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An Improvement Study on National Fire Safety Code of Sprinkler System for Hydraulic Calculation Application (수리계산 적용을 위한 스프링클러설비의 화재안전기준 개선방안 연구)

  • Lee, Keun-Oh;Kang, Joo-Hyeong
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.22 no.1 s.79
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    • pp.7-12
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    • 2007
  • There are two kinds of design process for sprinkler system. one is pipe schedule system and the other is hydraulically designed system. We have inefficient results when we design by hydraulically designed system because the design process for sprinkler system is restricted by domestic fire code. Therefore, it is essential to do an introduction of hydraulically designed system which is based on engineering for enhancing reliability and efficiency of sprinkler system. This study presents points at issue by comparing and studying design standards of sprinkler system from Korea, Japan and NFPA, and presents improvement plans of national fire safety code of sprinkler system by processing, comparing and analyzing designs according to piping schedule and hydraulically designed system about domestic objects. Installation standards of sprinkler system have to be applied not by object buildings but by hazard classification. It is hard to design an efficient sprinkler system for fire control when water supply requirement of sprinkler systems allocated according to a size of a building because the same purpose but other buildings may request more water requirement or less. We should sublate the pipe schedule system from national fire safety code and need to introduce the hydraulically designed system. The pipe schedule system presents easy access because it is based on the forecasted engineering calculations but it is applied to only small buildings like NFPA due to its low reliability.

Test of a Physical Habitat Model for Stream Restoration : A Case Study on Midstream of Anyang-Cheon (생태하천복원을 위한 물리서식처 모형의 적용 : 안양천 중류를 대상으로)

  • Baek, Kyong Oh;Kim, Chang Hwan
    • Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment
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    • v.31 no.1
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    • pp.35-41
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    • 2015
  • This study focuses on whether a physical habitat model, River2D, is useful to assess and design stream restoration. To achieve the aim, the habitat suitability for Zacco Platypus was analyzed using River2D at midstream of the Anyang-Cheon through modifying the low flow channel and changing the flow discharge. The River2D simulation results show that the inhabited environment for Zacco Platypus is improved by increasing the sinuosity of the low flow channel, and vice versa. Also the inhabited environment for Zacco Platypus gets worse when there is no additional flow for maintenance water supply at the stream flowing through cities. In this respect, the physical habitat simulation study based on the River2D model is useful because it provides a practical guidance in designing stream restoration.

A Method to Prevent CO Poisoning from Instantaneous Water Heaters (순간 가스온수기의 CO 중독사고 예방에 관한 연구)

  • Ahan, Jeong-Jin;Yeo, Chang-Hoon;Jo, Young-Do
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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    • v.15 no.3
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    • pp.26-30
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    • 2011
  • Instantaneous water heater being not properly installed and not adequately maintained may produce fatal accidents due to carbon monoxide poisoning and suffocation. Insufficient supply of air into the gas appliance for complete burning of the fuel or blocking the outlet of the combustion gas could be a cause to increase carbon monoxide concentration in the exhaust gas of the gas appliance. In this work, the experiments are done with a collected instantaneous water heater using in domestic and the concentration of oxygen near the gas appliance and carbon monoxide in exhaust gas are observed to investigate the risk of instantaneous water heater. The concentration of oxygen near the gas appliance is reduced until 17.7% for the ratio of the ventilation area and floor area being 3.5%. If the outlet of combustion gas is blocked, the carbon monoxide concentration is steeply increasing more than 4,000ppm. Therefore, periodic checking the outlet of combustion gas is more important than vent area to reduce the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning.

Status and Improvement Method of Water supply Facilities at Islands of the southwest sea area (서남권 도서지역의 상수원 현황과 문제점 및 개선방안)

  • Park, S.H;Jo, K.S;Lee, H.B;Nam, T.K;Kim, J.S
    • Proceedings of KOSOMES biannual meeting
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    • 2005.05a
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    • pp.175-177
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    • 2005
  • 본 연구는 도서지방에 식수를 안정적으로 공급하기 위하여 도서별 특성에 적합한 최적의 상수원 방안을 마련하는데 목적이 있다. 특히 도서지역은 지형적인 특정상 상수원 확보를 위한 저수지 건설의 적지가 드물고 이상 가뭄과 환경오염으로 물 부족 현상이 심화되고 있으므로 도서지방의 안정적인 식수 공급 방안 수립은 시급한 실정이다.

