Detection of Moisture Condensation Inside Organ Pipes
Sesto Fiorentino, Italy — In an online research article entitled “Miniaturised Optical Fibre Sensor for Dew Detection Inside Organ Pipes” in the Journal of Sensors, by Francesco Baldini of the Institute of Applied Physics, CNR in Italy and others from Italy & Sweden, they discuss the results of a study related to the conservation of organs in unheated churches.
Pipe organs are important in the cultural heritage of Europe, found in all countries of Europe, and include more than 10 000 individual organs.
These sensors utilise the difference in reflective properties of surfaces with and without dew condensation on them.
This study is part of the European project SENSORGAN that has the objective to make available new instrumentation for monitoring and detection of harmful environments for pipe organs.
Progress on the development of a small optical fibre for detection of dew formation, or condensation, inside/outside organ pipes is described in this paper.
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Ref: Francesco Baldini, Riccardo Falciai, Andrea Azelio Mencaglia, et al., “Miniaturised Optical Fibre Sensor for Dew Detection Inside Organ Pipes,” Journal of Sensors, vol. 2008, Article ID 321065, 5 pages, 2008. doi:10.1155/2008/321065
