莫高窟洞窟湿度对不同等级降雨的响应研究

(1.敦煌研究院 保护研究所,甘肃 敦煌 736200; 2.东南大学 建筑学院,江苏 南京 730020)

莫高窟; 降雨; 湿度; 壁画劣化; 风险防范

Response of humidity inside caves of Mogao Grottoes to the different grades of rainfall
ZHANG Zhengmo1,2, LIU Hongli1, GUO Qinglin1, SU Bomin1

(1.Institute of conservation and research, Dunhuang Academy, Gansu Dunhuang 736200, China; 2.School of Architecture, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China)

Mogao Grottoes; rainfall; humidity; mural deterioration; micro-environmental control

DOI: 10.15986/j.1006-7930.2023.03.013

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敦煌莫高窟是丝绸之路沿线一处重要的佛教文化遗址,以精美的壁画和塑像闻名于世界.降雨引起洞窟湿度变化极容易导致壁画盐类病害.通过环境监测试验分析不同等级降雨条件下洞窟湿度变化特征及潜在影响,并提出风险防范措施及建议.研究结果表明,不同等级降雨条件下,洞窟湿度变化均呈现上升-保持-下降三个阶段.前期降雨使湿度快速升高,后期降雨使湿度缓慢降低,高湿度保持时间随着降雨等级和降雨次数的增加而增加.降雨天气,水汽浓度梯度是水汽交换的主要动力.当 aair>acave时,大气中的湿空气向洞窟内扩散,洞窟湿度增加.当aair<acave时,洞窟内湿空气流向窟外,洞窟湿度逐渐降低.洞窟湿度大小及相对湿度超过62%的持续时间均表现为半封闭洞窟>封闭洞窟,小型洞窟>大型洞窟.为了预防洞窟湿度增加激活壁画盐害,建议当aair=acave时实施洞窟环境调控,控制条件为RH<62%.易损洞窟和连阴雨天气应作为环境监测重点关注对象.研究成果对降雨天气莫高窟壁画劣化风险防范和旅游管理具有重要的科学价值和应用价值.
Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, an important Buddhist cultural site along the Silk Road, is famous for its exquisite murals and statues. However, the change of humidity caused by rainfall in caves is very easy to cause salt diseases in murals. Through environmental monitoring experiments, the characteristics and potential effects of cave humidity change under different levels of rainfall were analyzed, and the risk prevention measures and suggestions were put forward. The results show that the variation of cave humidity presents three stages of ascending, maintaining and descending under different levels of rainfall. The rainfall in the early period increases the humidity rapidly, and the rainfall in the late period decreases the humidity slowly. The retention time of high humidity increases with the increase of rainfall level and rainfall frequency. During rainfall, the water vapor gradient is the main driving force of water vapor exchange. The wet air in the atmosphere diffuses into the cave when aair>acave, and the humidity of the cave increases. The wet air inside the cave flows outside when aair<acave, and the humidity decrease gradually. The order of cave humidity and relative humidity over 62% for the duration is semi-closed cave>closed cave, small cave>large cave. In order to prevent the increase of cave humidity to activate the mural salt damage, it is recommended to implement cave environment control when aair=acave, and the control condition is RH<62%. The environmental monitoring should focus on the vulnerable caves and the continuously rainy weather. The research results have important scientific and application value for the prevention of risk of murals deterioration and the tourism management in rainy weather.