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http://dx.doi.org/10.7731/KIFSE.2019.33.3.044

Experimental Study on the Suppression Performance of Sprinkler Systems in Rack-type Warehouses  

Choi, Ki-Ok (Fire Insurers Laboratories of Korea)
Choi, Don-Mook (Dept. of Building Equipment System & Fire Protection Eng. Gachon Univ.)
Publication Information
Fire Science and Engineering / v.33, no.3, 2019 , pp. 44-50 More about this Journal
Abstract
In rack-type warehouses, it is difficult to extinguish fires effectively using sprinkler systems because high fire load commodities are stacked vertically and densely. In this study, an actual size rack structure was constructed and the effectiveness of the fire extinguished by the sprinkler system was confirmed through fire tests according to the type and arrangement of the sprinkler head in the rack structure. Through this study, to effectively suppress fires in rack-type warehouses, it is necessary to use sprinkler heads with a volume of more than 115 LPM and sprinkler heads need to be installed at the diagonal corner positions of the commodities of each rack.
Keywords
Rack-type; Warehouse; Sprinkler head; Sprinkler system; Fire extinguishing;
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