• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.28 no.5
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• pp.44-51
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• 2014

In this study, the Mock-up office space experiments have been performed for the fire behavior analysis of the compartmented space used for the performance-based fire safety design of buildings. Mock-up test was conducted using the compartmented office space dimensions, which are 2.4 m wide, 3.6 m wide, and 2.4 m hight. Test was conducted with the combustible materials such as a desk, a chair, a computer ect. The fire load in the Mock-up office space was $18.74kg/m^2$. As a result, the temperature of the central compartment space to reach $600^{\circ}C$ were 394 to 408 s. The temperature of the corner near the entrance edge to reach $600^{\circ}C$ were 404 to 420 s. At this study, the temperature curve in the compartmented space has been predicted using the temperature data appling the BFD curve. The BFD curve factor based on the fire tests was determined by the maximum temperature of $900^{\circ}C$, 7 min to reach the maximum temperature, and the shape coefficient of 1.5. The initiating fire was rapidly increased to 9 min, and decreased.

• Journal of Korean Institute of Fire Investigation
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.37-45
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• 2007

In this paper, the possibility of arc tracking, caused by combustion at the circuit breaker, was discussed. The arc tracking, occurred at the source terminals of all the circuit breakers, when we burned electric leakage circuit breakers with 220V applied. We had a same results of the experiment to simulate fire scene, in the circumstance of fire, all of the circuit breakers had arc tracking caused by combustion. Therefore we confirmed that the arc tracking at the source terminal of circuit breaker could be occurred by just combustion in the fire scene, and it was impossible to decide the cause of fire for reason of discriminating arc tracking at the terminals of circuit breaker.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.23-27
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• 2011

Due to the rapid development of construction technology with effective land utilization in this nation, many tunnels were and are being built across the country. However, the smoke and the heat generated from tunnel fire are the most important critical factors which may results in both massive personal injury and property damage, especially, due to the closed surrounding of the tunnel. Considering this particular nature of the tunnels, this study aims to install a fire detection system using an optic fiber cable to measure the temperature changes, compare, and analyze the resulted values with the times of temperature changes of the sensor by performing fire simulations under the same condition as a real fire test. From the results, it has been found that the temperature sensor detects a fire occurrence and generates an alarm within one minute after ignition for both a real fire test and a fire simulation alike, and also that the characteristics of temperature changes of the sensor has close relations with the speeds of the currents inside the tunnel. In addition, considering the tunnel fires can affect the evacuation efficiency and the fire extinguishing activities of the fire brigade inside the tunnel, the temperature sensor must be able to search and find the locations and directions of the fires correctly.

• Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Fire Science and Engineering Conference
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• 2011.04a
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• pp.201-206
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• 2011

최근 국내에서는 대심도 터널 시공계획이 발표되면서 터널 구조물에 대한 방재 및 내화설계에 대한 관심이 높아지고 있다. 화재 발생 시 문제가 발생할 수 있는 콘크리트 라이닝의 내화설계를 위해서는 보다 구체적인 내화성능을 측정하기 위한 내화실험이 실시되어야 한다. 현재 국내에서는 건축물의 내화성능을 평가하기 위한 시험평가 방법이 제시되어 있는 상태이나 터널 구조물에 대한 시험법이나 성능평가는 거의 전무한 상황이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 콘크리트 구조물의 화재손상 정도를 평가하기 위해 현장에서 사용되고 있는 터널 라이닝을 대상으로 화재 시 콘크리트 라이닝의 손상정도를 평가하였다. 실험은 대표적인 터널 화재시나리오 곡선인 RABT 화재 시나리오를 적용하였으며 폭렬방지에 효과적인 것으로 알려져있는 fiber cocktail(강섬유+폴리프로필렌섬유)의 혼입여부에 따른 성능평가도 함께 실시하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Fire Science and Engineering Conference
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• 2012.04a
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• pp.282-285
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• 2012

