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http://dx.doi.org/10.7731/KIFSE.2015.29.1.038

A Study for Performance Improvement of Fire Detector and Sprinkler Head in Apartment Houses  

Lee, Chae-Won (Dept. of Fire and Disaster Protection Engineering Graduate School, Gachon Univ.)
Son, Bong-Sei (Dept. of Fire and Disaster Protection Engineering, Gachon Univ.)
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Fire Science and Engineering / v.29, no.1, 2015 , pp. 38-44 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study suggested the problems and their improvement measures for the operation of fire detectors and sprinkler heads installed at apartment houses. According to a census on population and housing in 2010, apartment houses account for 71.6% of the total housing facilities. And by fire statistics data of the National Emergency Management Agency, approximately 25.0% of fire accidents and 46.4% of casualties occur at apartment houses every year. Therefore, this study conducted for identifying the causes and characteristics of fire to establish the fire safety improvement measures for apartment houses. And this study was carried out virtual fire simulation at domestic apartment houses. The scenario of the simulation contains a comparative analysis on the operation time of standard sprinkler heads and residential sprinkler heads, heat detectors and smoke detectors. As a result of simulation, it was found that standard sprinkler heads and heat detectors installed at the existing apartment houses should be replaced with residential sprinkler heads and smoke detectors for rapid fire suppression. In addition, sprinkler systems should be considered to be installed for excluded floor at apartment houses. Especially, it is necessary to construct remote inspect systems like advanced countries for efficiency of apartment houses safety management.
Keywords
Apartment houses; Fire statistics; Simulation; Fire detector; Alarm valve;
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