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http://dx.doi.org/10.7731/KIFSE.6e144583

Activation Conditions of Sprinkler Head Considering Fire Growth Scenario  

Kim, Sung-Chan (Department of Fire Safety, Kyungil Univ.)
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Fire Science and Engineering / v.34, no.4, 2020 , pp. 45-51 More about this Journal
Abstract
The aim of this study is to investigate the gas temperature and velocity during sprinkler activation considering the fire growth scenario based on the thermal response model of the sprinkler. The fire source is assumed to have time square fire growth scenarios with a maximum heat release rate of 3 MW. Eight types of standard and fast-response sprinkler heads with an operating temperature range of 65-105 ℃ and a response time index range of 25-171 m1/2s1/2 were adopted. The temperature difference between the gas stream and the sensing element of the sprinkler head decreased as the fire growth slowed down, and the RTI value decreased. The overall gas temperature and velocity conditions predicted using the FDS model at sprinkler activation were in reasonable agreement with those of standard test conditions of the sprinkler head response. However, the sprinkler head could be activated at lower limits of gas temperature and velocity under the current test conditions for a slowly growing fire scenario.
Keywords
Sprinkler; Fire growth; RTI; Activation temperature; Fire dynamics simulator;
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