• 한국화재소방학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국화재소방학회 2008년도 추계학술논문발표회 논문집
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• pp.450-455
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• 2008

We have carried out the test using the cone calorimeter and the smoke density chamber to evaluate the characteristics of the combustion for the car interior materials passed horizontal burning test. We have analysed many parameters related to fire hazard. These parameters are the ignition time, the heat release rate, the maximum average rate of heat emission, the flashover propensity and specific optical density. There was a significant difference in HRR and optical smoke density. The HRR was $185{\sim}446kW/m^2$ and optical smoke density was $119{\sim}1207$. Only horizontal burning test was performed to evaluate the fire hazard for the car interior materials.

• Advances in nano research
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.127-140
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• 2024

Upon direct/indirect exposure to flame or heat, composite structures may burn or thermally buckle. This issue becomes more important in the natural fiber-based composite structures with higher flammability and lower mechanical properties. The main goal of the present study was to obtain an optimal eco-friendly composite system with low flammability and high thermal buckling resistance. The studied composite consisted of polypropylene (PP) and short abaca fiber (AF) with eggshell powder (ESP) and halloysite clay nanotubes (HNTs) additives. An optimal base composite, consisting of 30 wt.% AF and 70 wt.% PP, abbreviated as OAP, was initially introduced based on burning rate (BR) and the Young's modulus determined by horizontal burning test (HBT) and tensile test, respectively. The effects of adding ESP to the base composite were then investigated with the same experimental tests. The results indicated that though the BR significantly decreased with the increase of ESP content up to 6 wt.%, it had a very destructive influence on the stiffness of the composite. To compensate for the damaging effect of ESP, small amount of HNT was used. The performance of OAP composite with 6 wt.% ESP and 3 wt.% HNT (OAPEH) was explored by conducting HBT, cone calorimeter test (CCT) and tensile test. The experimental results indicated a 9~23 % reduction in almost all flammability parameters such as heat release rate (HRR), total heat released (THR), maximum average rate of heat emission (MARHE), total smoke released (TSR), total smoke production (TSP), and mass loss (ML) during combustion. Furthermore, the combination of 6 wt.% ESP and 3 wt.% HNT reduced the stiffness of OAP to an insignificant amount by maximum 3%. Moreover, the char residue analysis revealed the distinct differences in the formation of char between AF/PP and AF/PP/ESP/HNT composites. Afterward, dilatometry test was carried out to examine the coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of OAP and OAPEH samples. The obtained results showed that the CTE of OAPEH composite was about 18% less than that of OAP. Finally, a theoretical model was used based on first-order shear deformation theory (FSDT) to predict the critical bucking temperatures of the OAP and OAPEH composite plates. It was shown that in the absence of mechanical load, the critical buckling temperatures of OAPEH composite plates were higher than those of OAP composites, such that the difference between the buckling temperatures increased with the increase of thickness. On the contrary, the positive effect of CTE reduction on the buckling temperature decreased by raising the axial compressive mechanical load on the composite plates which can be assigned to the reduction of stiffness after the incorporation of ESP. The results of present study generally stated that a suitable combination of AF, PP, ESP, and HNT can result in a relatively optimal and environmentally friendly composite with proper flame and thermal buckling resistance with no significant decline in the stiffness.

• Composites Research
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.303-309
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• 2017

Organo-montmorillonite (OMMT) has attracted much attention for fiber-reinforced polymer composites as a filler material due to high aspect ratio and low charge density. The present study focused on the fabrication of nanocomposites using Vinyl ester and Jute fabric as matrix and reinforcement respectively. The OMMT was uniformly dispersed in vinyl ester resin at 1, 2 and 3 wt%, loading through high speed mechanical stirrer at room temperature and further nanocomposites were manufactured through vacuum assisted resin infusion (VARI) technique. Effects of OMMT on the mechanical properties of vinyl ester/Jute composites were carefully investigated through tensile, bending and Izod impact tests, which revealed significant improvement in mechanical properties. The morphology of the nanocomposites after tensile test was investigated by SEM which affirmed that OMMT filled nanocomposites has improved interactions with the host matrix than the pure composites. Based on the nature and flame retardancy mechanism, the OMMT slightly improved the flammability property which was clearly explained by horizontal burning test.

