• 한국가스학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.63-69
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• 2023

대한민국은 세계 1위의 반도체 생산 국가임에도 불구하고 산업 보호를 위한 현장의 폐쇄성으로 대부분의 연구가 단순한 물질 위험에 대한 위험성평가로 이루어지고 있다. 산업 안전 측면에서 유해위험물질의 누출 상태를 파악하는 가스 감지기 등의 모니터링 시스템 등을 구축하고 있으나, 누출 시 유해위염 물질을 효과적으로 배기하기 위한 연구는 최근에서야 시작되었다. 인화성 물질이 다량 취급되는 반도체 제조설비(가스박스)는 현재 가스 감지기 및 공기투입구를 막는 방법으로 안전관리를 하고 있는데, 공기투입구가 없으면 박스 내부를 음압으로 관리할 수는 있으나 내부 기류가 원활히 생성되지 않아 인화성 물질 누출 시 단시간 희석이 어렵다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 여러 기준들을 기본으로 하여 가스박스 규모에 따른 덕트 사이즈의 결정, 공기 투입구의 적정크기 연구를 통하여 인화성 누출 시 유해화학물질이 외부로 노출되지 않으면서 배기 성능 요구량을 최소로 할 수 있는 최적 배기 설계를 해보고자 한다.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.33-38
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• 2018

Defects in piping caused by corrosion or external impact of underground piping can lead to high risk of rupture of the piping due to high pressure. Flammable gas can be immediately ignited when discharged from piping, causing a jetfire. The damage of the radiant heat not only threatens the health of the workers who work in the industry but also the health of the people living in the neighboring residential areas. It is important to prevent and prepare before an accident occurs. In this study, three types of flammable gas underground piping accident scenarios were investigated, and the ranges of influence were determined using Phast ver7.2. and finally regression models were formulated to predict the ranges using excel and Matlab.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 1997

가연성 가스가 존재하는 위험 분위기에서 전기기기를 사용할 경우 전기 스파크에 의한 폭발위험성이 존재하기 때문에 점화원을 격리시키거나 고립시키는 것이 필요하지만 현실적으로 점화원의 고립이 불가능하므로 폭발을 방지하기 위한 일반적인 방법으로 내압 방폭형전기기기를 사용하고 있다. 따라서 내압방폭기기의 내부에 침투한 가연성 가스가 폭발하여도 화염이나 열이 틈새를 통과하여 외부의 가연성 분위기를 점화시킬 수 없는 최대 틈새크기를 찾아야 할 필요가 있다. 본 논문에서는 수소-공기 혼합기와 메탄-공기 혼합기에 대하여 실험적 최대틈새크기(MESG)를 찾아내어 기존의 결과와 비교하고, MESG에 영향을 미치는 요인들을 찾아내고자 하였다. 실험장치는 내용적 8${\iota}$의 구형용기를 사용하였으며 실험 변수들로는 전화위치, 혼합기의 농도, 초기압력 등이었다. 실험결과 각각의 변수들에 의해 영향을 받으며 특히 농도와 초기압력에 크게 영향을 받는 것을 알 수 있었으며, 당량 농도 가까이에서 최소값을 나타내었으며 초기압력의 상승과 함께 MESG는 감소하였다.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제32권11호
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• pp.1283-1291
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• 1995

The electrical conductivity, flammable gas response and their humidity effect of porous ZnO, added with 5wt% corn starch as the fugitive phase, were examined. Porous ZnO showed different conductivity curves during increasing and decreasing temperature, and its electrical conductivity decreased rapidly by desorption of OH- between 20$0^{\circ}C$ and 35$0^{\circ}C$ when the temperature increased in dry air. The CO gas sensitivity of starchadded ZnO samples was higher than that of ZnO without starch addition. The sensitivity of porous, starchadded ZnO to 200ppm CO gas was much less in humid atmosphere than in dry atmosphere since water vapor increased the conductivity of porous ZnO in air, but decreased the conductivity in CO. Maximum sensitivity to 200 ppm CO gas balanced by air was about 100 in dry atmosphere and about 15 in RH 23% atmosphere.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.66-72
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• 1992

An experimental study was carried out to analyse the explosion characteristics of flammable gas-air mixtures. Used flammable gases were hydrogen, methane, acethylene, ethylene and pro-pane, explosion Pressure, explosoin pressure rising rate, and flame propagation velocity were measured experimentaly. The maximum explosion pressure and rising rate of flammmalbe gas air mixtures were appeared at the range of slightly higher concentration than the stoichiometric concentration. Initial pressure before explosion was controlled from 0.6 to 2.0kg/cm absolutly. Explosion pressure was increased with increment of the initial pressure, and the relationship between initial pressure and explosion pressure was Pe = KPi. The effect of vessel size on explosion characteristics was also analysed In this experiment. Explosion pressure was increased with in-creasing the vessel size, otherwise explosion pressure rising rate was decreased. When we locate a dummy material in vessel explosion pressure was decreased with increasing the dummy volume but exlosion pressure rising rate was increased.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1997년도 하계학술대회 논문집 E
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• pp.1819-1823
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• 1997