최근 화재시뮬레이션을 이용한 화재위험성평가를 많이 실시하고 있다. 이에 따라 화재시뮬레이션에 대한 중요성도 강조되고 있으나, 국내에서는 화재시뮬레이션에 대한 신뢰성에 대한 연구는 미흡한 실정이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 단일구획의 화재실험을 실시하고 각 가연물의 연소 특성 실험을 적용한 FDS와 일반적으로 구동하는 FDS의 비교를 실시하여 FDS의 신뢰성을 알아보았다.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.13-18
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• 1996

A general description of sprinkler activation time in compartment-fire-generated smoke layers is made. For calculation of the time hot layer temperature is obtained from two-layer zonal model and time constant of sprinkler is measured. Upper-layer thickness at the instant of sprinkler activation is also presented with changes of opening area. The output of the present study provide inputs for the interaction modeling of sprinkler spray and compartment fire environment, which simulates fire suppression phenomena. Futhermore, experiments are performed in mock-up with gasoline pool fire in order to evaluate the reliability of the model.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.32 no.5
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• pp.40-45
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• 2018

This paper is an analysis of the influence of ceiling air conditioner airflow on fire detector response. In order to analyze the response characteristics of fire detector while forming air flow of a ceiling-type air conditioner, fire tests were carried out in accordance with ISO standard. This experiment was carried out in a fire test site of 10 m (width) ${\times}$ 7 m (length) ${\times}$ 4 m (height). As a result of the experiment, the response of fire detector shows a normal pattern that is delayed as the distance from the fire source is increased in the absence of the air conditioner, but it is confirmed that the pattern is not maintained in the strong air flow. When the air flow of air conditioner was strong, the response time was increased by 121% in the smoke detector and by 39% in the heat detector. In the case of ceiling type air conditioners, it is considered that the number of fire detectors should be increased, or a detector with high sensitivity should be installed for early detection of fire.

• Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Fire Science and Engineering Conference
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• 2011.11a
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• pp.131-134
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• 2011

최근 건축물 화재에 있어서 가장 큰 문제는 화재지점의 연소보다 연소 확대를 통한 인접건축물의 화재로 전파되는 2차적 피해를 들 수 있다. 또한 이러한 화재 피해의 경우 화재원인을 명확하게 결정내리기 힘들기 때문에 화재 조사 분야에서도 큰 어려움이 있다. 이러한 현실에서 호서대학교에서는 2009년 도시화재의 물리적 연소성상 예측모델을 위한 실제 실험을 대상으로 CFD 중 FDS를 이용하여 이를 해석하고 이를 통한 화재조사분야에서 활용범위와 신뢰도를 제시하고자 한다.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.104-111
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• 2009

To research about the fire spread in Korean apartment house, a full-scale fire test in a four-story apartment was executed. The fire started at the third floor, and originated from overheated cooking oil in the kitchen. The apartment included all combustibles in general house. Through measuring temperature, measuring the concentration of oxygen and observing, we investigated the fire spread inside the apartment house. As a result, we got the data of the time needed for the initiation of fire, the time for fire to spread into each area in the house, and the time required until flash-over was seen. Also we grasped the understanding of the fire spread to the upper floor.

• Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Fire Science and Engineering Conference
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• 2012.04a
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• pp.349-352
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 주택화재가 발생할 경우, 건축용 외장재로부터 발생하는 유해성 가스를 분석하고자 주택화재재연실험을 수행하였다. 실험 방법으로는 스티로폼, 우레탄폼, 글라스울 소재의 샌드위치 패널을 대상으로 KS F 2271 규격을 이용한 실험용 생쥐의 생체반응을 실험하였으며, NES 713을 이용한 독성가스에 대한 분석을 실시하였다. 샌드위치패널에서 발생하는 대표적인 유해성 가스는 시안화수소와 일산화탄소이며, 그 중에서 가장 유독한 것은 시안화수소로서 2차 세계대전 당시 유대인 학살에 사용된 독가스인데 시안화수소를 사람이 흡인한 경우 750ppm 이상이면 즉사하며, 375ppm 이상이면 30분 내에 사망하는 것으로 알려져 있다.