• International journal of advanced smart convergence
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.232-244
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• 2021

This study analyzed the changes in carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, oxygen and visual distance by presence of sprinkler heads and their types in the event of a fire in an indoor gymnasium. Based on carbon monoxide and visual distance that affects human bodies enormously, first, if there is no sprinkler head, carbon monoxide will reach 0.4% within five seconds and visual distance rapidly shrank within five seconds. Seconds, in the event of standard sprinkler heads, carbon monoxide gradually increased from 30 seconds onwards and visual distance rapidly shrank after five seconds. Second, Third, if there are special sprinkler heads, carbon monoxide fluctuated after opening the head and visual distance became 5m or below from 15 seconds. Finally, in the event of early response sprinkler heads, carbon monoxide fluctuated up and down at 3 seconds due to falling water drops. Visual distance shrank up to 5m or below at 6 seconds. In the future, time for operation of each sprinkler head shall be analyzed.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.13-21
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• 2001

The effect of water spray for the fire sprinkler depends on droples distribution over maximum possible floor area. The present study are carried out for the characteristics of water spray and droplets experimentally and numerically km two fire sprinkler heads which are CHM head and CHl heal CHl head is self-production and CHl head is widely used up to date. As the result of using CHM head, water spray and droplets are distributed over large area because CHM head has smooth surface and non-flamed shape. When the pressure of fire sprinkler head is low, SMD(sauter mean diameter) is large and when the pressure of fire sprinkler head is high, SMD is small.

• International journal of advanced smart convergence
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.117-123
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• 2021

This study aims to analyze working hours of sprinkler heads when a fire occurs at an indoor gymnasium while sprinkler heads are installed in division of standard response type, special response type, and earlier response type. The fire scenario was designed under the assumption that the fire started from overheating of a heater in the indoor gymnasium has transferred on to a couch to spread. The analysis on the operation time of the standard response type sprinkler head, the special response type sprinkler head and the early response sprinkler head was conducted. The result showed that, in case of fire in a gymnasium, the time for opening of the heat sensor due to the heat from the fire varies by the type of the sprinkler head. When a special response type sprinkler is installed, it worked below the assessment standards. When an early response sprinkler head is installed, it worked appropriately according to assessment standards. Based on the results, we found that sprinkler heads will work properly when installed according to design relevant to laws and regulations. This means that there is a limit in installation of sprinkler heads based on the existing law-based design as for indoor gymnasiums. Again, we conclude that if sprinkler heads are installed based on design made through laws and regulations, more time will be needed for operation, making it highly likely to fail to stop a fire at an earlier point of time.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.32-38
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• 2018

The sprinkler system is a basic fire extinguishing system widely used, but there is a lack of quantitative assessment of its performance. In this study, to evaluate the fire extinguishing performance of the sprinkler head according to the discharge coefficients, experiments were conducted. Experimental sprinkler heads were selected with heads having K50, K80 and K115 water discharge coefficients, and the fire source was assumed to be an indoor fire in Class A Model 1. As experimental results, the time required for the fire chamber to cool down to $200^{\circ}C$ was 26 seconds for the K115 head, 414 seconds for the K80 head, and 481 seconds for the K50 head, so the cooling time of the K115 head was decreased by 94.5% compared to K50 head. In the case of restoring the oxygen concentration to 15%, the K115 head did not decrease below the oxygen concentration of 15%, and the K80 head took 145 seconds and the K50 head took 484 seconds. The lowest oxygen concentration in the fire chamber was 16.1% for the K115 head, 14.33% for the K80 head, and 11.28% for the K50 head, indicating that the K115 head was superior to the K80 and K50 heads by 13.1% and 43.7%, respectively. As the experimental results show, there is big difference in the extinguishing performance depending on the discharge coefficients of the sprinkler head. Therefore, in designing the sprinkler system, the discharge coefficients of the sprinkler head should be selected considering the heat release rate at the installation site and the fire extinguishing characteristics of sprinkler head.

