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An Experimental Study on the Fire Behavior of Fixed Combustibles in residential facilities Using The Cone Calorimeter (Cone Calorimeter를 활용한 주거시설의 고정가연물 연소특성에 관한 실험)

  • Pyo, Geun-Tae;Kim, Nam-Hyuk;Shin, Yi-Chul;Kwon, Young-Jin
    • Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Fire Science and Engineering Conference
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    • 2010.10a
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    • pp.275-278
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    • 2010
  • 최근 주거시설의 내장재는 다양화 되어 가고 있지만 안정성 보다는 디자인, 기능성에 치중되어 그에 따른 화재 위험성도 커져가고 있다. 또한 여러 가지 합성수지로 예상치 못한 화재성상을 보이고 있으나 이에 따른 법규는 미비한 실정이다. 따라서 본 연구는 고정가연물중 주거시설에서 많이 사용되어지는 시료를 선정하여 Cone Calorimeter를 이용해 그 연소특성을 알아보았다. 그에 따른 결과로 바닥재는 국내산이 높은 발열량을 보였고 벽지는 국외산이 높은 발열량을 보였다.

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Study on Hazard of Toner Cartridge at Recycle Facilities

  • Koseki, Hiroshi;Iwata, Yusaku;Lim, Woo-Sub
    • International Journal of Safety
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.15-18
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    • 2012
  • Because of development of printing technology, toner cartridge particle becomes smaller and more dangerous. And sometimes we had incidents with dust explosion of toner cartridge particle at recycling facilities in Japan. Therefore we studied on hazard of toner particle relating with dust explosion. We found that toner particle is so dangerous compared with most organic solids, even though it does not belong to hazardous materials in the UN regulation and the Japanese Fire Service Law.

A Study on the Improvement of Urban Fire Simulation on Firebrand Scattering (불티의 성상을 고려한 도시화재 시뮬레이션 개선에 관한 연구)

  • Koo, In-Hyuk;Seo, Dong-Goo;Kim, Bong-Chan;Kwon, Young-Jin
    • Fire Science and Engineering
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    • v.29 no.5
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    • pp.67-72
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    • 2015
  • Korea urbanized rapidly, and overpopulation with high growth of the economy has resulted in decrepit facilities scattered all cities. If there is a strong wind during a fire, the fire is rapidly spread by various factors. Korea cannot build a prediction model for urban fire combustion phenomena because there are no studies that physically explain the suitable flame phenomena for its buildings. This study built a model for the generation of fire brand and includes to scattering, fall, and ignition An experiment was done using the wind tunnel facilities of the Japanese Building Research Institute (BRI). The results were used to explain the behavior of fire brand, and reflected in the fire simulation model.

A Study on the Structural Fire Resistance Performance Design of RC Structural according to the Explosive Spalling - A Case Study on the Evaluation Method of Structural Fire Resistance in Japan - (폭렬 현상을 고려한 RC 구조물의 PBD기반 구조내화설계 기술개발에 관한 연구(III) -일본의 내화안전성평가기법을 활용한 사례조사 연구-)

  • Kim, Se-Jong;Lee, Jae-Young;Kwon, Young-Jin
    • Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Fire Science and Engineering Conference
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    • 2008.11a
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    • pp.310-315
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    • 2008
  • The objective of design for a post flash-over fire is contain the fire and prevent structural collapse, as necessary to meet the performance requirements. In the post flash-over phase of a fire all of the combustible objects in the compartment are burning and the heat release rate is limited either by the fuel surface area or the available air supply. So for the PBD situations, the process of evaluation method for fire phenomena is very important. It is the aim of this study to investigate and analyze the evaluation method of structural fire resistance in Japan.

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INFLUENCE OF AERIAL FIRE FIGHTING ON INTENSITY OF RADIATION FROM FIRE

  • Iwata, Yusaku;Koseki, Hiroshi;Kon, Fumio
    • Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Fire Science and Engineering Conference
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    • 1997.11a
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    • pp.269-274
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    • 1997
  • A large scale fire experiment was conducted through the collaboration between the Tokyo Fire Department and the National Research Institute of Fire and Disaster (NRIFD) for the purpose of studying the effectiveness of aerial fro fighting against urban fire. Ten model houses and ten collapsed model houses were arranged in an area of about $2,000\;m^2$. Water was dropped totally fourteen times by helicopters onto the model houses. In order to know influence of water drop, radiation was measured by four radiometers and four IR (Infrared) cameras, which were set around the burning area. In this report, the influence of aerial Ore fighting on fire was discussed in terms of irradiance and IR images. Data of irradiance, flame temperature and flame area showed that influence of each water drop continued only at most a minute.

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Improvement Plan of Fire-Related Laws of Disaster Prevention Facilities of Road Tunnels (도로터널 방재시설의 소방관계법령 개선방안)

  • Seo, Hyo-Seon;Whang, Young-Kwon;Lee, Seung-Chul
    • Fire Science and Engineering
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    • v.33 no.2
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    • pp.124-131
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    • 2019
  • When a fire occurs in a road tunnel, it is likely to develop into a major disaster because of its sealed structural characteristics. Because of this, a range of disaster prevention facilities should be installed, and they should show their appropriate functions in fire prevention and response. In addition, the installation of essential disaster prevention facilities is missing due to the lack of considering an extension of continuous tunnels and soundproof tunnels. For these reasons, it was judged that an amendment to the law would be necessary. Therefore, this paper reviewed the changes in domestic laws related to the disaster prevention facilities of road tunnels, and the results of the study on the parts that need to be revised in the fire-related laws through a comparative analysis between laws are as follows. First, consecutive tunnels should consider the sum of the extensions of the individual tunnels and ensure that the soundproof tunnels are included in the category of tunnels in the law. In this way, the necessary disaster prevention facilities should be installed. Second, it is necessary to secure a legal justification for installing disaster prevention facilities in tunnels. Therefore, it is essential that water mist fire extinguishing system facilities, emergency broadcasting facilities, and leading lights, which are excluded from installation in tunnels, are specified in the Fire-related laws. Third, to specify in the law that air respirators must be provided in the tunnel is necessary from the viewpoint of the field response. Accordingly, it will make a great contribution to the fire-fighting activities and the life-saving efforts by fire-fighters.

A Phenomenological Studies on Ignition Characteristics of Wires by Local Impact, Over Loading and Overcurrent (국부적 충격, 과부하 및 과전류에 의한 전선의 발화특성에 관한 현상학적 연구)

  • Lee, Jeong-Jin;Lee, Chang-Woo;Choi, Don-Mook
    • Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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    • v.12 no.4
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    • pp.53-60
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    • 2010
  • When a fire breaks out, it is difficult to find out the causes of the fire, because combustible things around fire scene are usually burnt away. Among many causes of fires are electronic wires, this thesis deal with the destroyed sheath of electronic wires caused by fire. It was studied with the use of measurement devices focusing on the distinctions of wires and conductors. This study especially emphasized the process of deterioration, burning pattern, and composition of electronic wire conductor. It also has a phenomenological approach to the distinctive cause of fire by some partial force. The fire prevention methods have been suggested through the analysing results of fire patterns. This study is expected to be a useful material for analyzing various electrical fires.