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Simulation of Transient Flow in a Cold-Water Supply System with Pressure Reducing Valves for Cooling the Inside of a Coal Mining Pit (감압밸브를 사용한 탄광갱내 공조용 냉수 공급시스템의 과도현상 해석)

  • Kang, S.H.;Lee, T.S.;Lee, S.S.
    • The Magazine of the Society of Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Engineers of Korea
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.395-407
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    • 1988
  • Transient flow in a cold-water supply system for cooling the inside of a coal mining pit was numerically simulated. Properly designed and presetted pressure reducing valves control the level of pressures of the piping system at normal or emergent conditions Quasi-steady relations to simulate the valve motion are obtained and the transient performance of the valve is investigated in the present paper. The present method reasonably simulate transient phenomena in the system including the pressure reducing valve. Excessive valve motion and column separation are simulated when the flow is abruptly reduced. A calculated example of the real system is also presented. The simulation can be used for the safety-check and the guidance for design and operation in emergent cases of the system.

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Experimental Assessment of Biomass Gasification for Hydrogen Production (수소생산을 위한 바이오매스 가스화 반응의 실험적 고찰)

  • Hong, Seong Gu;Um, Byung Hwan
    • Journal of The Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers
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    • v.64 no.5
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 2022
  • Hydrogen can be produced by gasification of biomass and other combustible fuels. Depending on oxydant agents, syngas or producer gas compositions become quite different. Since biomass has limited amount of hydrogen including moisture in it, the hydrogen concentration in the syngas is about 15% when air is supplied for oxidant agent. Experiments were conducted to investigate the channges in hydrogen concentrations in syngas with different oxidant agent conditions, fuel conditions, and external heat supply. Allothermal reaction resulted in higher concentrations of hydrogen with the supply of steam over air, reaching over 60%. Hydrogen is produced by water-gas and water-gas shift reactions. These reactions are endothermic and require enough heat. Autothermal reaction occurred in the downdraft gasifier used in the experiment did not provide enough heat in the reactions for hydrogen production. Steam seems a more desirable oxidant agent in producing the syngas with higher concentrations of hydrogen from biomass gasifications since nitrogen is included in syngas when air is used.

Evaluation of Agricultural Reservoirs Operation Guideline Using K-HAS and Ratio Correction Factor during Flood Season (수리·수문설계시스템 및 비율보정계수 기법을 활용한 농업용 저수지의 홍수기 운영기준 평가)

  • Jung, Hyoung-mo;Lee, Sang-Hyun;Kim, Kyounghwan;Kwak, Yeong-cheol;Choi, Eunhyuk;Yoon, Sungeun;Na, Ra;Joo, Donghyuk;Yoo, Seung-Hwan;Yoon, Gwang-sik
    • Journal of The Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers
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    • v.63 no.4
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    • pp.97-104
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    • 2021
  • Despite the practical limitations of calculating the amount of inflow and supply related to the operation of agricultural reservoirs, the role of agricultural reservoirs is gradually being emphasized. In particular, as interest in disaster safety has increased, the demand for preliminary measures to prepare for disasters has been rising, for instance, pre-discharging agricultural reservoirs for flood control. The aim of this study is to analyze the plans for the flood season reservoir operation considering pre-discharge period and water level limit. Accordingly, we optimized the simulation of daily storage using the ratio correction factor (RCFs) and analyzed the amount of inflow and supply using K-HAS. In addition we developed the drought determination coefficient (k) as a indicator of water availability and applied it for supplementing the risk level criteria in the Drought Crisis Response Manual. The results showed that it would be difficult to set the water level limit during the flood period in the situation of little water supply for flood control in agricultural reservoirs. Therefore, it is necessary to operate the reservoir management regulations after measures such as securing additional storage water are established in the future.

