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http://dx.doi.org/10.9711/KTAJ.2019.21.1.167

Development of remote control automatic fire extinguishing system for fire suppression in double-deck tunnel  

Park, Jinouk (Fire Research Institute, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology)
Yoo, Yongho (Fire Research Institute, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology)
Kim, Yangkyun (Fire Research Institute, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology)
Park, Byoungjik (Fire Research Institute, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology)
Kim, Whiseong (Fire Research Institute, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology)
Park, Sangheon (Dong Il Engineering Consultants)
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Journal of Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association / v.21, no.1, 2019 , pp. 167-175 More about this Journal
Abstract
To effectively deal with the fire in tunnel which is mostly the vehicle fire, it's more important to suppress the fire at early stage. In urban tunnel, however, accessibility to the scene of fire by the fire fighter is very limited due to severe traffic congestion which causes the difficulty with firefighting activity in timely manner and such a problem would be further worsened in underground road (double-deck tunnel) which has been increasingly extended and deepened. In preparation for the disaster in Korea, the range of life safety facilities for installation is defined based on category of the extension and fire protection referring to risk hazard index which is determined depending on tunnel length and conditions, and particularly to directly deal with the tunnel fire, fire extinguisher, indoor hydrant and sprinkler are designated as the mandatory facilities depending on category. But such fire extinguishing installations are found inappropriate functionally and technically and thus the measure to improve the system needs to be taken. Particularly in a double-deck tunnel which accommodates the traffic in both directions within a single tunnel of which section is divided by intermediate slab, the facility or the system which functions more rapidly and effectively is more than important. This study, thus, is intended to supplement the problems with existing tunnel life safety system (fire extinguishing) and develop the remote-controlled automatic fire extinguishing system which is optimized for a double-deck tunnel. Consequently, the system considering low floor height and extended length as well as indoor hydrant for a wide range of use have been developed together with the performance verification and the process for commercialization before applying to the tunnel is underway now.
Keywords
Double deck tunnel; Remote control; Fire extinguishing system; Real scale fire test; Fire suppression;
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