• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2009

본 연구의 목적은 화재 예측모델로 널리 사용되는 FDS(Fire Dynamics Simulation) ver. 4.07을 여객열차 화재예측에 적용하기 위하여 민감도 분석(Sensitivity analysis)을 수행하는 것이다. 주요 분석 변수(Parameter)는 격자 크기(Grid size)와 Solid angle number이다. 분석결과, 격자크기의 변화는 온도(Plume temperature 상부층 온도(Upper layer temperature), 연기층 높이(Layer height)결과 값에 약$10{\sim}20%$의 차이를 갖게 하는 주요 민감도 변수이며 Solid angle number는 민감도에 영향을 크게 미치지 않는 것으로 분석되었다. 또한, 0.05m의 Grid size가 0.1m보다 결과 해상도가 높은 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.56-61
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• 2003

제연방식과 풍량에 따른 실내에 유입된 연기의 제연성능을 조사하기 위해 Fire Dynamics Simulator의 대와류모사를 사용하였다. 급기구와 배기구, 개구부가 있는 크기 2m X 2m X 2.4m의 실내에 급기방식과 배기방식, 급배기방식의 제연설비를 각각 가동했을 때 실내에 무작위로 분포한 입자의 감소율을 조사하였고, 급배기방식에서 풍량에 따른 입자의 감소율을 비교하였다. 세가지 제연방식 중 배기방식과 급배기방식은 제연성능에 차이가 없었으나, 개구부가 있는 경우에는 급기방식이 다른 두 제연방식에 비해 제연성능이 떨어졌다. 또 급배기방식에서 풍량이 감소하면 제연성능이 급격히 떨어지는 것으로 나타났다. 이 결과로부터 대형 개구부가 많은 지하철역 등에는 급기방식 대신에 급배기방식 또는 배기방식의 제연설비를 사용해야하며, 신속하게 연기를 배출하기 위해 풍량을 높게 할 필요가 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권1호
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• pp.84-96
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• 2022

In the worst case, a temporary ignition source (also known as transient combustibles) between two electrical panels can damage both panels. Mitigation strategies for electrical panel fires were previously developed using fire modeling and risk analysis. However, since they do not comply with deterministic fire protection requirements, it is necessary to analyze the boundary values at which combustibles may damage targets depending on various factors. In the present study, a sensitivity analysis of input variables related to the damage threshold of two electrical panels was performed for dimensionless geometry using a Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS). A new methodology using a damage evaluation map was developed to assess the damage of the electrical panel. The input variables were the distance between the electrical panels, the vertical height of the fuel, the size of the fire, the wind speed and the wind direction. The heat flux was determined to increase as the vertical distance between the fuel and the panel decreased, and the largest heat flux was predicted when the vertical separation distance divided by one half flame length was 0.3-0.5. As the distance between the panels increases, the heat flux decreases according to the power law, and damage can be avoided when the distance between the fuel and the panel is twice the length of the panel. When the wind direction is east and south, to avoid damage to the electrical panel the distance must be increased by 1.5 times compared to no wind. The present scale model can be applied to any configuration where combustibles are located between two electrical panels, and can provide useful guidance for the design of redundant electrical panels.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제42권6호
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• pp.815-829
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• 2012

This paper proposes a nonlinear computational modeling approach for the behaviors of structural systems subjected to fire. The proposed modeling approach consists of fire dynamics analysis, nonlinear transient-heat transfer analysis for predicting thermal distributions, and thermomechanical analysis for structural behaviors. For concretes, transient heat formulations are written considering temperature dependent heat conduction and specific heat capacity and included within the thermomechanical analyses. Also, temperature dependent stress-strain behaviors including compression hardening and tension softening effects are implemented within the analyses. The proposed modeling technique for transient heat and thermomechanical analyses is first validated with experimental data of reinforced concrete (RC) beams subjected to high temperatures, and then applied to a bridge model. The bridge model is generated to simulate the fire incident occurred by a gas truck on April 29, 2007 in Oakland California, USA. From the simulation, not only temperature distributions and deformations of the bridge can be found, but critical locations and time frame where collapse occurs can be predicted. The analytical results from the simulation are qualitatively compared with the real incident and show good agreements.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권4호
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• pp.1157-1166
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• 2021

In this study, a numerical sensitivity analysis was performed to determine the fire suppression time for a large number of water mist nozzles in a large fire compartment. Fire simulations were performed using FDS (Fire dynamics simulator) 6.5.2 under the same condition as the test scenario 5 of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) 1165 test protocol. The sensitivities of input parameters including cell size, extinguishing coefficient (EC), droplets per second (DPS), and peak heat release rate (HRR) of fuel were investigated in terms of the normalized HRR and temperature distribution in the compartment. A new method of determining the fire suppression time using FDS simulation was developed, based on the concept of the cut-off time by cut-off value (COV) of the heat release rate per unit volume (HRRPUV) and the cooling time by the HRR cooling time criteria value (CTCV). In addition, a method was developed to determine the average EC value for the simulation input, using the cooling time and cut-off time.