• 한국분무공학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.97-104
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• 2023

A sprinkler is a fire suppression system that extinguishes combustible materials in the early stages of a fire, creating a spray. However, spray formation method of the sprinkler can result in an uneven distribution of water spray on the surface of combustible materials. It is necessary to ensure a consistent water flux density regardless of the spray direction and angle. In this study, the water flux distribution was analyzed for the various types of sprinkler head: circular, flush, pendent, and upright types. All sprinkler heads have a K-factor of 80 LPM/(0.1MPa)^0.5. In this study, water collection cubes were used to examine the water flux distribution. The upright type sprinkler head showed a low standard deviation in total sprayed area, indicating a high level of uniformity. The upright type head showed the lowest standard deviation in the radial direction, and also showed the lowest standard deviation in the azimuthal direction. Upright sprinkler head has no obstructing structure along the path of droplets after they are generated. For this reason, upright sprinkler head showed the most uniform water flux distribution on the floor.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.20-29
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• 1995

The sprinkler head is a component of the sprinkler system intended to discharge water for automatic detection and extinguishment of fires. On this study, thermal characteristic values affecting the sensitivity of the fusible alloy type sprinkler head were obtained and analyzed under heated air stream condition which had constant temperature and velocity. The experiment was carried out under the forced convection condition with both the conductive heat loss considered and neglected. The thermal characteristic values of the sprinkler head were obtained in accordance with the material and shape of the heat responsive element and the conditions of the main body.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.54-62
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• 2017

본 연구는 랙크식 창고에 적용되고 있는 인랙스프링클러의 살수특성을 알아보기 위해 수행되었다. 국내산 헤드와 미국산 헤드를 대상으로 흐름성능실험, 방사각도 측정, 각도별 밀도측정 등이 수행되었다. 국내산 헤드의 경우 넓은 방사범위를 가지고 있으며, 미국산 헤드의 경우 국내산 헤드에 비하여 좁은 각도를 가지고 있다. 동일한 K80헤드로 비교해보면 국내산 헤드는 직접 살수가 어려운 부분으로 물을 보낼 수는 있으나, 각도별 살수밀도는 낮은 수준이었다. 미국산 헤드는 상대적으로 좁은 각도 내에 국내산에 비하여 많은 량의 물을 보낼 수 있는 것으로 나타났다. 결론적으로 랙크식 창고의 평면적으로 2열 이상으로 배치된 가연물에 대해서는 화재확산을 억제하거나 진압 효과를 가지기 위해서는 페이스 스프링클러의 도입과 함께 지그재그 형태로의 배치를 통해 살수장애지역을 최소화 해야 할 것으로 보인다.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.45-51
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• 2020

본 연구에서는 스프링클러 헤드의 해석모델을 통해 화재성장모드별 스프링클러 작동시 연층기류의 열유동조건을 파악하고자 한다. 화원은 최대발열량 3 MW의 시간제곱의 화재성장을 가정하였다. 시험대상 스프링클러헤드는 작동온도 65~105 ℃, RTI 25~171 m^1/2s^1/2 범위의 표준형과 조기반응형 8종을 대상으로 한다. 연층기류의 온도와 감열부의 온도차는 화재성장이 느리고 스프링클러 헤드의 RTI값이 작을수록 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 스프링클러 헤드 작동 순간의 연층 기류 온도와 속도조건은 전체적으로 시험기준의 범위와 비교적 잘 일치하고 있으나 저성장 화재에서는 최저시험기준 이하의 온도와 속도조건에서 작동이 이루어질 수 있음을 파악하였다. 본 연구는 스프링클러 헤드의 작동에 대한 기초연구로서 시험기준의 신뢰성을 향상시키는데 기여할 수 있다.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.59-70
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• 1998

In this study, response time index(RTI) of standard and quick response type sprinkler head are measured and compared through ramp and plunge test in heated wind tunnel. Also discharge rate and water distribution, actual delivered density(ADD), fire test with wood cribs are performed to compare the fire suppression capability and the operation time and temperature between standard and quick response type sprinkler head.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.3-12
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• 1993

The closed type sprinkler head is a component of sprinkler system for fire protection. The purpose of this study is to inverstigate the influence factors of the responsiveness of the head by heated wind tunnel experiment. As the result of this study, it was found that response time index and conduction parameter showed the same characteristic quantitative changes to head types and test methods.