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An Availability Assessment of Protection Wall Installed in LPG Filling Station (LPG 충전소 내 설치된 방호벽의 효용성 평가)

  • Lee, Jin-Han;Jo, Young-Do;Moon, Jong-Sam;Kim, Lae Hyun
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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    • v.22 no.5
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    • pp.38-45
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    • 2018
  • Jet fire, pool fire, and vapor cloud explosion are major accident scenarios in LPG filling station. The protection wall would mitigate radiation effect in a jet fire. In case of a pool fire, the protection wall would restrict expanding the pool area. The protection wall might both obstruct the dispersion of released vapor and protect blast overpressure in a vapor cloud explosion scenario. In this paper, An availability assessment method of the protection wall how much reduce damage to receptors is proposed. Additionally application cases are presented for the effectiveness of protection wall in the LPG filling station. The study shows that the protection wall can effectively reduce the death probabilities of receptors located behind the wall in cases of the jet fires and the vapor cloud explosions.

Fire Mechanism in Power Connection Points of Outlets and Suggestion of a New Identification Method (콘센트 전원 접속구 화재 발생 메커니즘 고찰과 새로운 감식 방법 제시)

  • Park, Jin-Young;Bang, Sun-Bae;Eun, Hee-Rim;Oh, Se-Hyeok;Lee, Yoo-Bin;Ko, Young-Ho
    • Fire Science and Engineering
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    • v.34 no.3
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    • pp.76-84
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    • 2020
  • Most outlet fires occur around plug pins and plug pin receivers. However, no research has been conducted on ignitions at power connection points. This study confirms the possibility of ignition after incomplete connection, using a stranded wire, to the power connection point of an outlet. The experiment was divided into basic and reproducing experiments. The basic experiment confirmed the possibility of ignition according to the number of wire strands connected to the power connection point, and it identified the characteristics of the residue after the fire. In the reproducing experiment, lamps, vacuum cleaners, and heaters were connected to an outlet to check if the ignition at the connection advanced into a fire. The fire advanced due to the heat and arc generated at the connection point, and partial losses were identified in the U-type holder and clip. Accordingly, the results demonstrate that a fire may occur when the stranded wire is incompletely connected to the outlet. Moreover, it was confirmed that the cause of a fire can be determined based on the characteristics of the residue.

A Study on the Application of National Fire Investigation Data (국가 화재조사 자료 활용에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, In-Tae
    • Fire Science and Engineering
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    • v.20 no.4 s.64
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    • pp.105-109
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    • 2006
  • Fire station is a response agency of disaster management. Its various field experience and materials could build up to database to support fire prevention and fire fighting, but it has not been worked out efficiently. To overcome this inefficiency, National Emergency Management Agency(NEMA) has made total improvement in "National Fire Investigation Data Classification System" mainly done by its Fire Investigation and Analysis Team. This study reviews existing fire investigation and data accumulation and analysis process so that it could be used as a basic data for "National Fire Investigation Data Classification System" operation.

Visualization of Smoke Flow in the Subway Fire (지하철 화재발생시 역사내 화재연기 거동 가시화 연구)

  • Choi Chang Jin;Jung Hae Gon;Kim Sang Moon;Kim Kyung Chun
    • 한국가시화정보학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2005.12a
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    • pp.64-68
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    • 2005
  • In this study, the smoke flows of the inner subway station were visualized through a numerical analysis and visualization experiment in the subway fire. A transparent acrylic model was designed and installed as 1:25th scale-down as the actual subway station by using geometrical similarity The properties of subway fire were reconstructed according to Densimetric Froude Similarity. The 47 to 53 ratio of the mixed air and Helium was inputted in the inner acrylic model to describe 1MW fire intensity with reference to the experiment paper. For the same time, the fire smoke from a smoke generator was inputted in the inner acrylic model with the mixture. At this time, the buoyancy effect of Helium gas went up the smoke to the acrylic model. When the sheet beam of Ar-lon laser was given out to the top and stair of subway model, the digital camcorder took the images of the scattered cluster of smoke particles when applying the smoke management system and PSD.

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Study on Heat and Smoke Exhaust Characteristics for Different Operating Modes of Platform and Tunnel Fans during a Passenger Train Fire (전동차 화재시 승강장 및 터널 환기실의 팬 작동에 따른 열 및 연기 배출 특성 연구)

  • Chang, Hee-Chul;Kim, Tae-Kuk;Son, Bong-Sei;Park, Won-Hee
    • Fire Science and Engineering
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    • v.22 no.1
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    • pp.61-67
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    • 2008
  • This study is focused on the numerical predictions of heat and smoke exhaust characteristics in an underground subway station stopping a fire train. Various ventilation operating modes with the fan equipped the platform and tunnels are considered. Distributions of temperature, carbon monoxide and visibility at a height of 1.7 m(breath height) above the platform are analysed for different ventilation fan operation mode. The numerical results show that smoke and heat is rapidly removed through tunnel by operating the tunnels fans. We suggested that during evacuation of passengers is not completed, the ventilation system in the platform is activated. After completion of passenger evacuation tunnel fans are activated but the fans in the platform are stopped.

A Study of Smoke Exhaust Facility Operation of Subway Platform with Installation of Platform Screen Door (승강장 스크린도어 설치에 따른 배연설비운영에 대한 연구)

  • Rie, Dong-Ho;Ko, Jae-Woong;Kim, Ha-Young
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.21 no.1 s.73
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    • pp.35-40
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    • 2006
  • A study on fire phenomena in a subway transit mass station has been carried out as a part of disaster prevention plan at the subway station. The ventilation facilities installed in both the platform and the trackway are designed to convert into a smoke exhaust system in emergency situation, creating such an environment as necessary for evacuation. 3 dimensional Numerical Simulations based on the CFD are carried out using a simulation tool, Fire Dynamic Simulator. Additionally, four different vent modes are made and performances are compared with the original design mode and each other to find better operation of vents at both the platform and the trackway in case of fire. From the result, an vent operational characteristics under the condition of installed PSD is clarified for the effective smoke and heat removal from the platform area compared with non installed PSD.

A Case study on the plan for the ESC integrating optimized train operation system for Fire & power failure accident in subway (도시철도 화재$\cdot$단전시 최적 열차운행을 위한 통합운영체계 구축방안에 관한 연구)

  • Kim Young-Wook;Choi Se-Wan;Kim Young-Kyu
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2004.10a
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    • pp.1185-1192
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    • 2004
  • Recently heavy traffic is getting worse because increasing population of transportation in urban area. In order to solve this problem. subway is realized with high speed, high density, highly efficiency. When fire accident happened in Dae-Gu subway in February 2003, there happened loss of people and lots of damage because of not being able to control even though fire alarm which was set up in the station rang. This thesis has constructed a simulation integrating operation system using a Database construction, operating program analysis in order to build up the most efficient train operation system. The result of simulation integrating operation system with emergency virtual situation like station and train fire, train failure, power line failure, all trains running on the rail were secured safety by train operation control system. With integrating operation of each train control system, train system, power system, machine facility system, the most efficient integrating operation system should have been constructed at the time the subway fire and power failure broke out.

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