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http://dx.doi.org/10.14346/JKOSOS.2019.34.5.15

An Experimental Study on the Application of Horizontal Barrier and In-Rack Sprinklers to Prevent Vertical Spread of Rack-type Warehouse Fires  

Park, Moon-Woo (Fire Insurers Laboratories of Korea)
Hong, Sung-Ho (Fire Insurers Laboratories of Korea)
Choi, Ki-Ok (Fire Insurers Laboratories of Korea)
Choi, Don-Mook (Department of Building Equipment System & Fire Protection Engineering, Gachon University)
Kim, Soo-Jin (119 Rescue Division, National Fire Agency)
Publication Information
Journal of the Korean Society of Safety / v.34, no.5, 2019 , pp. 15-21 More about this Journal
Abstract
A rack-type warehouse has the advantage of storing a large amount in a small area by loading goods vertically. But in terms of fire risk, the fire load is very high, which can cause massive damage in the event of a fire. In the United States, research has been actively conducted to minimize the spread of vertical fires, and relevant standards have been established and operated. In Korea, research and related standards are insufficient to prevent the vertical spread of rack-type warehouse fires. In this study, an experimental study was conducted to prevent the vertical spread of a rack-type warehouse fire using a horizontal barrier and in-rack sprinklers. As a result of the test, the horizontal barrier considering the continuous flame prevented the vertical spread of the flame for a certain time. However, the horizontal barrier with continuous flame did not show the effect of preventing continuous flame. The combination of the horizontal barrier and the in-rack sprinkler prevented the vertical spread of fire effectively. In addition, the heat collecting effect through the horizontal barrier was shown and helped the early operation of the in-rack sprinklers.
Keywords
rack; vertical spread; horizontal barrier; in-rack sprinkler;
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