• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.577-585
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• 2023

This study applied ALOHA Program to predict the damage caused by fire and explosion predicted to occur from gas leakage at LPG stations and presented plans to prevent damages by diagramming the impact range and distance. The propane gas leakage from LPG stations causes human damage like breathing issues and property damage, including building destruction to residents in the surrounding areas. As a way to reduce this, first, the hazardous substance safety manager of the LPG station needs to check frequently whether the meters and safety valves are working properly to prevent leakage in advance. Second, the LPG stations' storage tanks should be worked by the person who received "hazardous substance safety manager training" under the provisions of the Act on the Safety Control of Hazardous Substances and has been appointed as a "hazardous substance safety manager" by the fire department. Third, LPG station's various safety device functions, such as overfill prevention devices, must be checked on a regular basis. Finally, wearing work clothes and shoes that prevent static electricity at LPG stations is highly recommended, as static can cause a fire when gas leaks.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.43 no.1
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• pp.181-185
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• 2005

The flash point is one of the most important combustible properties used to determine the potential for fire and explosion hazards of industrial material. An accurate knowledge of the flash point is important in developing appropriate preventive and control measures in industrial fire protection. The flash points for the n-butanol+n-propionic acid and n-propanol+n-propionic acid systems were measured by using Tag open-cup apparatus(ASTM D 1310-86). The experimental data were compared with the values calculated by the laws of Raoult and van Laar equation. The calculated values based on the van Laar equation were found to be better than those based on the Raoult's law.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2011.11a
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• pp.352-358
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• 2011

This paper describes on the study of mitigation technique in which a pyrosensor is automatically sensing the rate of risk of fire or explosion of solid rocket motor exposed to an unexpected fire and makes the rocket motor burn itself safely. SCO test was carried out with a rocket motor loaded with HTPB propellant, in which a thermal pyrosensor igniter was installed. The rocket motor in SCO test was located in an oven at $50^{\circ}C$ for 7 hours. The temperature was regulated to be elevated at the rate of $3.3^{\circ}C$ per hour. Results showed Type V(Burning) reaction in this SCO test.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.21-30
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• 1998

The safety of LPG vessel storage has been simply designed and controled with blast wave barrier structure concept regardless of its quantity or hazardous situation. The limit of regal controls on LPG vessel storage need to be identified in terms of safety buffer distance from LPG explosion. The level of overpressure effect and heat radiation to the neighbouring structure and human activity required to be estimated to find the gap between existing controls on such storage. PHAST and IAEA manual for risk rankings and assessment had been applied to get the required safety distance for neighbouring facilities, Japanese legal control for such facilities were also investigated. To this context the issues on LPG vessel storage required additional safety distance between existing blast wave barrier structure and safety separation distances.

• Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.33-40
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• 2009

The Railroad Safety Act was implemented in 2005 due to the increased concerns regarding railroad safety since the Daegu subway fire in 2003. In line with this, the Act became a standard to build the total railroad safety systems which has been overlooked compared to the quantitative growth of the railroad business. The minister of the ministry of Land, Transportation and Maritime Affairs lays down the Act for railroad Companies to conduct emergency programs in response to the emergency occurring on the railroad such as fire, explosion, derailment, etc. By enacting the Safety Act, the nation's construction of the contingency management system for railroad emergency increased", and it made the railroad company prepare the Emergency SOP by establishing 'The guideline on the Establishment of the railroad Emergency Plan' in order to support the efficiency of the Act. In line with this, I would like to analyze a matter of system development and the main function of the "railroad Emergency Training Program" for activation improvement of standardized operation procedure developed through the 'Total capitalize Safety Technology development'.

• Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Fire Science and Engineering Conference
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• 2012.04a
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• pp.404-407
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• 2012

국내의 설탕 제조공장에서 발생한 설탕 분진 폭발사고와 관련하여 조사내용을 토대로 분진폭발 원인을 분석하였다. 폭발이 발생한 장소는 제조된 설탕을 저장하는 사이로(Silo) 등이 포함되는 공간으로 설탕 분진이 항상 존재하는 곳이며, 작은 불씨만 있어도 쉽게 폭발로 이어질 수 있는 위험한 장소임을 공장 관계자들은 숙지하고 있었다. 폭발직전 용접작업이 있었음을 현장조사에서 확인할 수 있었으며, 설탕 분진이 폭발할 수 있다는 위험성에 대하여 전혀 알지 못하는 임시 직원이 작업과정에서 용접을 한 것으로 확인되었다. 분진 폭발의 위험성이 존재하는 환경에서 불꽃을 취급한 작업 자체도 부적절했지만, 안전관리 측면에서 설탕 분진의 위험성에 대하여 무지한 임시 직원이 혼자 작업할 수 있도록 용인한 점과 사전에 안전교육이 전혀 없었다는 점이 더욱 문제라고 할 수 있다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.5-8
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• 2006

