• 한국안전학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.91-97
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• 2005

The research on the explosive limits is one of fundamental fields of combustion process, and information on the explosive limits of mixture of fuel and oxidant, with or without additives, is very important for the prevention in industrial fire and explosion accidents. Explosive limits of all compounds and solvent mixtures can be calculated with the appropriate use of the fundamental laws of Raoult, Batten, Le Chatelier and MRSM(modified response surface methodology) model. In this study, the reference values of lower explosive limits(LEL) of the ethanol+toluene+ethylacetate system were compared with the calculated values by using the solution thermodynamics and the MRSM model, respectively. The values calculated by the proposed equations were a good agreement with literature data within a few percent. By means of this methodology, it is possible to evaluate reliability of experimental data of the lower explosive limits of the flammable mixtures. Also, from given results, it is possible to predict explosive limits of the other flammable liquid mixtures used in the chemical process by the use of the proposed equations.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.89-94
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• 2013

The fire testing performed for smoke detector model approval in Korea tests only one kind of fire smoke. A photoelectric spot-type smoke detector using Mie scattering is affected by the wavelength of light beam and the particle diameter. According to UL (Underwriters Laboratories Inc.) 268 standard, this paper analyze the characteristic of the response for a photoelectric spot-type smoke detector on sale in Korea using various fire smokes. Probability that the response time is included in non-defective range is 100% in paper fire, 90% in wood fire and 75% in flammable liquid fire, 90% in wood fire and 75% in flammable liquid fire. According to the estimation for population mean of the response time choosing a confidence level of 99%, a maximum of 19% for wood fire and that of 38% for flammable liquid fire are defective. As the result of analysis of smoke particle, this paper is found that these results are caused by the smoke particles are wide variations in size or have very black.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.98-103
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• 2009

본 논문은 연기감지기의 응답특성을 분석하여 주택용 화재감지기로 적합한지를 분석하고자 광전식연기감지기, 아날로그연기감지기, 단독경보형연기감지기를 시험체로 선정하여 UL 268에서 정하는 화재시험방법을 응용하여 화재성상(종이화재와 인화성액체화재)에 따른 연기감지기의 응답특성을 분석하고자 화재실험을 실시하였다. 실험결과 화재성상에 따라 연기감지기의 응답특성 차이가 나타나는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국화재소방학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국화재소방학회 2000년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.19-22
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• 2000

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.29-34
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• 2021

제약회사에서 제조하는 의약품의 원재료에 인화성물질이 종종 존재한다. 이런 경우 과량의 인화성 물질을 투입하여 중간체를 만들고 반응에 참여하지 않은 인화성물질을 여과 및 건조단계를 통하여 제거하는 공정을 거치게 된다. 또한, 여과 공정에서 분리된 인화성 액체가 여액받이 통에 스플래쉬 필링 형태로 쌓이게 된다. 이런 경우 인화성 액체의 증기 및 미스트가 생성되어 폭발 하한 값, 최소점화에너지가 더욱 낮아지게 되며 복합 대전이 발생하여 화재·폭발의 위험이 증대된다. 본 연구에서는 최근의 제약회사 여과공정 중 발생한 화재 사고를 분석하여, 화재 폭발 사고를 방지하기 위한 방안으로 질소 공급설비 설치, 용량 개선, 도전성 여과포 및 정전기 축적 방지대책 등을 제시하고자 한다.

• 한국화재소방학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국화재소방학회 2002년도 추계학술대회논문집
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• pp.300-306
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• 2002

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.68-75
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• 2014

It is very important to classify explosion hazardous area (EHA) suitably and to use proper explosion-proof electric installations for facilities using flammable gases and liquids. In the past, various examples in the Notification of Ministry of Employment and Labor were referred to in classifying EHA. But, at present, many companies use the hypothetical volume in Korean Standards (KS). This study reviews the validity of EHA classification based on the hypothetical volume by comparing the calculated radii of EHA with those obtained by a consequence analysis program called PHAST and a mathematical approach in British Standards (BS). The radii of EHA by the hypothetical volume were found to be slightly larger than those by the other two methods. This was attributed to rather conservative uses of a safety factor(k) and a correction factor(f) for availability of ventilation in calculating the hypothetical volume. Since the differences are not so conspicuous, however, it is concluded that the hypothetical volume in KS is a valid means for the classification of EHA. This study also presents a table of the radii of EHA for easy reference by small-scale companies using city gas, C3-LPG and flammable liquid(toluene), respectively. The table consists of 25 leakage scenarios corresponding to combinations of 5 pipe(nozzle) sizes and 5 operating conditions for each flammable gas and liquid.

• 대한안전경영과학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.65-73
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• 2016

In this paper which was performed to bring public attention to the need for developing an photoelectric smoke detector that detects smokes emitted from diverse fire sources, it was confirmed that the photoelectric smoke detector may not respond to certain smoke types depending on the size and color of smoke particles. The test was performed on a photoelectric smoke detector which is being used generally for specific fire targets specified in UL268, including paper fire, wood fire and flammable liquid fire, while the actual response performance of the fire detector, as well as respective smoke particles collected from different fire source which were photographed with a SEM(Scanning electron microscope) were analyzed in the test for this study.

• International Journal of Safety
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.6-10
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• 2010

The flash point of liquid solution is one of the most important flammability properties that used in hazard and risk assessments. Minimum flash point behaviour (MFPB) is showed when the flash point of a liquid mixture is below the flash points of the individual components. In this paper, the lower flash points for the flammable binary system, n-decane+n-octanol, were measured by Pensky-Martens closed cup tester. This binary mixture exhibited MFPB. The measured flash points were compared with the values calculated by the Raoult's law and the optimization method using van Laar and UNIQUAC equations. The optimization method were found to be better than those based on the Raoult's law, and successfully estimated MFPB. The opimization method based on the van Laar equation described the experimentally-derived data more effectively than was the case when the prediction model was based upon the UNIQUAC.

• 한국위험물학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.62-67
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• 2018

It is very important to classify explosion hazardous area in order to prevent an accident explosion. In order to prevent such a explosion, the Industrial Safety and Health Standards Rules stipulates the establishment and management of explosion hazards in accordance with the criteria set by the Korean Industrial Standards. This study has investigated the range of the explosion hazardous area according to various hole sizes, pressures, vapor densities, and wind velocities in the outdoor flammable liquid tank using KS C IEC-60079-10-1 $2^{nd}$ Ed.(=IEC CODE) and PHAST. The results show that the explosion hazardous areas by IEC CODE have circle shapes. However, the areas by PHAST show ellipse shapes. The different of the explosion hazardous areas increases with the increase of wind velocity.