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Fire Modeling and Smoking Control Characteristic Analysis of Electric Room by Using FDS

FDS를 이용한 전기실의 화재모델링 및 연기제어 특성 분석

  • Choi, Jeong-A (HABDONG ENG Co., Ltd.) ;
  • Lee, Min-Gu (Department of Electrical Engineering, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Lee, Dae-Dong (Department of Electrical Engineering, Hanbat National University)
  • Received : 2018.01.30
  • Accepted : 2018.03.09
  • Published : 2018.03.31

Abstract

Most electric rooms are located in the underground spaces of buildings. When a fire occurs in electrical equipment, the fire expands to cable insulation material, resulting in toxic smoke and combustion products. If the smoke and combustion products quickly move vertically and horizontally, the evacuation of occupants and firefighting activities will be hindered. Therefore, it is necessary to design optimal equipment for smoke control in cases of fires in electric rooms. This study analyzes the characteristics of smoke and combustion products in fires in a cubicle-type switchboard in an electric room using PyroSim, which is based on the program Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS). The fire modeling consists of four scenarios according to the operation mode of the mechanical ventilation equipment, the amount of air supply and exhaust, and the location of the air supply slot. The analysis shows that the mechanical ventilation equipment improves the smoke density, visibility, carbon monoxide concentration, and temperature characteristics. The visibility and temperature characteristics were improved when the air flow rate and the location of the air supply slot from fire defense regulations were applied.

전기실은 대부분 건물의 지하공간에 위치하고 있어 전기설비에서 화재가 발생할 경우 화학적 가공에 의해 제조된 케이블 절연재로 화재가 확대되어 강한 독성의 연기 및 연소생성물이 발생하게 된다. 이때 발생한 연기 및 연소생성물이 수직적, 수평적으로 빠르게 이동하게 되면 재실자의 피난 및 소방대의 소방 활동에 지장을 주게 된다. 따라서 전기실의 화재가 발생할 경우 연기제어에 필요한 최적의 설비 및 설계가 필요하지만 현재 이에 대한 연구는 미흡한 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 화재 시뮬레이션 프로그램 FDS(Fire Dynamics Simulator)를 기반으로 만들어진 PyroSim을 이용하여 전기실의 큐비클식 수배전반에서의 화재발생에 따른 연기 및 연소생성물의 특성변화를 분석하였다. 화재모델링은 기계식 환기설비의 작동여부, 급기량 및 배기량의 변화, 급기구의 위치 변경에 따른 4가지 시나리오로 구성하였다. 분석 결과, 기계식 환기설비가 작동하면 작동하지 않을 때보다 연기밀도, 가시거리, 일산화탄소 농도, 온도특성이 더욱 개선되어지며, 소방법 규정으로 풍량과 급기구의 위치를 적용할 경우 가시거리 및 온도특성이 개선됨을 확인하였다.

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