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Application of Fire Risk and Fire Risk Rating Assessment for Four Species of Wood According to Chung's Equation-XII

Chung's Equation-XII에 의한 목재 4종의 화재위험성 및 화재위험성 등급 평가 적용

  • Yeong-Jin Chung (The National Safety Environment Institute (NSEI)) ;
  • Eui Jin (Fire & Disaster Prevention Research Center, Kangwon National University)
  • 정영진 (국가안전환경원) ;
  • 진의 (강원대학교 소방방재연구센터)
  • Received : 2023.12.28
  • Accepted : 2024.01.11
  • Published : 2024.02.10
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Abstract

The fire risk and fire safety of four types of wood were comprehensively evaluated according to Chung's equation-XII. White ash, willow, fraxinus mandshurica, and sagent cherry trees were selected as test specimens. A cone calorimetery (ISO 5660-1) was used to examine the combustion characteristics of the test piece, and finally, the fire risk rating (FRR) was predicted using the fire risk index-XII (FRI-XII). The predicted fire performance index-X (FPI-X) and fire growth index-X (FGI-X) ranged from 469.03 to 1109.73 s2/kW and 0.0009 to 0.0280 kW/s2, respectively. Additionally, the fire performance index-XI (FPI-XI) and fire growth index-XI (FGI-XI) ranged from 0.41 to 0.97 and 1.11 to 3.11, respectively. The fire risk index-XII (FRI-XII), representing a fire risk rating, showed that the fire risk of frasxinus mandsurica tree (FM) was very high at 7.60 (fire risk rating: D). And it was compared with Chung's equation-IX, fire risk index-IX (FRI-IX). The fire risk ratings according to FRI-IX and FRI-XII were generally high for willow and frasxinus mandsurica trees. Additionally, the results of FRI-XII and FRI-IX had a similar relationship, and the size of each fire safety rating closely matched each other.

Chung's equation-XII에 의하여 4종의 목재에 대한 화재위험성 및 화재안전성을 종합적으로 평가하였다. 시험편은 미국물푸레나무, 버드나무, 들메나무, 산벚나무를 선정하였다. 시험편의 연소특성 시험은 콘칼로리미터(ISO 5660-1)를 사용하였으며, 최종적으로 화재위험성지수-XII (FRI-XII)를 이용하여 화재위험성등급(FRR)을 예측하였다. 예측된 화재성능지수-X (FPI-X)과 화재성장지수-X (FGI-X)은 각각 469.03~1109.73 s2/kW와 0.0009~0.0280 kW/s2로 나타났다. 또한 화재성능지수-XI (FPI-XI)과 화재성장지수-XI (FGI-XI)은 각각 0.41~0.97와 1.11~3.11이었다. 화재위험성 등급인 화재위험성지수-XII (FRI-XII)는 들메나무가 7.60 (화재위험성 등급: D)으로서 가장 높은 화재위험성을 나타내었다. 그리고 Chung's equation-IX인 화재위험성지수-IX (FRI-IX)와 비교하였다. FRI-IX과 FRI-XII에 의한 화재위험성 등급은 버드나무와 들메나무가 공통적으로 높았다. 또한 FRI-XII와 FRI-IX에 의한 결과는 유사한 관계가 이루어졌으며, 각각의 화재안성등급의 크기는 서로 간 근접하게 일치하였다.

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