• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Marine Engineers Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.126-127
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• 2005

This paper provides information on the current issues and the progress of on-going researches relating onboard fixed fire extinguishing system in the IMO Sub-committee on Fire Protection. And also prepares to introduce the recent amendment to regulations and technical trends of the water mist fire extinguishing system and high expansion foam system.

• Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Fire Science and Engineering Conference
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• 2004.11a
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• pp.160-167
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• 2004

• Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Fire Science and Engineering Conference
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• 2012.04a
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• pp.155-158
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• 2012

$CO_2$ 소화설비는 방호구역 내 적절한 설계농도를 확보하고 또한 일정 시간 유지해 주어야 충분한 소화성능을 발휘할 수가 있다. 따라서 시공 후에도 $CO_2$ 소화설비의 성능을 주기적으로 확인이 필요하다. 석유화학플랜트나 원자력발전소와 같은 국가 중요위험시설은 화재 발생시 대형피해가 발생할 수 있으므로 직접방사시험을 통해 소화성능을 검증할 필요가 있다. 본 연구는 국가 중요위험시설에 설치된 전역방출방식의 $CO_2$ 소화설비 중에서 표면화재 방호구역과 심부화재 방호구역을 각각 선정하여 $CO_2$ 소화설비의 소화성능을 검증해 보았다. 시험결과 표면화재와 심부화재 방호구역 모두 $CO_2$ 설계농도를 확보하고 있음을 확인하였으며, 심부화재의 경우 20분 이상 설계농도가 유지되었다. 본 연구를 통해 직접 방사시험 방법 및 판정방법을 소개하였으며, 국가 중요위험시설에는 직접 방사시험을 통한 소화설비 신뢰성 검증의 필요성을 제기하였다.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.26 no.6
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• pp.15-23
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• 2012

Indirect Test Method is often used instead of direct test method in test method for extinguishing performance of $CO_2$ extinguishing facility because of high cost, environment problems and difficulties of procedure. But in the danger facilities for a unit of nation, such as a petrochemical plant, a nuclear power plant, or etc. is better to verify the performance of the extinguishment through direct discharge test. In $CO_2$ extinguishing system for total flooding system installed in dangerous facilities in Korea, each protected area in surface fire and deep-seated fire had selected and verified of extinguishing performance of $CO_2$ extinguishing facilities. To get recognized as extinguishing performance, discharged $CO_2$ concentration to protected area should be equivalence with design concentration standards (NFSC and NFPA). The Design Concentration means that $CO_2$ extinguishing agent is considerate of concentration for percentage of allowance (20 %) from extinguishing concentration which available to control of flame. As test result, surface fire and deep seated fire in protected area is obtained $CO_2$ design concentration and maintained design concentration more than 20 minutes as deep-seated fire. Through this study, we introduced direct discharging test method and decision method. And furthermore, especially in the dangerous facilities as a unit of Nation, we suggested necessity about reliability of extinguishing facilities to use direct test method.