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A Study on Measures to Achieve Performance and Safety of Air Respirators for Fire Fighters

소방대원용 공기호흡기의 성능안전확보 대책에 관한 연구

  • Son, Bong-Sei (Dept. of Fire Protection Engineering, Gachon Univ.) ;
  • Oh, Suk-Hwan (Graduate School of Environment and Design Gachon Univ.) ;
  • Kim, Yeop-Rae (Dept. of Fire Safety Adminstration, Kyungmin Univ.)
  • 손봉세 (가천대학교 소방방재공학과) ;
  • 오석환 (가천대학교 환경.디자인대학원 소방방재공학과) ;
  • 김엽래 (경민대학교 소방행정학과)
  • Received : 2012.07.02
  • Accepted : 2012.08.13
  • Published : 2012.08.31

Abstract

This study of aims to provide basic data for improve the performance of air respirators that generate by bad influencing elements in fire emergency field. With three types of conditions set up for these tests, the pressures of containers have been extracted; the ambient temperatures have been checked, and the generation of moisture inside and outside container have been checked and identified. Specifically, these tests have been conducted at temperatures ranging between $-20{\sim}40^{\circ}C$. The pressures of containers have been extracted to reach between 0.4~0.8 MPa, using a pressure regulating valve. These tests have resulted in no change in the temperature and moisture outside the containers and no generation of moisture inside the containers as well. Although moisture has been generated inside the pressure gauge, the amount of moisture has not exceeded 25 $mg/m^3$, i.e. the limit suggested by the Korean Government. Therefore, it is judged that the moisture generated inside air respirators, which can be the most critical issue in the equipment, is likely to be caused in the process of managing the equipment or replacing air in the equipment at places of end-users, rather than in the process of manufacturing and production of the equipment.

본 연구 목적은 화재시에 사용하는 공기호흡기의 성능개선에 필요한 기초자료를 마련하는데 있다 공기호흡기에서 발생하는 문제점을 파악하고 부식의 발생과정을 알아보기 위하여 3가지 실험조건하에서 용기내부의 압력을 배출시킨 경우 주변 온도와의 차이를 확인하고, 용기 내 외부의 수분의 발생여부를 확인하였다. 실험조건으로 설정온도는 $-20{\sim}40^{\circ}C$이고, 용기 압력배출은 1차 감압기와 정압밸브를 사용하여 0.4~0.8MPa의 범위로 실험하였다. 실험결과 용기 외부의 온도와 수분은 변화가 없었으며, 내부에서도 수분은 발생되지 않았다. 다만, 압력게이지의 내측에서 수분이 발생하였지만 "호흡보호장비 안전관리에 관한 기준 고시"에서 제시한 25 $mg/m^3$ 범이를 초과하여 발생하지 않았다. 따라서 공기호흡기에서 가장 치명적인 문제인 용기내부에서의 수분이 발생하는 원인은 제조 및 생산과정에서 발생하기 보다는 일반적으로 사용처에서 관리 및 공기를 교체하는 과정에서 수분이 발생할 가능성이 높은 것으로 판단하였다.

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