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http://dx.doi.org/10.5916/jkosme.2014.38.9.1150

Comparison on the fire performance of additional insulation materials for improving the fire retardancy in engine-room of FRP vessel  

Choi, Jung-Min (Fire extinguishment and combustion research team, Fire Insurers Laboratories of Korea)
Um, Han-Chan (Korean Ship Safety Technology Authority)
Jin, Young-Hwa (Fire extinguishment and combustion research team, Fire Insurers Laboratories of Korea)
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Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology / v.38, no.9, 2014 , pp. 1150-1155 More about this Journal
Abstract
To prevent the flame spread in FRP vessel in fire, the engine-room of the vessel should be constructed additionally with laminated fire-retardant resin over 3 times or equivalent insulation materials to former according to the relevant standard for FRP vessel structure. It is surveyed that insulation materials called 'Gel coat' are widely used in FRP fishing vessel, however, test method and its criteria for Gel coat are not clearly establish and have not been evaluated yet, while test method and criteria for fire-retardant resin and fire-retardant polyurethane composite are described in test standard for type-approval. In this study, 3 fire-retardant resins, 4 gel coats, 1 flame-retardant paint and 1 polyurethane composite were selected based on the survey and were evaluated according to both IMO FTP Code part 5 and flame-retardant test. When comparing based on CFE values from flame-spread test, average value for 4 gel coats were lower than that of 3 fire-retardant resins. As for flame-retardant test, there were no significant differences between fire-retardant resin and gel coat, based on charred area.
Keywords
FRP vessel; Fire-retardant resin; Gel coat; Flame-retardant paint; Fire safety;
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