museum Archive Dehumidification in Hot and Humid Climates
Abstract
This paper discusses some of the difficulties found
with a desiccant dehumidification system installation
in a museum archive. The operator of the system
reported shutting down and abandoning the system
within the first year after installation. Portable
mechanical dehumidifiers were used for roughly six
years until a retrofit project brought this to
management's attention. Investigations revealed that
the dehumidification system design and installation
were causing water to condense in the regeneration
air ducts which then drained through the desiccant
dehumidifiers and regeneration air ducts.
Recommended corrections are discussed but have not
been implemented and tested.
Citation
Browning, B. K. (2004). Museum Archive Dehumidification in Hot and Humid Climates. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu). Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /4606.