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The Main factor and Counterplan for Marine accidents in Korea (해양사고의 원인분석과 저감대책)

  • CHO, Hyun-Kuk;PARK, Byung-Soo;KANG, Dong-Hoon;KIM, Sung-Soo
    • Journal of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Education
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    • v.29 no.3
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    • pp.746-756
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    • 2017
  • Marine accidents of fishing vessels occupied about 70.5% of the whole marine accidents in Korea from 1996 to 2015, this ratio was not much changed for a long time. A lot of efforts have been taken recently but marine accidents do not reduce. Therefore a fundamental counterplan to decrease accidents in fishing vessel is indispensable for reduction of whole marine accidents in Korea. Since the most frequent occurring accidents in fishing vessels were engine trouble and collision in statistics by KMST (1996~2015), the study focused on them. The cause of engine trouble were poor inspection and maintenance of the mechanical system. The greatest portion of marine accidents was collision, and the biggest cause of the collision was poor watch-keeping. The better watch-keeping will be the best way to reduce the accident. For this reason, it may be necessary for the navigator to make strict precaution on the other vessels under way systematically and keep the regulation for preventing collisions, and for an engineer on watch to make a check the mechanical system periodically for reduction the engine trouble. Instead of penalty, incentive about safe navigation will be helpful for reduce accident as if automobile insurance would do. In order to prevent engine trouble, the fisheries federation establish the repair center. Futhermore the development of autonomous navigation system is necessary to reduce the marine accident.

High Altitude Test Facility for Small Scale Liquid Rocket Engine (소형 액체로켓엔진 고공환경 모사시험 설비)

  • Kim, Taewoan;Kim, Wanchan;Kim, Sunjin;Han, Yeoungmin;Ko, Youngsung
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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    • v.19 no.3
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    • pp.73-82
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    • 2015
  • A high altitude test facility which includes supersonic diffuser and ejector has been developed to simulate atmospheric pressure at 25 km using a 500 N class small scale liquid rocket engine. Also high altitude simulation test for the small scale liquid rocket engine was performed to verify the facility's performance. The experimental facility consists of high altitude simulation device, propellants supply system and coolant supply system. Low pressure condition corresponding to about 27 km(0.021 bar) altitude atmosphere was successfully simulated and a small scale liquid rocket engine thrust level was confirmed at the simulated condition by the high altitude test facility verification test.

Design of PTZ Camera-Based Multiview Monitoring System for Efficient Observation in Vessel Engine Room (선박 기관실의 효율적인 감시를 위한 PTZ 카메라 기반의 멀티뷰 모니터링 시스템 설계)

  • Kim, Heon-Hui;Hong, Sang-Jun;Nam, Taek-Kun
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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    • v.27 no.7
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    • pp.1129-1136
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    • 2021
  • A pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) camera-based monitoring system for efficient monitoring in the engine room of a vessel was designed. A number of places exist where traditional analog instruments are still used in vessel engine rooms, and blind spots closely related to safety exist, for which flooding or fire is a concern. A camera-based monitoring system that guarantees a wide range at a relatively fast cycle for these monitoring points can be an effective alternative to enhance the safety of a vessel. Therefore, a multiview monitoring system is proposed in which the functions of the existing PTZ camera are further strengthened using a software. The monitoring system comprises four modules: camera control, location registration, traversal control, and multiview image reconstruction. The effectiveness of the method was evaluated through a series of experiments in an engine room environment.

