Application of thermography in detection of moisture in Aeronautical museum depot

SLAVICA RISTIĆ

Institute Goša, Belgrade, slavce@yahoo.com

SUZANA POLIĆ-RADOVANOVIĆ

Central Institute for Conservation, Belgrade

MILA POPOVIĆ-ŽIVANČEVIĆ

Central Institute for Conservation, Belgrade

BORE JEGDIĆ

Institute Goša, Belgrade

BOJANA RADOJKOVIĆ

Institute Goša, Belgrade

Abstract: The paper presents the results of moisture detection in the depot of Aeronautical Museum in Belgrade. The moisture and changeably temperature conditions are the main causes for corrosion in historical buildings and museum artifacts. The main purpose of tests was to determe the condition in depot, where the metal artifact are deponed, including the only surviving examples  Fiat G50 airplane. The advantages of the thermography in a rapid and accurate detection of moisture in the walls and floor of the museum depot are analyzed.