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NEW TREND OF FIRE SCIENCE AND EIRE PROTECTION TECHNOLOGY

  • Sugahara, Shinichi
    • Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Fire Science and Engineering Conference
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    • 1997.11a
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    • pp.19-26
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    • 1997
  • Firesafety design engineerings have been mainly derived from complicated rearrangement of descriptive specifications in codes or regulations through a great number of lessons from fire disasters. In this paper, the author refers to some recent developments in the field of building fire protection. At first, the author expresses his viewpoints concerning performance-based design codes, which have been popular throughout the world as a symbol of freedom from restricted usage of building materials and components prescrived in regulation or bylaws, in spite of some conflicts between objects-oriented design method and industrial mass production. Secondly, the author introduces several innovative fire protection methods adopted for large or void spaces in building complex. Finally, the author forcasts a next development of firesafety science and technology, aimed at securing personal safety in hyperscale urban areas.

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Analysis of Ignitable Liquid Residues from Fire Debris Samples with GC/MS (GC/MS를 이용한 화재증거물속의 인화성물질 분석에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Sung-Ryong;Han, Dong-Hun
    • Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Fire Science and Engineering Conference
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    • 2010.10a
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    • pp.148-151
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    • 2010
  • 화재증거물 속의 인화성물질을 분석하는 기술은 현재 다양한 추출 및 농축법을 활용한다. 본 연구에서는 Tenax TA를 이용하여 화재증거물 속의 인화성물질을 농축한 후 자동열탈착 장비를 사용하여 Tenax TA관 속에 농축되어 있는 인화성물질을 자동열탈착시켜 GC로 보낸 후 MS 분석하는 기술을 소개한다. 이러한 전처리과정을 사용하여, 화재증거물속의 인화성물질(경유, 등유 등)을 분석하였는데, 물로 화재증거물을 물을 이용하여 소화하여도, 시간이 오래지난 화재증거물이라도 열탈착 장비를 이용한 분석은 경유, 등유등을 확인하는데 유용하였다.

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Comparison a Forest Fire Spread variation according to weather condition change (기후조건 변화에 따른 산불확산 변화 비교)

  • Lee, Si-Young;Park, Houng-Sek
    • Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Fire Science and Engineering Conference
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    • 2008.11a
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    • pp.490-494
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    • 2008
  • We simulated a forest fire which was occurred in Yangyang area on 2005 and compared a results between two different weather conditions(real weather condition and mean weather condition since 1968) using FARSITE, which is a forest fire spread simulator for preventing and predicting fire in USDA. And, we researched a problem in the transition for introducing, so we serve the basic method for prevention and attacking fire. In the result, severe weather condition on 2005 effected a forest fire behavior. The rate of spread under real weather condition was about 4 times faster than mean weather condition. Damaged area was about 10 time than mean weather condition. Therefore, Climate change will make a more sever fire season. As we will encounter to need for accurate prediction in near future, it will be necessary to predict a forest fire linked with future wether and fuel condition.

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A Experimental Study on the Arson Fire Characteristics (방화(放火)화재 특성에 관한 실험적 연구)

  • Choi, Jin;Kwon, Oh-Seung;Kang, Kyung-Sik
    • Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.1-13
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    • 2008
  • This Study is to analyze the characteristics of arson fire under fire dynamics to protect people and property from arson fire which has been radically increased with the development of the Korean economy. Assembly and merchandise purposes such as theater, retail, and exhibition has been performed as the arson fire study. The experiment for this study is based on the analysis of the characteristic for its own combustion process and smoke spread when arson fire occurs. This study presents the analysis through comparing the condition of setting fire using liquid fuel such as thinner on purpose to the condition of setting fire naturally depending on each occupancy.

Analysis for fire suppression efficiency of intermittent water spray pattern with FDS (FDS를 이용한 교번식 미분무방식의 소화 성능 분석)

  • Jee, Moon-Hak;Lee, Byung-Kon
    • Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Fire Science and Engineering Conference
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    • 2008.04a
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    • pp.200-203
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    • 2008
  • Water mist fire suppression system utilizes the fire suppression features such as cooling of fire source, dilution of ambient oxygen, and shielding of radiation heat with the evaporation of microscopic water droplets. The momentum of water mist is relatively low and the infiltration of water mist to the fire source is not effective. In addition to lower penetration force, the evaporated water vapor is liable to decline to limited portion of fire source due to its light weight and sparse density. On the other hand, the cycling water mist system is expected to improve the penetration force of water mist as well as the dilution coverage capability with the stratified spray characteristics. At this paper we present the analyzed fire suppression capability of intermittent water spray pattern by use of FDS which is computational fire dynamics fire model. We expect this analysis shall be supportive to the development of the prototype of water mist nozzle.