• Composites Research
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.59-64
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• 2017

향상된 특성을 갖는 환경친화적인 복합재료의 개발은 고분자재료의 미래에 있어 필수적이며, 부분적으로 또는 완전히 재생가능한 기지재 또는 보강재에 단지 몇 %의 첨가제를 첨가함으로써 쉽게 제작할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 마닐라삼 섬유를 보강재로, 비닐에스터를 기지재로 사용하였으며, VARTM 공정을 이용하여 복합재료를 제조하였다. 또한 마닐라삼 섬유의 알칼리표면처리를 수행하고, APP, HNT를 난연제를 첨가함으로써 기계적 물성과 난연 물성을 향상시키고자 하였다. 실험을 통하여 표면처리가 천연섬유의 친수성을 감소시키고 소수성인 기지재와의 계면접착력을 향상시켰으며, 이는 개발된 복합재료의 기계적 물성 향상을 이끌었다. 유사하게, 복합재료의 난연성도 난연제의 함량이 증가함에 따라 크게 향상되는 결과를 얻을 수 있었다.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.99-107
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• 1998

본 논문에서는 최근 사용이 증가하고 있는 몰드변압기의 난연성을 확인하기 위해 연소시험을 하였다. 먼저 지하철 변전소의 몰드변압기 설치현황과 호선 및 제작사별로 정류기용변압기와 고압배전용 변압기의 장애현황에 대하여 조사하였다. 다음으로 수평가열로내에 실제 몰드변압기의 고압 권선부를 설치하고, KSF 2257(건축구조 부분의 내화시험방법 : 1993)의 표준 가열 온도 곡선에 의해 가열하였다. 몰드변압기의 연소특성을 파악한 결과, KSF 2257 연소시험곡선에 의한 완전연소까지는 78분이 소요되었으며, 착화후 수평로 가열을 중지한 후 화염의 진행상황을 확인한 바 화염의 진행이 되지 않았으며, 자기소화특성을 나타냄으로써 몰드변압기의 난연성 및 자체 소화성을 확인할 수 있었다. 본 연구 결과 몰드변압기의 사고는 단락 및 과부하 등에 화재사고 보다는 몰드내 다른원인에 의해 사고 진전이 확대됨을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.141-149
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• 2020

한국산업표준(KS)은 발포 플라스틱 제품에 대하여 소형화염에 의한 수평 연소성의 측정 방법 및 시험절차를 규정(KS M ISO 9772:2018)하고 측정 결과에 대한 압출법 단열판(이하 XPS)의 자기소화성과 관련한 성능 및 기준을 KS 규격(KS M 3808:2020)에서 규정하고 있다. KS 규격에 적합함을 인증 받은 제품은 연소성(이하 '자기소화성')을 가지고 있어야 함에도 공사현장에서 용접불티 등에 의해 착화 및 확산되어 대량의 인명과 재산 피해가 발생하고 있는 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 KS 인증을 받고 시중에 판매 중인 5개사의 XPS 단열재를 구입하여 공사현장에서 발생되는 용접불티에 의한 착화 및 확산 여부를 실험하였다. 실험결과, 5개사의 제품 중 3개사는 성능의 차이는 있으나 자기소화성이 있는 것으로 확인되었으나, 2개사는 쉽게 착화 및 확산되어 자기소화성이 있다고 보기 어려웠다. 동종의 제품에 대하여 KS 규정에 따른 실험결과, 용접불티에 의해 착화되었던 제품 2종을 포함한 총 3종의 제품이 KS M 3808에서 규정한 자기소화성이 없는 것으로 확인되었다.