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http://dx.doi.org/10.7731/KIFSE.2012.26.3.008

A Study on Performance of Water Curtain Nozzles for Protection of Wooden Cultural Properties from Forest Fire  

Kim, Kyoung-Jin (Korea Fire Protection Engeering R&D Center)
Song, Dong-Woo (Seoul National University of Science & Technology Department of Energy Safety Engineering)
Lee, Su-Kyung (Seoul National University of Science & Technology Department of Energy Safety Engineering)
Publication Information
Fire Science and Engineering / v.26, no.3, 2012 , pp. 8-13 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study suggests the water curtain nozzles as the way to protect important wooden cultural properties from an adjacent building fire or a forest fire. They are designed to block off the pyrolysis of timbers which occurs at $200{\sim}250^{\circ}C$ by forming a water curtain with the flow of water that spouts over a certain pressure from the bottom. The existing water curtain nozzles installed at the following sites were examined: NakSan-sa (Temple) in Gangwon-do (Province) and in Muwisa (Temple) in Jeollanam-do (South Province). As a way to improve and complement the system, this study designed nozzles with covers in order not to disrupt the landscape. Connected pipes are elevated and jet water when they are in use. Possible ways to install the connected elevating pipes to jet water effectively were investigated.
Keywords
Wooden cultural properties; Water curtain nozzle; Forest fire;
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