Performance Analysis and Improvement of National Fire Safety Code elements of Sprinkler System (스프링클러설비의 화재안전기준 요소의 성능분석 및 개선방안)

  • Oh, Taekhum;Lee, Jungil
    • Journal of the Society of Disaster Information
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    • v.9 no.4
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    • pp.413-422
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    • 2013
  • This study evaluated the fire safety code elements through analyze the loss of life when the fire occurred in the facility sprinklers installed evaluated. And through comparison with national fire safety code elements and standards of NFPA 13 in the United States, Was looking for ways to improve for Life and property damage. In the United States, in some cases, if you do not install the sprinkler are installed as per the fire death rate compared to 83 % lower. By contrast, If the domestic rate of 280 % fatalities were 3.37 times than the United States. This lack of fire performance were analyzed uniform occupancy classification, the amount of source of water supply, live not consider the density according to the standard number and the horizontal distance that causes the installation of sprinkler facilities were analyzed.

Developement of a Design Manual for Kitchen Facility in Foodservice Outlets: A Case Study on a Seolleongtang Specialized Restaurant (푸드서비스시설의 주방 설비 산정 매뉴얼 개발: 설렁탕 전문 식당 사례 적용)

  • Choi, Gyeong-Gy;Chang, Hye-Ja
    • Journal of the FoodService Safety
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    • v.2 no.2
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    • pp.67-77
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    • 2021
  • Concerns regarding work and food safety in foodservice operations are growing. The purpose of the study is to suggest guidelines for designing foodservice facilities, including school foodservices and Korean restaurants. A case of a franchise restaurant specializing in a Korean food item, Seolleongtang, was used to explain the facility design. The contents of the manual included ways to determine space allocation, calculate the application of utilities and the diameters of supply utility pipelines, and suggestions on how to decide on air conditioning equipment. The standards of the American Gas Association and the Japan Foodservice Equipment Association (JFEA) were applied to design the restaurant space. The JFEA standards and knowledge based on experience and statistics were applied to calculate the usage of utilities like fuel and water. The standards of JFEA and the Society of Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Sanitary Engineers of Japan were applied to calculate the diameters of the water supply and drainage pipelines. For the setting of the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems, three ways to carry out the calculation of effective ventilation were explained, as well as options to dicide the standard parameters of the duct and ventilation fans. This manual can contribute to the design of effective and efficient foodservice facilities and help secure the work safety of foodservice employees thereby ensuring food safety.

Estimation of Water Storage in Small Agricultural Reservoir Using Sentinel-2 Satellite Imagery (Sentinel-2 위성영상을 활용한 농업용 저수지 가용수량 추정)

  • Lee, Hee-Jin;Nam, Won-Ho;Yoon, Dong-Hyun;Jang, Min-Won;Hong, Eun-Mi;Kim, Taegon;Kim, Dae-Eui
    • Journal of The Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers
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    • v.62 no.6
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    • pp.1-9
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    • 2020
  • Reservoir storage and water level information is essential for accurate drought monitoring and prediction. In particular, the agricultural drought has increased the risk of agricultural water shortages due to regional bias in reservoirs and water supply facilities, which are major water supply facilities for agricultural water. Therefore, it is important to evaluate the available water capacity of the reservoir, and it is necessary to determine the water surface area and water capacity. Remote sensing provides images of temporal water storage and level variations, and a combination of both measurement techniques can indicate a change in water volume. In areas of ungauged water volume, satellite remote sensing image acts as a powerful tool to measure changes in surface water level. The purpose of this study is to estimate of reservoir storage and level variations using satellite remote sensing image combined with hydrological statistical data and the Normalized Difference Water Index (NDWI). Water surface areas were estimated using the Sentinel-2 satellite images in Seosan, Chungcheongnam-do from 2016 to 2018. The remote sensing-based reservoir storage estimation algorithm from this study is general and transferable to applications for lakes and reservoirs. The data set can be used for improving the representation of water resources management for incorporating lakes into weather forecasting models and climate models, and hydrologic processes.