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A Study on the Fire Risk Assessment and Prevention in the Recycling Process of Used Refrigerators  

Lee, Su-Kyung (서울산업대학교 에너지환경대학원 에너지안전공학과)
Song, Dong-Woo (서울산업대학교 에너지환경대학원 에너지안전공학과)
Bae, Jeong-Ae (서울산업대학교 에너지환경대학원 에너지안전공학과)
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Fire Science and Engineering / v.23, no.5, 2009 , pp. 72-77 More about this Journal
Abstract
In the recycling procedure of the refrigerator, the fire frequently breaks out. In this study, to clarify the exact cause of the fire, the components and concentration of the materials produced in the process are analysed as well as the problems in the process system, and the protective measure to prevent the fire and the explosion fundamentally is proposed. In this procedure, the preventive measures of fire by removing the combustible materials such as polyurethane and inflammable gases, by removing the ignition sources and by reducing the oxygen concentration to the minimum are proposed along with the protective measures to reduce the damage in the fire. In the crushing procedure where the fire or explosion can break out in diverse ways, the forced ventilation or exhaust system applied to the small partial ventilation facility are installed to reduce the concentration of inflammable gas mixture to lower than the inflammable limit by injecting and exhausting the air forcibly.
Keywords
Refrigerator; Recycling procedure; Fire; Cyclopentane; Polyurethane;
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