• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.21 no.2 s.66
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• pp.36-41
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• 2007

In this study, we determined TBP(T-branched pipe) would be available in Fire Safety Codes with strength analyses. A common FEM Program(ABAQUS) was used as analyses method, and the analyses results were confirmed by strength tests of the T-branch pipe. As a result, we concluded that the T-branch pipe can be used safely. Further more, we determined what kind of stainless steel pipe can be used in place of carbon steel pipe(KS D 3507). The stainless steel pipe name Is KS D 3576(stainless steel pipe) 10S, so they can be applied for piping in fire protection system.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.21 no.1 s.65
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• pp.98-105
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• 2007

On this study, we verified the possibilities of making T-branch pipe forming with carbon steel pipes and stainless steel pipes used by common FEM Program(ABAQUS) which are widely used in the fire protection and building construction fields. In this kind of T-branch pipe forming works, in principle, the seamless pipe is used. If the pipe has the seam, the forming face must be the opposite side of the seam. The forming works are carried out by a truncated cone shaped plug. We found that the face slope and the length of plug are the most important factor in pipe forming. Based on the results of forming analyses, we proposed the minimum height and thickness of pipe branch forming.

• Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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• 2011.12b
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• pp.379-381
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• 2011

본 논문에서는 피복아크용접(SMAW)을 자동용접으로(GMAW) 전환시키기 위한 기초 연구로서 GMA용접가스가 기공율에 미치는 영향을 보고자 한다. 기공율 평가를 위해 반자동 소방용 분기배관실험장치를 제작하였다. 분기배관의 기공율을 평가하기 위해 보호가스 3종(Ar, $CO_2$, 8:2 혼합가스), 전압을 변수로 설정하여 GMA용접을 실시하였다. 용접을 실시한 시편을 용접방향으로 절단하여 기공율 평가를 실시하였다.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.27 no.6
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• pp.44-49
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• 2013

As the polyethylene of high strength and ductility stabilized chemically has been mass-produced, it is spreading widely as material of industrial piping and water service piping. Recently, High density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe has been used even in water supply system of plant as buried pipe instead of cast iron pipe in domestic, but HDPE pipe has a probability of occurrence of damage if plant design and operating conditions are not considered. As a result of reviewing with respect of system design engineering based on operating conditions and verification test results, the specific design criteria for the use of HDPE piping in fire water supply system need to be established because of the possibility of crack damage due to water hammer.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.28 no.1
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• pp.52-57
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• 2014

In this paper, the unsteady incompressible Navier-Stokes equations coupled with energy equation were solved to find out the optimal location of electrical heat trace for anti-freeze of water inside the pipe for fire protection. Since the conduction equation of pipe was coupled with the natural convection of water, the analysis of conjugate heat transfer was conducted. A commercial code (ANSYS-FLUENT) based on SIMPLE-type algorithm was used for investigating the unsteady flows and temperature distributions in water region. From the numerical experiments, the isotherms and the vector fields in water region were obtained. Furthermore, it was found that the lowest part of the pipe cross-section was an optimal position of electrical heat trace assuming the constant thermal expansion coefficient of water since the minimum temperature of the water with the position is higher than those with the other positions.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.31 no.4
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• pp.65-70
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• 2017

The seismic performance of press fittings is studied, which is one of the weldless joints of stainless steel pipe used in the water piping of recent fire protection system. The piping of this study was constructed based on the piping connection reference of NFPA 13. The permissible displacement of the piping was set as the allowed amount which is given in the Building Structure Standard, and the measurements were repeated 10 times. The Von-mises stress of the piping was 2.48 and 1.25 times of the allowed amount of stress, which was less than the standard, noted three times on the NPPs Allowable Stress for Level D service loading. Therefore, the press fittings shows enough seismic performance.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.30 no.4
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• pp.94-102
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• 2016

When establishing shielding facilities for EMP protection, WBC effect is used to protect fire pipes and honeycomb cells are inserted into the fire pipes to improve the shielding effectiveness. At this point, the smaller unit cell of honeycombs becomes, the more likely it interrupts the flow of water, which ends up clogging the fire pipes with sediment. To prevent this phenomenon, I would suggest a design method due to the pilarization loss of water molecules that contributes to increasing the size of honeycomb cells and remaining thin-walled sufficient for required shielding effectiveness.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.29 no.1
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• pp.53-59
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• 2015

Water hammering created by an unsteady flow in pipeline systems can cause excessive change in pressure, vibration, and noise. So, water hammer analysis is very important for limiting the damage caused to pipeline, pump and valve systems by operation conditions. On the other hand, water hammer arrester has been manufactured and used in order to minimize the damage caused by water hammering phenomenon in domestic, and it has been produced and installed as the low cost-oriented because of being no separate standard in the meanwhile. Therefore, our research team investigated about the standardization of water hammer arrester performance through the various methods, such as test methods for verification of one pipe, assuming the occurrence of water hammer in a water-based fire extinguishing system, separated for opening impact pressure and shut off impact pressure and for a branch pipe in order to make guideline for water hammer arrester performance. And finally, verified the performance of the water hammer pressure as the simple mechanical way using the U-shaped pipe and a test weight, so KFI standards for the water hammer arrester could be established.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.30 no.4
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• pp.46-58
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• 2016

In this study, the stress applied to screw section, strain, displacement, von Mises stress, and the compression stress applied to the rubber packing for watertightness are estimated with computer simulation when the tightening torque of valve socket is in the range of $10{\sim}130N{\cdot}m$ in order to analyze the influence of valve socket screw section in accordance with the excessive tightening which is supposed to be the cause of water leakage from the synthetic resin piping for fire fighting application of sprinkler equipment, and for the sake of verifying this, adequate value of tightening torque and the value of the compression stress of rubber packing are investigated by examining the number of connected thread for each tightening torque, the deformation state of valve socket and rubber packing and conducting the water hammering test. The result of this test is expected to be utilized as the data required for revising the standard or technical criteria to prevent the water leakage of the synthetic resin piping for fire fighting application.

• Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Fire Science and Engineering Conference
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• 2012.04a
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• pp.7-10
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• 2012

최근 고층건물 화재의 대표적 사례인 부산 해운대 우신골드스위트 주상복합건물 화재 확대의 주요 원인으로 작용했던 석유화학제품 중 배관보온재를 감싸고 있는 보온필름의 화재특성에 대해 연구를 하였다. 본 화재결과 배관보온필름이 화재취약성을 가지고 있는 것으로 확인되었다. 하지만 명확한 법적규제가 없는 것과 시공비 절감을 위해 대부분의 공사업자들은 비난연제품으로 시공을 하고 있는 실정이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 이러한 잘못된 시공으로 인한 위험성을 알리고자 하는데 목적이 있다. 연구방법은 국내에서 생산된 마감용 배관 보온필름 네 종류를 사용하여 화재특성을 분석하였다. 네 종류 중 두 종류는 난연성능이 있는 제품이고 나머지 두 종류는 난연성능이 없는 제품으로 선정하였다. 실험은 제품의 열방출률을 알기위해 콘칼로리미터를 사용하였고 또한 실제 피트 내에 배관보온필름 화재를 묘사하기 위해 45도연소시험기를 사용하여 연소실험을 하였다.