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Rating of Fire Risk of Combustible Materials by the New Chung's Equation-IX

새로운 Chung's equation-IX에 의한 연소성 물질의 화재 위험성 등급 평가

  • Yeong-Jin Chung (Department of Fire Protection Engineering, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Eui Jin (Fire & Disaster Prevention Research Center, Kangwon National University)
  • 정영진 (강원대학교 소방방재공학과) ;
  • 진의 (강원대학교 소방방재연구센터)
  • Received : 2023.02.03
  • Accepted : 2023.02.21
  • Published : 2023.04.10
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Abstract

To evaluate the fire risk of combustible materials, Chung's equations VII, VIII, and IX were newly established. The fire risk index-IX (FRI-IX) and fire risk rating (FRR) were calculated. Ginkgo, dawn redwood, toona, lime, walnut, and polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) were selected as test specimens. The combustion characteristics were evaluated using a cone calorimeter according to ISO 5660-1. After combustion, the fire performance index-VII (FPI-VII) of the specimens, varied between 15.15 and 182.53 s2/kW, as determined by Chung's equations, and the fire growth index-VII (FGI-VII) varied between 0.0023 and 0.0165 kW/s2. The fire performance index-VIII (FPI-VIII) based on PMMA varied between 0.29 and 3.45, and the fire growth index-VIII (FGI-VIII) varied between 2.88 and 20.63. The FRI-IX, which is the fire risk rating, showed dawn redwood has a very high fire risk, with FRI-IX values of 71.14 (fire risk rating: G). Therefore, wood with a large amount of volatile organic compounds and a low bulk density showed a high value of FRI-IX by lowering FPI-VII and FPI-VIII and increasing FGI-VII and FGI-VIII.

연소성 물질의 화재위험성 평가를 하기 위해 Chung's equations-VII, Chung's equations-VIII, 그리고 Chung's equation-IX 을 새로 정립하였다. 화재위험성지수-IX (fire risk index-IX, FRI-IX)와 화재위험성등급(fire risk rating, FRR)을 산정하였다. 시험편은 은행나무, 메타세콰이어, 참죽나무, 피나무, 호두나무를 선택하였다. 콘칼로리미터(ISO 5660-1)를 사용하여 시험편에 대한 연소 특성을 시험하였다. 연소 종료 후 Chung's equations에 의해 산정된 화재성능지수-VII (fire performance index-VII, FPI-VII)는 15.15~182.53 s2/kW로 나타났고, 화재성장지수-VII (fire growth index-VII, FGI-VII)는 0.0023~0.0165 kW/s2로 나타났다. Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA)를 기준으로 한 화재성능지수-VIII (FPI-VIII)는 0.29~3.45로 나타났고, 화재성장지수-VIII (FGI-VIII)는 2.88~20.63로 나타났다. 화재위험성 등급인 화재위험성지수-IX(FRI-IX)는 메타세콰이어가 71.14 (화재위험성등급: G)로 화재위험성이 매우 높은 목재로 나타났다. 그러므로 휘발성 유기 화합물을 다량 함유하고, 체적밀도가 낮은 목재는 FPI-VII와 FPI-VIII가 낮아지고, FGI-VII와 FGI-VIII가 높아짐에 의하여 FRI-IX가 높은 값을 나타내었다.

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