• 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산유체공학회 2008년도 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.80-83
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• 2008

The characteristics of the spread of a forest fire are generally related to the attributes of combustibles, geographical features, and meteorological conditions, such as wind conditions. The most common methodology used to create a prediction model for the spread of forest fires, based on the numerical analysis of the development stages of a forest fire, is an analysis of heat energy transmission by the stage of heat transmission. When a forest fire breaks out, the analysis of the transmission velocity of heat energy is quantifiable by the spread velocity of flame movement through a physical and chemical analysis at every stage of the fire development from flame production and heat transmission to its termination. In this study, the formula used for the 1-dimensional surface forest fire behavior prediction model, derived from a numerical analysis of the surface flame spread rate of solid combustibles, is introduced. The formula for the 1-dimensional surface forest fire behavior prediction model is the estimated equation of the flame spread velocity, depending on the condition of wind velocity on the ground. Experimental and theoretical equations on flame duration, flame height, flame temperature, ignition temperature of surface fuels, etc., has been applied to the device of this formula. As a result of a comparison between the ROS(rate of spread) from this formula and ROSs from various equations of other models or experimental values, a trend suggesting an increasing curved line of the exponent function under 3m/s or less wind velocity condition was identified. As a result of a comparison between experimental values and numerically analyzed values for fallen pine tree leaves, the flame spread velocity reveals has a error of less than 20%.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.44-51
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• 2017

성능위주 소방설계(PBD)의 과정에서 요구피난시간(RSET) 산정의 신뢰성을 확보하기 위해서는 화재시뮬레이션을 이용한 정확한 연기감지기 작동시간 예측이 필수적이다. 본 연구의 목적은 FDS 기반의 연기감지기 수치모델에서 요구되는 입력인자의 정확도를 개선시키는 것이다. 이를 위하여 선행연구에서 적용된 화재감지기 시험장치(FDE)의 개선이 이루어졌다. 구체적으로 FDE 내부의 유동 및 연기농도 균일성이 개선되었으며, 연기입자의 전방산란 저감을 통해 감지기가 작동되는 순간의 정확한 광 소멸률이 측정되었다. 개선된 FDE를 이용한 입력인자는 기존 결과와 정량적으로 상당한 변화를 보이고 있으며, 이온화식 감지기에 비해 광전식 감지기에서 더 큰 차이가 확인되었다. 연기감지기의 작동조건은 감지기 종류, 가연물, 연기입자 및 색상에 따라 큰 차이가 발생됨을 고려할 때, PBD의 신뢰성을 향상시키기 위하여 향후 연구에서는 보다 다양한 감지기 및 가연물에 대한 입력인자 DB가 구축되어야 할 것이다.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.44-51
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• 2007

우리나라 대부분의 문화재인 사찰은 목조 건축물로 가연성이 높고 도심과 떨어진 산속에 있어 화재 진화에도 소방력의 접근성이 용이하지 않아 초기 진화가 어렵다. 또한 장기 지속적인 화원으로부터 문화재 보호를 위한 수원의 확보 및 자체 소방시설도 한계가 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 산불로 인한 화재의 초기 진화 및 장기 지속적인 화원으로부터 문화재를 보호하고자 기존의 수계설비보다 피해를 최소화 할 수 있는 미분무수 설비를 적용하여 우리나라 문화재의 지형적 위치를 고려한 가연물의 발화에너지를 제거하는 방식의 소방시설과 차단벽을 활용한 방식의 소방시설을 제안하였다.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.107-113
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• 1993

Small rectangular explosion chamber of its size 25cmX25cmX32cm with a circular bursting diaphram at the top was used to study the mechanism of gas explosion to fire transition phenomena, the process of ignition of solid combustibles during a gas explosion. To visulize the explosion to fire transition phenomena, transparent acryl window and high speed camera system were used. The test piece of solid combustible in this experiments was a 5cm$\times$5cm square sheet of newspaper which was placed in the explosion chamber filled with a LPG-air mixture. The mixture was ignited by an electric spark at the center of the chamber. Explosion to fire transition phenomena and the behavior of out flow and in flow of gas through the opening yielded by bursting the diaphram was visualized with shlieren system and without shlieren system. Diameter of a bursting dlaphram at the top of the explosion chamber was varied 5cm, 10cm, and 15cm, and the position of test piece were varied with 6 point. Explosion pressure was measured with strain type pressure transducer, and the weight difference of the test piece before and after each experimental run was measured. By comparing the weight difference of solid combustibles before and after the experiment and the behavior of out flow and inflow of gas after explosion, it was found that the possibility of ignition was depends on the LPG-air mixture concentration and the exposure period of test piece to the burnt gas. Test result of this experiments it was found that the main factor of this phenomena are that heat transfer to the test piece, and the pyrolysis reaction of test piece. Based on the results, the mechanism of the explosion to fire transition phenomena were inferred ; gas explosion- heat transfer to solid combustibiles ; pyrolysis reaction of solid combutibles : air inflow ; mixing of the pyroly gas with air ignition.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.246-251
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• 2008

