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http://dx.doi.org/10.14346/JKOSOS.2022.37.4.73

An Analysis of Combustion Characteristics of Residential Facilities through Real Fire Tests in a Small Residential Space  

Yang, So Yeon (Fire Safety Division, Korea Conformity Laboratories)
Moon, Min Ho (Fire Safety Division, Korea Conformity Laboratories)
Won, Jeong Hun (Department of Safety Engineering & Department of Disaster Prevention Engineering & Department of Big Data, Chungbuk National University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Safety / v.37, no.4, 2022 , pp. 73-79 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, real fire tests were performed on representative combustibles of residential facilities to analyze the fire behavior and combustion characteristics in a small residential space. The considered combustibles were a sofa, a combination of a desk and a chair, and a combination of a mattress and an electric mat. A compartment space fire test was performed using the room corner test equipment prescribed in the KS F ISO 9705 specification. Three real fire tests were conducted by placing the combustible material inside a small compartment with insulation and finishing materials and by igniting the combustible material. Results showed that the peak heat release rate and peak smoke production rate occurred in the combination of the mattress and electric mat. Furthermore, from the result of the fire rate analysis, it was estimated that the fire risk of the mattress and electric mat combination was the highest, followed by the sofa and thedesk and chair combination.
Keywords
real fire test; combustibles; small residential space; heat release rate; smoke production rate;
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