• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.32 no.4
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• pp.86-94
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• 2018

A sports center fire in Jecheon caused 29 deaths and 40 injuries. This study focused only on the structural factors of the building and equipment to investigate the causes of casualties based on the fire investigation results at the sports center. The structural factors of the building and equipment were a piloti-type parking lot, lack of a fire compartment between the piloti-type parking lot and lobby, lack of an installed sprinkler system, lack of an installed fire door in the main stairs on the $1^{st}$ floor, lack of an installed fire water tank on the rooftop, an installed pocket fire door in the main entrance on the $2^{nd}$ floor, poor fire compartments in an EPS space and a pipe pit and on each floor, a leak in the joint of a drain pipe, plywood installed in the hoistway of the freight elevator and interior wall, illegal remodeling of a closed rooftop structure, which cannot discharge smoke and heat, installed styrofoam insulation in the inside of the parking lot ceiling, an installed tempered glass window, which cannot be opened in the ladies bathroom on the $2^{nd}$ floor, and a finished dryvit exterior wall.

• Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Fire Science and Engineering Conference
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• 2011.11a
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• pp.422-425
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• 2011

건물의 고도화, 복합화 되고 있는 현시대에 화재시의 인명안전을 위하여 피난 및 소화기술의 발전은 더욱 강조되어 재해대책의 기술의 발전이 필요하다. 또한 소방법의 개정으로 인하여 스프링클러를 비롯한 소방설비의 수요가 늘어날 것으로 전망되어진다. 그러나 기존의 소방설비는 많은 공간을 차지하게 되어 층간높이에 영향을 크게 미치는 단점을 가지고 있었다. 본 논문에서는 화재진압설비를 기존의 공조시스템과의 결합을 통해 설치비용의 감소와 함께 공간 절감을 꾀하기 위한 적절한 공조설비의 선택을 위한 연구를 진행하고자 한다.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.31 no.5
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• pp.37-43
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• 2017

Domestic sandwich panel buildings are widely used on walls and roofs of factories and warehouse facilities. Factory and warehouse facilities have high fire load and rapid spread of fire due to their use characteristics, leading to large fires. Due to the characteristics of materials, walls and roofs are collapsed, resulting in life damage and property damage. In this regard, this study examined domestic and international standards of sprinkler facilities to prevent ignition of sandwich panel walls. Also, in order to check whether the fire was prevented by installing the head on the wall of the sandwich panel, the fire test was carried out with 10 cm, 60 cm, and 120 cm from the wall along the sprinkler head installation standard of domestic fire safety standards. As a result of the fire test, it was confirmed that the sandwich panel was prevented from igniting when the head of water pressure 0.1 MPa and water quantity K-80 was installed. According to the separation distance, it was impossible to measure the temperature at 10 cm, but at 60 cm, At the maximum temperature of $525^{\circ}C$ and 120 cm, the maximum temperature of the wall of the sandwich panel was measured as $276^{\circ}C$. As a result of the fire test, considering the fire point of 450 degrees Celsius in the fire test of the sandwich panel, the distance from the sandwich panel wall to the combustible is more than 120 cm.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.33-41
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• 2008

Presently, there is no legal regulation pertaining to the installation, maintenance, management and operation of fire-fighting facilities in single housing in Korea, relying instead on the awareness of the residents which hopefully will prevent fire. Likewise, accident prevention effort is very limiting and weak. Accordingly, this research examines current situation in which fire results, identifies root causes and studies application of regulations and develop design measures centered on the single housing that is most afflicted with fire. As part of the measure to prevent fire that afflict housing, it is necessary to classify single housing as specific target for fire fighting just like the joint housing among the types of the building structures that are classified according to the usage on the "Appendix Chart I of the Enforcement Ordinance of the Construction Law" for management purpose. Moreover, it is necessary to make the installation of fire-fighting facilities such as simple sprinkler facility for residential area, fire extinguisher, warning system and others for the sake of the senior citizens and disabled people who reside in single housing, mandatory.

• Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Fire Science and Engineering Conference
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• 2011.11a
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• pp.179-182
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• 2011

본 연구는 목조 건축물의 규모(높이)에 따른 수계 소화설비의 화재 진압 성능을 비교하여 최적의 소화설비를 선택함을 목적으로 한다. 높이 2.5m(소), 4m(중), 5.5m(대)의 모형화재실을 제작하고 모형화재실 천장에 스프링클러헤드와 미분무헤드를 설치, 소화실험을 진행하여 천장부 온도변화 및 소화시간, 방수량을 측정한다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Fire Science and Engineering Conference
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• 2008.11a
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• pp.41-48
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• 2008

We studied on corrosion of sprinklers system fire protection, a cause on corrosion of fire installations and a source of the problem. We investigated the influence of fluid mechanics on the corrosion shape of sprinklers system fire protection installations. And we known a problem of early fire extinguishing in fire protection with corrosion.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.5 no.3
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• pp.31-35
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• 1991

Under the present code, sprinkler heads operating simultaneously are fixed at 30 in number, irrelavant to building use. But, apartment buildings in korea have mostly wall-and-slab structure and every house hold is separated by fire-proof wall. Therefore, apropriate review about present system should be made for the safety assurance by reasonable effort.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.30 no.2
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• pp.98-105
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• 2016

A fire risk assessment in rack-type warehouse is typically determined based on the following factors: 1. flammability and fire loads for storage of goods, packing materials, and pallet, 2. a ceiling height of warehouse indoor spaces, and 3. height, arrangement, and spacing for storage racks. For appropriately extinguishing and protecting the fire in warehouses, therefore, it is necessary to classify combustibles considering the previously mentioned factors and to develop design Standards for sprinkler system. As the first step to apply automatic sprinkler system to domestic warehouses, this study investigated characteristics for commodity distribution and warehouse configuration using 28 warehouses in five distribution complexes located in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. In addition, this study analyzed Standards for commodity distribution adopted in USA, Europe, and Japan. Using the field survey analysis, this study was aimed to provide baseline data to prepare for Commodity Classification Standard for warehouses in South Korea.

• Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Fire Science and Engineering Conference
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• 2008.04a
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• pp.144-147
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• 2008

A glass bulb is the most reliable and simplest device for a fire sprinkler head system. We had developed an accurate glass bulb. The glass bulb is composed with a glass ampoule, liquid filled within the ampoule and an air bubble in the liquid. The first step of the development was to establish a stable mass production system for uniform glass ampoule. The second step is to optimize the composition of the liquid and the size of the bubble. It was also a difficult problem to devise manufacturing process to form uniform bubble size. The final step for the development is to control the mechanics for glass breaking by surface treatment for the glass bulb.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.40-47
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• 2014

Design by means of the pipe schedule sprinkler system of NFSC 103 results in insufficient pressure and flow rate about 50% sprinklers of operating area. In order to solve the lack of pressure and flow rate, This paper compare and analyzed NFSC 103, National Fire Safety Code of Sprinkler System, with NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems, and suggested an alternative proposal. Changing the flow rate of each sprinkler from existing 80 L/min to 120 L/min, All of the operating sprinklers are fulfilled the minimum demands on 80 L/min and 1 bar. It is easy for everyone to design of the pipe schedule sprinkler system and it is optimum method that all sprinklers in design area are satisfied with minimum criteria.