• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.61 no.1
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• pp.68-73
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• 2023

Smoke masks have attracted great interests and have been supplied widely for the improvement of the safety during fire evacuation. However, there is not sufficient research on the practical utility, certification status and easy-donning about commercial smoke masks, therefore it is difficult to determine the actual usefulness of the smoke masks. In this study, we conducted a survey on users' perceptions and experiences about the smoke masks, and investigated the status of certification of 54 commercial smoke masks. We also performed donning tests and examined degrees of discomfort for 4 types of the smoke masks. Although 22% of 235 respondents had experienced the smoke masks before the test, and 23% of the respondents did not know the smoke masks, 93% of the respondents expected that the smoke masks could protect users from fire smokes and toxic gases. It was found that 41% of the commercial smoke masks did not certify according to domestic or overseas performance standards. Most certification standards have not effectively regulated maximum wearing time for the smoke masks. Only ASTM E 2952 and KFIS 024 had specific standards for the maximum wearing time of 30 s. As a result of donning tests for 4 types of smoke masks, the wearing time of the hood-type mask and self-contained smoke mask exceeded 30 s, therefore these types of smoke masks might increase the required safe evacuation time. On the other hand, it was also found that short education about the donning could reduce the wearing time by 19% and numbers of improper wearing by 89%.

• Journal of the Society of Disaster Information
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.1-9
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• 2021

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to analyze the differential pressure and velocity to prevent smoke backflow of Stairways Apartment House fire, and verified the effectiveness of smoke velocity standards proposed by NFSC 501A. Method: The smoke control design of the stairways apartment house of the real model and the performance of the velocity to prevent smoke backflow according to the window opening conditions of the living room were analyzed using the CONTAM program. Result: Although the differential pressure performance of the apartment's smoke control system was satisfactory, it was found that Performance of velocity to prevent smoke backflow did not come out according to the opening condition of the living room window. Conclusion: In the case of Stairways Apartment House, it is necessary to review the method of making exceptions to the 'velocity to prevent smoke backflow' standard required by the National Fire Safety Codes(NFSC 501A)

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.34 no.4
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• pp.78-86
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• 2020

In this study, numerical simulations were performed on the air egress velocity of pressurization systems in an ancillary room when a fire occurred in an apartment house. The relationship between the air supply flow rate of a damper and air egress velocity at a fire door is predicted to be linear. Additionally, a minimum flow rate of the damper, which meets national fire safety standards for air egress velocity, i.e., 0.7 m/s can be estimated. Air egress velocity at the fire door is analyzed according to the supply air direction and installation height of the damper. When the damper has an upward supply air direction and is installed at a high level, the egress velocity at the top section of the fire door is larger, whereas the soot concentration at the ancillary room is lower than when the supply direction of the damper is downward. Therefore, it is found that increasing the air egress velocity at the top section of the fire door helps to efficiently prevent the inflow of smoke.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.7 no.3
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• pp.453-463
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• 1996

The chlorination of reagent PbS and natural ore galena with $NH_4Cl$ was investigated to find a new extraction metallurgical process of lead. The proper conditions for the chlorination of galena were that reaction temperature ; $425^{\circ}C$, $NH_4Cl$ weight ratio to galena ; 4.0 and reaction time ; 2hrs. Under these conditions, PbS was successfully chlorinated to $PbCl_2$ and the conversion was 90%. And also $NH_4Cl$ was effectively decomposed and was separated $NH_3$ and HCl. HCl was a chlorinating agent and 90% of $NH_3$ was recovered through this chlorination reaction.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.28 no.6
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• pp.1-7
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• 2014

Vestibule pressurization system should produce uniform air egress velocity to prevent the intrusion of smoke into escape route when fire accidents occur inside a building and fire doors are open for evacuation of people. Air supplying units in the vestibule need to be arranged by taking account of the location of doors and the volume of the vestibule. In this study, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations were conducted for the vestibule where two doors are installed varying the location of a damper and louver angle. From simulations, we found that when the damper in the vestibule is located at the center of the wall opposite to two fire doors, the uniform air egress velocity can be obtained.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.28 no.5
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• pp.30-36
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• 2014