When flammable gases are mixed with air or oxygen in the explosion concentration range and are ignited by sufficiently large electrostatic discharge energy, they may explode causing severe disaster in workplaces. The minimum ignition energy (MIE) of single gas-air mixtures has been already investigated by many researchers, but the MIE of mixtures of more than three substances is not examined yet. The purpose of this study is to investigate the MIE of several three-component gas mixtures experimentally. The result of our experiment shows that the MIE of some gas mixtures is quite different from that we expected based on the characteristics of individual gas-air mixture.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.29-34
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• 2013

When flammable gases are mixed with air or oxygen in the explosion concentration range and are ignited by sufficiently large electrostatic discharge energy, they may explode causing severe disaster in workplace. The minimum ignition energy(MIE) of single gas-air mixtures has been already investigated by many research, but the MIE of mixtures of more than ternary gas mixture is not examined yet. The purpose of this study is to investigate the MIE of a ternary gas(methane, ethylene, hydrogen, propane) mixtures experimentally. The results of our experiment show that the ignition of a methane-ethylene-air, methane-hydrogen-air, methane-propane-air, ethylene-hydrogen-air, ethylene-propane-air and hydrogen-propane-air mixture due to electrostatic discharge energy primarily depends on that the mixture: the MIE decreases gradually with the increase of having the lower MIE than other mixture ratio in the normal atmospheric pressure.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.21-29
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• 2018

In many companies handling flammable liquids, explosion-proof electrical equipment have been installed according to the Korean Industrial Standards (KS C IEC 60079-10-1). In these standards, hazardous area for explosive gas atmospheres has to be classified by the evaluation of the evaporation rate of flammable liquid leakage. The evaporation rate is an important factor to determine the zones classification and hazardous area distance. However, there is no systematic method or rule for the estimation of evaporation rate in these standards and the first principle equations of a evaporation rate are very difficult. Thus, it is really hard for industrial workplaces to employ these equations. Thus, this problem can trigger inaccurate results for evaluating evaporation range. In this study, empirical models for estimating an evaporation rate of flammable liquid have been developed to tackle this problem. Throughout the sensitivity analysis of the first principle equations, it can be found that main factors for the evaporation rate are wind speed and temperature and empirical models have to be nonlinear. Polynomial regression is employed to build empirical models. Methanol, benzene, para-xylene and toluene are selected as case studies to verify the accuracy of empirical models.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.68-75
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• 2014

It is very important to classify explosion hazardous area (EHA) suitably and to use proper explosion-proof electric installations for facilities using flammable gases and liquids. In the past, various examples in the Notification of Ministry of Employment and Labor were referred to in classifying EHA. But, at present, many companies use the hypothetical volume in Korean Standards (KS). This study reviews the validity of EHA classification based on the hypothetical volume by comparing the calculated radii of EHA with those obtained by a consequence analysis program called PHAST and a mathematical approach in British Standards (BS). The radii of EHA by the hypothetical volume were found to be slightly larger than those by the other two methods. This was attributed to rather conservative uses of a safety factor(k) and a correction factor(f) for availability of ventilation in calculating the hypothetical volume. Since the differences are not so conspicuous, however, it is concluded that the hypothetical volume in KS is a valid means for the classification of EHA. This study also presents a table of the radii of EHA for easy reference by small-scale companies using city gas, C3-LPG and flammable liquid(toluene), respectively. The table consists of 25 leakage scenarios corresponding to combinations of 5 pipe(nozzle) sizes and 5 operating conditions for each flammable gas and liquid.

• International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.914-922
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• 2019

Gas composition has a significant impact on the dispersion behavior and accumulation characteristics of blowout gas. However, few public studies has investigated the corresponding effect of gas composition. Therefore, this study firstly builds the FLACS-based numerical model about an offshore drilling platform. Then several scenarios by varying the composition of blowout gas are simulated while the scenario with the composition of "Deepwater Horizon" accident is regarded as the benchmark. Furthermore, the effects of the gas composition on the flammable cloud volume, the influenced area of flammable cloud, the influenced area of hydrogen sulfide and the critical time of the hydrogen sulfide spreading to the living area are analyzed. The results demonstrate that gas composition is a driving factor for dispersion characteristics of blowout gas. All the results can give support to reduce the risk of the similar accidents incurred by real blowouts.