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An Experimental Study on the Analyze the Pressure Difference in case of Fire in Vertical Space of High-Rise Buildings (고층건축물 수직공간의 화재 시 압력차 분석을 위한 실험적 연구)

  • Huh, Yerim;Kim, HyeWon;Jin, SeungHyeon;Kwon, YoungJin
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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    • 2020.06a
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    • pp.111-112
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    • 2020
  • As buildings in South Korea become more skyscrapers, the risk of fire is also emerging. Thus, regulations, regulations, and guidelines are being improved to prevent the spread of smoke in the event of a fire in high-rise buildings, but research on smoke flow and pressure distribution in vertical spaces is insufficient. Therefore, in this study, the temperature of each floor in the vertical space according to the size of the fire is measured through the miniature model experiment, and the pressure difference is calculated to establish the basic data for the improvement of the performance of domestic air supply facilities in the future. Thus, a scale model of one-sixth the size of the actual building was produced to measure the temperature, and the pressure difference was derived by substituting the value for the expression. The pressure difference varies depending on the size of the cause of the fire, and it is believed that the differential pressure and conditions of the building should be taken into account before calculating the supply volume for the analysis of the pressure difference according to the size of the cause of the fire in the event of fire.

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Investigation of an Apartment Fire - Site Surveys and Burn Tests for Estimation of the Progress on Initial Fire Spread - (공동주택의 화재조사 - 현장조사 및 연소실험에 의한 초기 화재확대과정 추정 -)

  • Nam, Dong-Gun;Hasemi, Yuji
    • 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.

A Study on the Thermal Analysis for Electrical Wire in Overload and Short of Low Voltage Wiring (저압 배선선로의 과부하 및 단락사고 발생시 전선의 열해석에 관한 연구)

  • 이상호;오홍석
    • Fire Science and Engineering
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    • v.16 no.3
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    • pp.56-60
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    • 2002
  • Recently, with the growth of software for electro-thermal analysis, it has been studied the precise analysis and investigation of cause for the electrical fire using computer simulation on the basis of theory for electro-thermal analysis. But it is very lacking for the precise analysis and investigation of cause for the electrical fire. In this paper, we have simulated the thermal analysis for electrical wire according to the value of current in a overload and a short with the electrical wire of the L's company product(600 V VVF) using the electro-thermal finite element method(Flux2D).

A Study on the Causes and the Analysis of Electrical Fires - focused on Heat Analysis for Electrical Wires- (전기화재의 발생원인 및 분석에 관한 연구 - 전선의 열해석을 통하여 -)

    • Fire Science and Engineering
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    • v.16 no.4
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    • pp.72-76
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    • 2002
  • Nowaday, with the growth of software for electro-thermal analysis, it has been studied the precise analysis and investigation of cause for the electrical fire using computer simulation on the basis of theory for electro-thermal analysis. But it is very lacking for the precise analysis and investigation of cause for the electrical fire. In this paper, we have simulated the thermal analysis for electrical wire according to the value of current and deteriorating time in a overload and a short with the electrical wire of the L's company product(600 V VVF : Three core) using the elec-tro-thermal finite element method(Flux2D).

Utilizing GIS for Forecasting Fire Risk Cumi city (구미지역 산불위험도 예측을 위한 지리정보시스템의 활용)

  • Lee, Jin-Duk;Han, Seung-Hee;Sim, Jung-Bo
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Surveying, Geodesy, Photogrammetry, and Cartography Conference
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    • 2010.04a
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    • pp.371-373
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    • 2010
  • Gumi is surrounded by mountains and Provincial parks are located. A high risk of forest fires that cause the spread of damage effects, and is forecast to have forest fire prevention and Geumohsan Provincial Park to preserve the target Gumi analysis was likely to cause fires. Numerical analysis to the probability of fire, clinical way, even in land cover, using Arc Gis aspect, altitude, slope, watersheds, vegetation, soil characteristics were extracted. Logistic analysis to extract the data in pixels by dividing the number analysis of forest fire risk indices presented in Gumi.

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A Study on Authoritativeness of Electric Fire by Activating of Fire Damaged MCCB (소손된 배선용 차단기 동작상태에 의한 전기화재 규명의 신뢰성에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Jong-Hwa;Mun, Yong-Soo;Kong, Ha-Sung
    • Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.87-94
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    • 2009
  • In the fire there are fusion signs and damage by fire, and insulation aging and carbonization of the electric wiring in the ignition spot because of special characteristic of the appliance in the electricity fire. Because of the physical factor applied in the damage of fire, the decision of ignition spot by eye investigation is insufficient. In this paper, the cause of electricity fire is researched. The focus is on the operation state of operated MCCB(Molded Case Circuit Breaker) at the time of electricity fire. Through grasping the operation principle of MCCB and the experiment, the state of MCCB after fire suppression is discriminated. The distinction possibility on the exist of electricity fire is proposed.

A Study on the Analysis of Fire Risk according to the Operation Scenario of Fire Safety Equipment (화재안전설비 작동 시나리오에 따른 화재위험분석에 관한 연구)

  • Jin, Seung-Hyeon;Koo, In-Hyuk;Kwon, Young-Jin
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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    • 2022.11a
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    • pp.139-140
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    • 2022
  • This study aims to present basic data for fire risk assessment. In the existing fire risk assessment, the operation of fire safety facilities is not considered. In addition, there is a lack of data on the fire growth rate to predict the spread of fire. Therefore, this study intends to build a fire scenario using fire statistics data. In addition, the fire growth rate is to be derived in consideration of the floor area of burnout and the cause of fire.

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A Phenomenological Study on the Flame Spread of Air Conditioner Indoor unit by Fire Tests (화재 실험을 통한 에어컨 실내기의 화염확산에 관한 현상학적 연구)

  • Choi, Seung-Bok;Lee, Seung-Hun;Choi, Min-Ki;Choi, Don-Mook
    • Fire Science and Engineering
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    • v.27 no.6
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    • pp.89-96
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    • 2013
  • The purpose of this study is to check the fire origin and cause of the fire by observing the shape of the flame propagation in air-conditioner indoor unit through the fire tests. We supposed that the flame is spread from the surroundings to the top of the air-conditioner and ignited on top of the air-conditioner with n-heptane. And then repeated this experiment twice under the same conditions. After the ignition, refrigerant filled in air-conditioner and lubricating oil exploded with large explosion and flame having high temperature and pressure belched out rapidly due to bursting refrigerant pipe linked air-conditioner between 734 seconds and 559 seconds. After result of checking the combustion residue we found that almost all of that was lost except a part of the evaporator, motor and metal. The position of short-circuit traces of wiring for the air-conditioner ignited itself is similar to that of fire damage by external flame. Therefore, we verified that it is not certain to determine the ignition cause and point by only the shape of the combustion residues.