On the Method for Hot-Fire Modeling of High-Frequency Combustion Instability in Liquid Rocket Engines

  • Sohn, Chae-Hoon;Seol, Woo-Seok;Valery P. Pikalov
    • Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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    • v.18 no.6
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    • pp.1010-1018
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    • 2004
  • This study presents the methodological aspects of combustion instability modeling and provides the numerical results of the model (sub-scale) combustion chamber, regarding geometrical dimensions and operating conditions, which are for determining the combustion stability boundaries using the model chamber. An approach to determine the stability limits and acoustic characteristics of injectors is described intensively. Procedures for extrapolation of the model operating parameters to the actual conditions are presented, which allow the hot-fire test data to be presented by parameters of the combustion chamber pressure and mixture (oxidizer/fuel) ratio, which are customary for designers. Tests with the model chamber, based on the suggested scaling method, are far more cost-effective than with the actual (full-scale) chamber and useful for injector screening at the initial stage of the combustor development in a viewpoint of combustion instabilities.

A Study on the Effects of Silver Housing on Evacuation Safety using Human Behavior Simulation - Focused on Floor Planning of Corridor Types in Urban Silver Housing - (인간행동 시뮬레이션을 통한 노인주거 피난안전성 검증에 관한 연구 - 도심형 노인주거의 복도 유형별 평면계획 분석 중심으로 -)

  • Cho, Seung-Woo;Kim, Kyeong-Bae
    • Journal of the Architectural Institute of Korea Planning & Design
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    • v.35 no.9
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    • pp.41-48
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    • 2019
  • Recently as the rapid increasing of the elderly, silver housing has grown up. Though much fire evacuation and safety law, fire accident is most dangerous problem in our society. So this study is the purpose to analyze evacuation safety in urban silver housing of floor planning by corridor types using human behavior simulation. The methodology of this study is 'Literature Review' and 'Simulation'. This study has been carried out on silver housing's definition, types, fire safety theory and relation law. To proof evacuation safety, this study measured escaping time, longest distance, and bottleneck counting using human behavior simulation. This study use game engine simulation program to analyze 6 corridor types experimental model. As the result of simulation, this study compare between ASET and simulation result. The result come down to 3 part. First, double loaded corridor type is the most dangerous on urban silver housing. Second, Safe shelter's location and number cause increasing of escaping time. Lastly escaping time is influenced by behavior of agent, bottle neck strike frequency.

Study on the Shortest Path finding of Engine Room Patrol Robots Using the A* Algorithm (A* 알고리즘을 이용한 기관실 순찰로봇의 최단 경로 탐색에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Seon-Deok
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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    • v.28 no.2
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    • pp.370-376
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    • 2022
  • Smart ships related studies are being conducted in various fields owing to the development of technology, and an engine room patrol robot that can patrol the unmanned engine room is one such study. A patrol robot moves around the engine room based on the information learned through artificial intelligence and checks the machine normality and occurrence of abnormalities such as water leakage, oil leakage, and fire. Study on engine room patrol robots is mainly conducted on machine detection using artificial intelligence, however study on movement and control is insufficient. This causes a problem in that even if a patrol robot detects an object, there is no way to move to the detected object. To secure maneuverability to quickly identify the presence of abnormality in the engine room, this study experimented with whether a patrol robot can determine the shortest path by applying the A* algorithm. Data were obtained by driving a small car equipped with LiDAR in the ship engine room and creating a map by mapping the obtained data with SLAM(Simultaneous Localization And Mapping). The starting point and arrival point of the patrol robot were set on the map, and the A* algorithm was applied to determine whether the shortest path from the starting point to the arrival point was found. Simulation confirmed that the shortest route was well searched while avoiding obstacles from the starting point to the arrival point on the map. Applying this to the engine room patrol robot is believed to help improve ship safety.

A Study on Optimization of Diesel Combustion in condition of Premixed Natural gas (천연가스 예혼합 분위기 내 디젤 연소의 최적화에 관한 연구)

  • Suh, Hyunuk;Jeon, Chunghwan
    • 한국연소학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2014.11a
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    • pp.141-142
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    • 2014
  • This numerical study was carried out to optimize dual fuel combustion on natural gas-diesel in static chamber. Spray experiments conducted under conditions of premixed methan 0%, 5% and 10%. In the results, penetration decreases when premixed methane is increasing. Constants of numerical models were acquired from results of spray experiments to enhance accuracy of numerical study. And dual fuel engine simulation was implemented by using AVL-FIRE with acquired constants.