일반적으로 유류화재의 경우 상온 상압 하에서 그 물리적 성질과 에너지 특성이 유사한 양상을 나타내나 식용유에 의한 화재발생은 그 특성이 매우 특이하여 취급자의 무지로 인한 화재가 자주 발생하고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 식용유에 대한 에너지 특성과 그 물적 성질을 고찰한 연후 실제 연소실험을 통하여 식용유에 대한 물리적 성질을 검증하였다. 뿐만 아니라 실제 화재사례를 통하여 식용유에 의한 화재원인을 감식하였고 식용유화재 방지를 위한 대응방안을 고찰하여 제시 하였다.

• 한국연소학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국연소학회 1999년도 제19회 KOSCO SYMPOSIUM 논문집
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• pp.81-91
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• 1999

Fuel characteristics of sewage sludge as required for the fluidized bed incinerators have been evaluated. Sewage sludge is basically a solid fuel with high percentage of moisture. Moisture content of the fuel directly affects the heating value of the fuel and the exhaust gas composition. When the sludge of transported into the incinerator, sludge cake is subject to the mixing, break-up and heat-up. Fluidization process would enhance these physical processes. The sludge fuel could then undergo the moisture evaporation and devolatilization process. Subsequent oxidation of volatiles as well as the remaining char would then follow. Sludge samples are characterized with high percentage of volatiles out of total combustibles. Quantitative understanding of above listed subprocesses would certainly help in the utilization of fluidized bed incinerators. A limited set of fuel characterization tests including calorimetric analysis, proximate analysis, elemental analysis and thermogravimetric analysis were conducted for the selected sludge samples. The measurement reasults of sludge samples were reported along with some published data. Limited experience in the actual incinerator plant is also presented.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.36-40
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• 2007

This study presents on the analysis fire hazards of electric heater. In order to analyze fire hazards fire experiment is conducted. The fire experiment is conducted to simulate normal condition and abnormal condition. The abnormal condition experiment is simulated in which combustibles are placed near by electric heater. Vertical burning test(UL 94) is conducted for the fire retardant experiment. The results show that fire hazard is high in case of abnormal condition. And Material of electric heater has not fire retardant performance. In this paper, we suggest to add temperature fuse in electric heater for reducing fire hazard.

• 한국연소학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.8-15
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• 2011

The present study investigates the combustion phenomena in a sludge incinerator using experimental and numerical method. The temperature and gas concentration were measured at 33 points during operation of the incinerator in order to assess the mixing and combustion characteristics. Numerical simulation was also carried out using a commercial CFD code. Simplified inlet conditions were introduced in oder to predict the bulk solid combustion and the diffusion of the volatile matter released by pyrolysis of sludge. The experimental results showed that the combustion process is extremely inhomogeneous. Large variations were observed in the temperature and gas concentrations in the freeboard of the incinerator due to poor mixing performance between the air and the combustibles, which is caused by massive and bulk generation of volatile matter by fast pyrolysis of sludge particles. The boundary condition of the CFD simulation was found effective in predicting the poor mixing and combustion performance of the reactor.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2009년도 춘계학술대회 논문집 전기설비전문위원
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• pp.205-207
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• 2009

In 2007, 9,128 fires are attributed to electrical equipments. These fires resulted in 29 deaths and 262 injuries. Arc-faults were one of the major causes of these fires. When an unintended arc-fault occurs, it generates intense heat that can easily ignite surrounding combustibles. Conventional circuit breakers only respond to overloads, short circuits, and leakage currents. Therefore, the breakers do not protect against arcing conditions. This paper presents results obtained in experiments on ignition behavior of wire by series arc fault currents and techniques developed to detect the arc-faults. The developed technique was tested after installation to make sure they are working properly and protecting the circuit. If the developed arc detecting technique is applied, the electrical fires caused by an arc-fault can be reduced.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2003년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.1384-1388
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• 2003

In structural fires, flashover is characterized by the rapid transition in fire behavior from localized burning of fuel to the involvement of all combustibles in the enclosure. An investigation of parameter effects on the time to reach flashover conditions in a typical single room fire is undertaken using a zone method (FAST) and Thomas method. Major parameters affecting the time to reach flashover are found to be fire growth rate, ventilation opening area and internal room surface. The results of the FAST and the Thomas Method give very similar results of the time to reach flashover..