• 한국건축시공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국건축시공학회 2021년도 가을 학술논문 발표대회
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• pp.96-97
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• 2021

In the Building Act, performance-based fire safety design is being promoted for institutionalization. The behavior of the structure against fire conditions can be predicted by using the advanced numerical analysis method based on the FEM (Finite Element Method) to predict the entire structural behavior including the behavior of the structure, but there is a limit to expressing the fire properties of the space and predicting the fire properties It is difficult to determine the variables to be transmitted to the FEM (Finite Element Method) model from the fire simulation results using FDS (Fire Dynamics Simulator). Accordingly, the purpose of this study is to introduce the code user's manual for FDS and FEM unidirectional coupling analysis.

• 한국화재소방학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국화재소방학회 2008년도 추계학술논문발표회 논문집
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• pp.363-370
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• 2008

The present study has been performed to investigate the effect of statistical number of droplets on the simulation of the sprinkler spray using fire field model. In order to simulate the sprinkler spray characteristics, the present study uses NIST Fire Dynamics Simulator version 5.2. A group of Lagrangian particle with similar droplet characteristics, such as diameter, velocity, temperature and so on, is represented by parcel concept to decrease the total number of droplets tracked in the simulation. The present study introduces a new parameter to represent the ratio between real number of droplets and computational parcels. The dependency of the number of parcels on the fire suppression characteristics and spray patterns is quantitatively examined for different ratio between the real number of droplets and computational parcels.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.30-35
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• 2008

The present study has been conducted to examine the effect of grid resolution on the predicted results for electric cable fire using pyrolysis model in FDS(Fire Dynamics Simulator, version 5). The grid independent test for different grid resolutions has been performed for a PE coating cable and the grid resolution is defined by the non-dimensional characteristic length of fire and mean grid size. The calculated maximum heat release rate and mean flame spread rate were almost constant for higher grid resolution of 20${\sim}$25 and the computing time for the grid resolution takes approximately 20hours to solve flame propagation with pyrolysis model. The geometrical simplification of a electric cable dose not greatly affect on the maximum heat release rate and flame spread rate and the rectangular approximation of cable shape gives acceptable result comparing with the round cable with stepwise grid.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.31-38
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 미국 NIST의 Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) ver. 5.4.8을 이용하여 지하철 터널 안의 지하철에서 화재가 발생한 경우에 터널에 설치된 환기팬의 제연효과를 검증하였다. 시뮬레이션을 위해 서울 지하철의 실측 자료를 활용하여 지하터널과 지하철을 모델링 하였다. 이를 바탕으로 환기용량을 2.0~3.0 m/s 범위에서 변화시키면서 CO와 $CO_2$의 제거 효율을 예측한 결과, 0.5 m/s의 용량 증가에 의해 평균 35 % 이상의 제거효과가 있음을 확인하였다. 또한 FDS의 결과값이 전체 그리드 개수와 크기에 영향을 받는 점을 고려하여 정확한 결과값을 얻기 위해 FDS의 그리드 민감성을 검토하였다. 그리고 그리드 크기를 변화시켜 CO와 $CO_2$ 농도 산출값과 계산에 걸리는 시간을 비교한 결과를 바탕으로 최적의 그리드를 선정하여 시뮬레이션에 적용하였다.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.85-90
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• 2011

본 연구는 국내 고층건물 특별피난계단의 부속실에 설치되는 급기가압 제연시스템에서 화재 발생 시 피난을 위하여 출입문이 개방되었을 경우 형성되는 방연풍속의 특성을 FDS를 이용하여 해석하였고, 해석 결과를 분산분석으로 기류의 특성에 따른 측정 방안을 분석하고자 한다. 부속실과 같은 구획공간의 설계 조건에서 급기댐퍼에서 토출되는 보충량은 심한 와류를 형성하고 형성된 와류의 범위 안에 출입문이 존재할 경우 비정상적인 기체의 유동이 출입문지점에 발생한다는 것을 선행연구를 통하여 확인할 수 있었다. 국가화재안전기준 NFSC 501A에서 방연풍속을 측정할 때에는 출입문의 개방에 따른 개구부를 대칭적으로 균등 분할하는 10 이상의 지점에서 측정하는 풍속의 평균치로 할 것으로 정하고 있으나 이러한 조건에서는 출입구 상부 지점에 기류의 유입 현상을 파악하기 어렵고 풍속의 편차가 심하기 때문에 측정점을 공기조화설비의 시험조정 평가 기술기준에서 제시하는 64점 이상으로 세분화하여 측정하여야 할 것이다.