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http://dx.doi.org/10.7731/KIFSE.2013.27.6.038

Comparative Study on the Estimation Method of Fire Load for Residential Combustibles  

Choi, Su-Young (Gradudate School, Kyungil University)
Kim, Jung-Yong (Gradudate School, Kyungil University)
Nam, Dong-Gun (Korea Institute of Fire Industry & Technology)
Kim, Sung-Chan (Dept. of Fire Safety, Kyungil University)
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Fire Science and Engineering / v.27, no.6, 2013 , pp. 38-43 More about this Journal
Abstract
As a preliminary study to evaluate the reliability of the calculation method of fire load for residential furniture combustibles, the present study estimates the fire load considering the volume data obtained by the 3D geometrical information of combustibles and material properties based on the literature survey and sample burning test. A kitchen sink cabinet, couch and workstation were investigated for estimating its fire load and real fire test have been performed to measure total energy released from the combustibles. Based on total energy measured from real fire test, the relative error of the estimated fire load due to literature survey and measured material properties showed 6~120% and less than 20%, respectively. It shows that the estimation error of fire load are greatly affected by its material properties as well as geometrical information of combustibles and the present study will be able to contribute to accurate estimation of fire load.
Keywords
Fire load; Heat release rate; Fire scenario; Performance based design; Design fire;
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