Clemson Conservation Center: HL Hunley submarine – Part 1/3

Clemson Conservation Center Advanced Materials Research on the HL Hunley submarine at the Warren Lasch Conservation Center An international team of scientists is conserving the 1864 HL Hunley submarine and its artifacts through the Clemson University Restoration Institute in North Charleston, SC. The Clemson Conservation Center team has developed a prototype engineering design that could change the world of conservation as we know it, according to center director Michael J. Drews. Using advanced engineering techniques to remove and prevent corrosion on metal surfaces exposed to saltwater, the centers research may one day protect sea-going ships, offshore oil rigs, and steel bridges exposed to saltwater. Their research was featured on SC ETVs The Big Picture in August 2008, to commemorate the eighth anniversary of the Hunley submarines recovery 136 years after it sank in the Atlantic Ocean. www.clemson.edu
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