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Characterization of Live Fire Load in Buildings - Heat Release Characteristics of Typical Live Fire Load in Post Office Building - (건축물의 적재가연물 특성에 관한 연구 -우체국 적재가연물의 연소성상 -)

  • Nam, Dong-Gun;Yuji, Hasemi;SaKong, Seong-Ho;Jung, Jong-Jin
    • Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Fire Science and Engineering Conference
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    • 2008.04a
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    • pp.7-10
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    • 2008
  • Heat release characteristics of live fire load are an important parameter for performance oriented fire safety design of a building. While investigations have been carried out on the fire load and its burning behavior in office, residential and commercial buildings and so on, little effort has been paid for the rational treatment of fire load in post office buildings in Japan. In this report, burning behavior of typical combustible objects in post office buildings are studied by measuring heat release rates of plastic palettes with and without postal envelopes or packages and special containers loading numbers of palettes. The test results suggest that dynamic heat release rate is highly dependent on the condition of palettes especially if they load appropriate amount of postal envelopes or not.

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Mechanism analysis through Water fire case (정수기 화재발생 사례를 통한 재현실험)

  • Lee, Jeong-Il
    • Proceedings of the Safety Management and Science Conference
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    • 2011.11a
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    • pp.593-618
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    • 2011
  • Development of the economy and the growing income of people interested in the leisure and health has been focused. Past the town common wells and groundwater around the water, but health is a priority these days to solve the drinking water directly from tap water, but most people work from home, through the water purifier has been resolved. Depending on seasonal changes and personal taste of coffee, if you can enjoy a snack and water purifier is a restaurant, lounge, public areas and focusing on the rapid spread of the fire, water purifier as compared to the total number of fires increased by 0.03% per year trend on, but the washrooms fire and fire-related research data and case studies with analysis of the exact cause lack of proper preventive measures are insufficient reality. In this study, focusing on electrical energy using a water cooler to understand the structure and principles of fire, the fire revealed the mechanism is vulnerable to the consideration of factors, the exact cause of the fire investigation and the Assistant, manufacturing defects, and to contribute to fire prevention review should.

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A Phenomenological Studies on Ignition Characteristics of Wires by Local Impact, Over Loading and Overcurrent (국부적 충격, 과부하 및 과전류에 의한 전선의 발화특성에 관한 현상학적 연구)

  • Lee, Jeong-Jin;Lee, Chang-Woo;Choi, Don-Mook
    • Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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    • v.12 no.4
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    • pp.53-60
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    • 2010
  • When a fire breaks out, it is difficult to find out the causes of the fire, because combustible things around fire scene are usually burnt away. Among many causes of fires are electronic wires, this thesis deal with the destroyed sheath of electronic wires caused by fire. It was studied with the use of measurement devices focusing on the distinctions of wires and conductors. This study especially emphasized the process of deterioration, burning pattern, and composition of electronic wire conductor. It also has a phenomenological approach to the distinctive cause of fire by some partial force. The fire prevention methods have been suggested through the analysing results of fire patterns. This study is expected to be a useful material for analyzing various electrical fires.

Effect Evaluation of Forest Fire on Governor Station (정압기지에 대한 산불화재 영향평가)

  • Jang, Seo-Il;Char, Soon-Chul;Kang, Kyung-Sik
    • Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.49-57
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    • 2007
  • This Study is to suggest a method of effect evaluation of forest fire on governor station in shrub land. Theoretically, to evaluate effects of forest fire, it is combined that Spread Rate of Forest Fire, Flame Model, and Thermal Radiation Effects Model; i.e. a travel time of forest fire is calculated by Spread Rate of Forest Fire, fire-line intensity is calculated by Flame Model, and effects of fire-line intensity is affected by Thermal Radiation Effects Model. With the aforementioned method, we could carry out the effect evaluation of forest fire on governor station in shrub land and could distinguish scenarios to need protection plan from all scenarios.

THE INTEGRATION OF COMPONENTS OF FIRE TECHNOLOGY

  • Marchant, Eric W.
    • Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Fire Science and Engineering Conference
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    • 1997.11a
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    • pp.11-18
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    • 1997
  • Fire safety systems in large buildings are likely to be complex and may be designed independently of other systems. This means that the interactions and interfaces between the fire safety systems and between the environmental control systems and the fire safety systems may not be carried out properly. Many large, recent buildings have many technological component systems that are used for the control of the environment within the building. Because of the "special" nature of the fire safety systems there is little consideration is given to the possibility systems with a dual function. However, many of the functions of fire safety systems are extensions of systems that provide the day to day control over the internal environment. The present world-wide trend towards the establishment of performance codes, and regulations, will enable the functional design of all systems and thereby allow closer integration of the "ordinary" and "special" systems. Some aspects of the functional and performance characteristics of systems in buildings are introduced and discussed. Special reference is made to the contributions of the systems to the minimisation of fire damage.e minimisation of fire damage.

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