High strength concrete has been increasingly used in high rue building and it is very obvious re consider fire resistance performance of that. Unlike the normal strength concrete, high strength concrete in sudden elevating temperature at fire is susceptible to spalling with severe explosion and surface split, due to high density of concrete. In order to endure the spalling, inner space temperature of concrete should be control less than certain point. Therefore this study investigated the influence of covering materials on high strength concrete finishing spray-on materials of fiber composite spray mortar(FCSM). Both polypropylene(PP) and polyvinyl alcohol(PVA) fiber were used in this test. Test showed that concrete, covering 18mm mortar containing PVA fiber and confining metal lath 2.3mm thickness, decreased 50% of main bar ambient temperature. compared with control concrete. In addition, concrete covering 18mm mortar without fiber caused falling of covering materials and then it was exposed in elevating temperature. As a result, spatting of the concrete occurred same as control concrete. However, concrete covering spray-on mortar containing PVA or PP fiber resisted spatting occurrence.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.85-91
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• 2012

This paper describes the results of study on reaction of insensitive igniter in which a pyrosensor is automatically sensing the rate of risk of fire or explosion of solid rocket motor exposed to an unexpected fire and makes the rocket motor burn itself safely. The Slow Cook Off(SCO) test following the regulation of MIL-STD-2105D was carried out with a rocket motor loaded with HTPB propellant, in which a thermal pyrosensor igniter was installed. The auto-ignition temperature measured was approximately $140^{\circ}C$ and it corresponded to Type V(Burning) reaction in SCO test, while the temperature by Kissinger equation was calculated to be $165.5^{\circ}C$.

• Congress of the korean instutite of fire investigation
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• 2011.04a
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• pp.137-160
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• 2011

본 사고분석을 통해 154 kV 절연부싱에서의 폭발사고에 대한 원인을 규명하였다. 결과적으로, 절연부싱의 사양은 국제표준에 적합하였다. 사고당일 기록된 자료에 의하면 R상과 S상에서 거의 동시에 지락사고가 발생하였으며, 지락지속시간은 약 75 ms로써 사고의 영향을 준 시간은 약 67 ms인 것으로 나타났다. R상은 아크에 의한 탄화 흔적, S상은 아크에 의한 탄화흔적과 외부열에 의한 탄화흔적, T상은 외부열에 의한 탄화흔적, 용융흔적은 R상과 S상의 케이블접속부와 플랜지에서 각각 발생하였다. S상의 절연부싱을 이용하여 탄화패턴 중 아크에 의한 것과 일반 열에 의한 것을 분류하여 연면방전이 발생한 것을 입증하였다. 사고추정 시나리오는 현장조사과정에서 나타난 현상과 목격자 진술, 사고원인 분석자료 등을 토대로 하여 작성되었다. 따라서 사고추정을 통해 분석된 자료는 아크생성단계, 열폭주 단계, 폭발단계, 화재단계로 구성하였다. 사고원인 가능성은 사고의 원인, 형태, 영향을 통해 나타난 연결고리를 검토하여 가능성이 낮은 부분을 배제하는 방식으로 진행되었다. 절연부싱의 사고원인은 표면의 오염물질 부착 가능성이 가장 높았다. 이를 근거로 하여 제조, 시공, 관리적 측면에서의 방지대책을 고려하는 것이 바람직할 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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• v.34 no.4
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• pp.41-48
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• 2019

In October 2018, a large fire occurred after an explosion in an internal floating roof tank (IFRT) that stores gasoline by wind lantern in Goyang city, Gyeonggi-do. Although there was no casualty damage, the fire inside the tank lasted for 17 hours, and caused a great wave socially, and it was a chance to review the safety of the atmospheric storage tank. In this study, the necessity of installing a flame arrester at peripheral vents was examined through the calculation of the size of ventilation pipe and ventilation rate of internal floating roof tanks in terms of the function of the peripheral vent. Next, the necessity of the emergency shut-off valve linked with the high-level alarm to prevent the overflow of the atmospheric storage tank was confirmed by LOPA. Finally, safety measures to prevent overpressure, flame propagation and overflow which cause major accidents in atmospheric storage tank are suggested.