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Numerical Study on the Reacting Flow Field abound Rectangular Cross Section Bluff Body (사각 둔각물체 주위의 반응유동장에 대한 수치적 연구)

  • Lee, Jung-Ran;Lee, Eui-Ju
    • Fire Science and Engineering
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    • v.27 no.6
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    • pp.64-69
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    • 2013
  • The Numerical simulation was performed on the flow field around the two-dimensional rectangular bluff body in order to simulate an engine nacelle fire and to complement the previous experimental results of the bluff body stabilized flames. Fire Dynamic Simulator (FDS) based on the Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS) was employed to clarify the characteristics of reacting flow around bluff body. The overall reaction was considered and the constant for reaction was determined from flame extinction limits of experimental results. The air used atmosphere and the fuel used methane. For both fuel ejection configurations against an oxidizer stream, the flame stability and flame mode were affected mainly by vortex structure near bluff body. In the coflow configuration, air velocity at the flame extinction limit are increased with fuel velocity, which is comparable to the experiment results. Comparing with the isothermal flow field, the reacting flow produces a weak and small recirculation zone, which is result in the reductions of density and momentum due to temperature increase by reaction in the wake zone.

Establishment of the Fire Response Guideline for Electric Vehicleson Underground Roads (지하도로 내 전기차 화재 대응지침 구축)

  • Donghyo Kang;Seong-Woo Cho;Hae Kim;Ho-In You;Ilsoo Yun
    • The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems
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    • v.22 no.5
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    • pp.92-107
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    • 2023
  • Recently, along with the continuous increase in the supply of electric vehicles, electric vehicle fire accidents are also showing a rapidly increasing trend. Electric vehicle fires last for a long time compared to fires in internal combustion engine vehicles and have problems with the risk of secondary explosions and the generation of large amounts of smoke. In particular, electric vehicle fires in underground roads, which are semi-enclosed spaces, may amplify the problems of existing electric vehicle fires. On the other hand, there are no domestic response guidelines for electric vehicle fires occurring inside underground roads. Therefore, an awareness of fire accidents was confirmed through a survey of the general public, and electric vehicle fire characteristics and primary considerations were derived from stakeholders related to electric vehicle fires in underpasses. Through this, the guidelines for responding to electric vehicle fires on underground roads were established.

Study of the Risk of Ignition due to Internal Combustion Engines in Areas with Potentially Explosive Gas Atmospheres (잠재적 폭발위험장소에서 내연기관에 의한 점화 위험성에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Yun Seok;Rie, Dong Ho
    • Fire Science and Engineering
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    • v.30 no.5
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 2016
  • Safety management in hazardous areas with potentially explosive gas atmospheres (here in after referred to as hazardous areas) in large scale facilities dealing with combustible or flammable materials at home and abroad is very important (significant) for the coexistence of the company and local society based on business continuity management (BCM) and reliance. For the safety management in hazardous areas, two systems are mainly used: (1) the control system for the prevention of combustible or flammable substances and (2) the explosion proof system for the elimination of ignition sources when flammable gases are leaked to inhibit the transition to fire or explosion accidents. While technology and regulations on explosion proof facilities or devices for electrical ignition sources are well developed and defined, those for thermal ignition sources need to be more developed and established. In this study, the internal combustion engine in hazardous areas was investigated to determine the risk of ignition. For this purpose, document searches were conducted on the relevant international standards and accidents cases and risk analysis reports. In addition, this study assessed the application cases of the diesel engine's safety equipment, such as spark arresters regarding the site of process safety management (PSM) system in central Korea. To practically apply these results to the hydrocarbon industry, the safety management method for explosion prevention in hazardous areas was provided by risk identification for ignition sources of internal combustion engines, such as diesel engines.