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Analysis of the Apparent Specific Gravity for Type-3 Dry Chemical Powder with the Changes in the Internal Pressure of Dry Chemical Extinguisher

분말소화기의 내부압력 변화에 따른 제3종 분말소화약제의 겉보기비중 실험 분석

  • 손주달 (우석대학교 일반대학원 소방.안전공학과) ;
  • 김서영 (우석대학교 일반대학원 소방.안전공학과) ;
  • 공하성 (우석대학교 소방방재학과)
  • Received : 2023.03.05
  • Accepted : 2023.05.03
  • Published : 2023.05.31

Abstract

This study aims to analyze whether the performance of the fire extinguisher meets the criteria for the apparent specific gravity property test by calculating the change in internal pressure and the use period of the fire extinguisher as a new one with 5 years, recycled one with 5 years, a new one with 10 years, and a new one with 13 years, respectively. As a result of the experiment, when the internal pressure of the fire extinguisher was 0%, the first, second, and third arithmetic mean analysis of the dry chemical extinguisher according to the use period was found to be condemned. When the internal pressure of the fire extinguisher was 50%, it was measured as 130 ml in sample 12-08-new and analyzed as unsuitable. Also, sample 09-09-new of a new dry chemical extinguisher with 13 elapsed years measured 145ml, which was found inappropriate. All other dry chemical extinguishers were analyzed to be suitable. All were noted suitable when having normal internal pressure of the fire extinguisher, except for sample 09-06 of a new dry chemical extinguisher with 13 elapsed years, which was determined to be unsuitable caused by measuring as 131 ml for experimental value. As a result of experiments, some of the apparent specific gravity tests of dry chemical extinguishers from 10 years to 13 years have found that they are unsuitable for the performance of the fire extinguishers due to the massive phenomenon. Accordingly, it is necessary to reduce the endurance period of dry chemical extinguishers from 10 years to 7 years.

이 연구에서는 내부 압력 변화의 변화와 소화기 사용연한 기간을 5년 신생, 5년 재생, 10년 신생, 13년 신생으로 산정하여 소화기의 성능이 겉보기비중 물성 시험 기준에 적합한지에 대해 분석하고자 한다. 실험 결과 소화기 내부 압력이 0%일 때, 사용연한 기간에 따른 분말소화기의 1차, 2차, 3차 산술 평균 분석 결과 모두 부적합으로 나타났다. 소화기의 내부 압력이 50%일 때 시료번호 12-8-신생에서 130ml로 측정되어 부적합으로 분석되었으며, 13년 신생 분말소화기의 시료번호 09-9-신생에서 145ml로 측정되어 부적합으로 분석되었다. 그 외 분말소화기는 모두 적합으로 분석되었다. 소화기의 내부 압력이 정상일 때 모두 적합하다고 분석되었으나, 13년 신생 분말 소화기의 시료 번호 09-06 신생에서 실험값이 131ml로 측정되어 부적합하다고 분석되었다. 실험을 분석한 결과 사용연한 10년부터 13년까지 분말소화약제 겉보기비중 시험에서 일부가 괴상화 현상으로 소화기 성능에 부적합 판정이 나왔기 때문에 분말소화기의 사용 연한을 기존 10년에서 7년 이하로 내구연한을 줄이는 방안을 고려해봐야 할 것으로 판단된다.

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