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http://dx.doi.org/10.7731/KIFSE.191778b8

Evaluation of Design Fire Curves for Single Combustibles in a Cinema Complex  

Jang, Hyo-Yeon (Daejeon University)
Hwang, Cheol-Hong (Dept. of Fire and Disaster Prevention, Daejeon University)
Oh, Chang Bo (Dept. of Safety Engineering, Pukyong National University)
Nam, Dong-Gun (R&D Laboratory, Korea Fire Institute)
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Fire Science and Engineering / v.34, no.3, 2020 , pp. 18-27 More about this Journal
Abstract
An actual fire test was performed on single combustibles placed in a local cinema complex, and quantitative differences in the maximum heat release rate (HRR) and fire growth rate were investigated based on the design fire curve methods (i.e., the general and 2-stage methods). In terms of combustible use and fire load, a total of 12 combustibles were selected, classified into cinema lounge and movie theater. It was found that the maximum HRR and fire growth rate determined using the two-stage method were quantitatively different from those of the general method. The application of the two-stage method, which can be used to determine the fire growth rate of the initial fire stage more precisely, could be useful in accurately predicting the activation time of fire detectors and fire-extinguishing facilities, as well as the available safe egress time (ASET) and required safe egress time (RSET).
Keywords
Cinema complex; Performance based design (PBD); Design fire curve; Fire growth rate; Heat release rate (HRR);
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