• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.120-129
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• 2009

Identification of the exact cause of a building fire is generally difficult, because the source and initially ignited objects are often severely damaged or even lost during the early stages of the fire. We made an experimental attempt to reasonably estimate the burning during the very early stages of a fire, and identify its source and causes. The case we studied was an apartment fire, which occurred in Tokyo, in July 2002. The fire was extinguished just after flashover, and the on-site investigations suggested the fire started from the TV and TV stand, which had been damaged so severely that it was difficult to conclude that the TV was the ultimate cause of the fire, simply from the on-site investigation. We conducted a series of burn tests using a TV and other products identical to those actually used in the apartment. Tests were set-up and procedures were carefully studied to recreate the conditions of the articles that remained, and of the room itself. The tests demonstrated that the conditions in the apartment could be recreated only when the fire started inside the TV and came into close contact with dresser.

• Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Fire Science and Engineering Conference
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• 2012.04a
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• pp.416-419
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• 2012

본 연구는 주거시설 중 공동주택의 가연물 조사결과를 토대로 9개의 시료를 ISO-9705의 Furniture Calorimeter의 실험결과를 토대로 연소 실험한 결과의 HRR값을 기존의 범용화재시뮬레이션 FDS에 적용 가능한 HRR유형화 곡선화시키고 이에 따른 가연물 연소특성에 대한 분석방법에 대해서 제시하여 기존 국외 문헌 및 실험 결과를 토대로 실시하고 있는 화재 시뮬레이션의 사용에 있어서의 신뢰성 향상을 목적으로 하고 있다.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.26 no.6
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• pp.137-143
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• 2021

In the case of residential facilities, general fire scenarios cannot be applied. Becauseit is difficult to quantify due to the types of combustibles and various fire loads. Existing research conducting surveys of combustibles, but research on fire characteristics is insufficient. Therefore, in this study, an Excel macro that can be quantified by experimenting with the HRR experiments of sofa, drawer, mattress, chair, desk and TV, which are typical combustibles. As a result of experimenting 6 loading combustibles in domestic residential facilities by using a furniture calorimeter, values of 2,391.26kW appeared from the sofa, 1,891.80kW from the drawer, 1,778.95kW from the mattress, 1,104kW from the chair, 291kW from the desk, and 135.09kW from the TV. Also, by applying the α value of the fire growth rate by classifying fire-growing speeds at NFPA 72 (National Fire Alarm Code 2007, Annex B), the mattress can be defined as Very Fast, the sofa and drawer Fast, the TV Slow, the desk Slow, and the chair Medium.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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• 2019.11a
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• pp.98-99
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• 2019

In Korea, buildings are becoming skyscrapers due to restrictions on land. The performance-oriented design was introduced in 2009 for fire safety of such buildings, but the application of the combustible data through engineering design and experiment is a poor reality. Large buildings are used for complex purposes, especially since the density of the office facilities is high, the study conducted a study on the combustible materials of the office facilities and the thermal speed and fire load of the main combustibles of the office facilities were calculated.

• Congress of the korean instutite of fire investigation
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• 2011.04a
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• pp.127-129
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• 2011

• Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Fire Science and Engineering Conference
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• 2013.04a
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• pp.188-189
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• 2013

본 논문에서는 산업현장과 교육시설에서의 가정용 소형 단상변압기의 규격품 사용 여부와 운영상의 안전성 실태를 분석하였다. 전기용품 안전 관리법에 따른 법정인증을 받지 않은 제품이 5개 조사되었으며, 단자 체결형 변압기의 경우 전원선 접속 불량(헐거움), 설치 및 고정 불량, 접지 미체결(누락), 전압조정 핸들 파손, 변압기 상부 가연물 방치가 주요 불합리 항목으로 조사되었다.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.37-45
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• 1997

The surveying method for determine moveable fuel load estimates is presented. Two types of offices, open plan design and compartmented layout were surveyed and Data are presented for fuel load densities in ten office buildings. Office building fuel load in Korea range from 36kg/$m^2$ to 52kg/$m^2$ with 95% confidence level and represented mean 44.27kg/$m^2$. The results of the study presented the impact of the office layout and computer accessary contribution on the fuel load. In addition, a comparison of fuel load that found at this survey and that found at Fire Protection Dept., University of Maryland, U. S. A was made.

• Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Fire Science and Engineering Conference
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• 2009.04a
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• pp.264-269
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• 2009

최근 초고층구조물 및 대공간구조물등에 대한 소방법의 성능설계등이 법제화되어 시행될 예정으로 있으나 화재성상예측등에 대한 기초적인 연구등이 매우 부족한 실정이며 이에따라 성능설계를 실시하기 위한 기반여건이 매우 취약한 조건이다. 특히 강구조건축물의 경우 초고층구조물의 전형적인 구조형식으로서 성능설계에 대한 연구기반이 조속히 필요한 실정이다. 따라서 본고는 전보에 이어 화재하중등과 밀접한 관련이 있는 가연물조사등과 더불어 이에 대한 이웃 일본건축학회의 강구조건축에 대한 성능적 내화설계방법론중 하중편을 조사하여 향후 국내의 화재하중선정을 위한 기초자료로 사용될수 있도록 하였다.

• Congress of the korean instutite of fire investigation
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• 2011.04a
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• pp.102-116
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• 2011

With the spread of FMD and AI in the country livestock farmers have used lime(CaO) prevalently and due to incorrect storage lime served as a fire ignition source in a number of cases. As combined chemically with water, lime has exothermic reaction. Then In these experiments we want to know how exothermic reaction - caused by lime - acts as sources of fire ignition in any circumstances and conditions. So we have done experimental work of ignition temperature and ignition process in the artificial conditions as lime combined chemically with water. As a result, we have confirmed that lime could be flammable material sufficiently as a fire ignition source with the proper presence of heat and moisture conditions. If the lime served as sources of fire ignition, as identification techniques of fire scene, we must ascertain the existence of water, flammable material and Calcium Hydroxide($Ca(OH)_2$). We should take special precautions in order to prevent fire and educate the safe handling of lime to the manufacturer and agricultural cooperative's joint livestock farmers who product or use lime.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.23 no.6
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• pp.98-110
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• 2009

The burned patterns of fire are changed very diversely according to the direction of wind, conditions of combustibles, shape of buildings and so on in the fire scenes. And careful attentions are required on the determining of ignition point and fire causes. In this study, we examined that the burned pattern of fuel controlled fires and ventilation controled fires that impose a heavy burden on fire investigators, carbonized marks of floor, formed by flammable liquids, and combustion marks of falling firing materials through the fire cases. We suggest a proper fire investigation method.