The pressurized smoke control system in the vestibule is important for fire safety in buildings because it is concerned with egress time of people and the safety of fire fighters. The vestibule pressurization system can prevent smoke from entering the vestibule using differential pressure when fire doors are closed and using the egress velocity when fire doors are open. Air supplying units in the vestibule need to be arranged by taking account of the location of doors and the volume of the vestibule in order to assure the uniform air egress velocity through a fire door when it is open. In this study, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations were conducted for the vestibule where multiple doors are installed and it was found that the reverse flow occurs when the damper position in vestibule is not appropriate.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.19 no.2 s.58
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• pp.8-12
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• 2005

A fire in a clean room may cause a serious loss by spreading smoke particles. The effects of the width of smoke curtains on delay in smoke spread, which is located the work area boundaries, were investigated by using a computational fluid dynamics, for loss prevention by smoke spreading from one fire area to another. The fire scenario was set to a 1 MW methanol fire in a space of $30m\times10m$ floor and 4 m high. Distributions of temperature and smoke particles were compared for the width of the smoke curtains 0 (without smoke curtains), 1, 2, 3m. It was confirmed that a larger width of the smoke curtain delays spread of smoke more, and that making the work areas compartments is necessary to confine the smoke in the fire area.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Disaster Information Conference
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• 2022.10a
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• pp.193-194
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• 2022

본 연구에서는 특별피난계단의 전실에 설치되는 부속실제연설비가 화재 시 발생한 연기가 부속실 내로 역류하지 않는 급기댐퍼의 적정한 설치위치를 알아보고자 하였으며, 이를 확인하기 위하여 FDS(Fire Dynamics Simulator)을 사용 하였다. 시뮬레이션 Case 총 15가지로 구분하고, 방연풍속은 총 64개의 지점에서 측정하는 시뮬레이션을 수행하였다. 시뮬레이션 결과 출입문 상부 및 하부에서 역 기류가 발행하는 Case가 있었으며, 대부분 출입문 하부에서의 연기 유입이 예상되는 경우가 많았다. 방연풍속은 측정 포인트 64점에서 관련기준에 단 한 곳도 미달하지 않고 만족하는 경우는 총 단 4가지 Case로서 매우 제한적인 것을 알 수 있었다. 그만큼 급기댐퍼의 위치 및 급기방향에 따라 부속실 제연설비의 성능이 다양하게 나타날 수 있다는 것이다. 본 연구를 바탕으로 앞으로 실물실험을 통하여 구체적인 자료가 입증되길 바라고, 더불어 부속실 제연설비의 성능을 개선하는 데 있어 도움이 되었으면 한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Disaster Information Conference
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• 2022.10a
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• pp.215-216
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• 2022

유입된 공기가 배출될 때 중앙코어형 건축물이나 지하층처럼 밀폐된 공간의 경우 옥내에 부압이 형성되며 제연구역과 과도한 압력차이로 출입문 개방에 필요한 힘을 초과하는 등 많은 문제들을 야기할 수 있다. 유입공기 배출댐퍼가 적용된 ◯◯오피스텔을 사례로 실제 TAB(Testing, Aejuwting, Balancing)를 수행하여 유입공기 배출에 따른 영향과 제연성능의 개선방안을 알아보고자 하였다. 유입공기 배출댐퍼를 순차적으로 개방해 가며 차압 및 방연풍속 등의 변화를 기록한 결과 밀폐된 복도에서 유입 공기 배출댐퍼가 개방되면 복도에 부압이 형성되고 제연구역에 과도한 압력이 발생하여 출입문 개방에 필요한 힘을 초과하였다. 유입공기 배출댐퍼 개방 층수를 증가시켜 TAB를 수행한 결과 3개층 까지 개방하여도 방연풍속이 확보되었다.

• 방재와보험
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• s.51
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• pp.6-10
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• 1991