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ASSESSMENT ON NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF THERMAL FLOW INDUCED BY FIRE (화재시 열유동장의 수치해석에 대한 평가 연구)

  • Kim, J.Y.
    • 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2011.05a
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    • pp.156-160
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    • 2011
  • As building becomes larger, taller and more complex due to industrialization and urbanization, it tends to be vulnerable to fire and establishment of effective measures for fire safety is demanded. Especially the fact that the smoke hinders evacuation and fire-fighting activities as well as becomes the major cause of life casualty emphasizes the importance of smoke control system. To design and operate the smoke control system success folly, it is necessary to analyze and predict precisely the thermoflow induced by fire in building. The unsteady three-dimensional analysis of thermoflow induced by fire with diverse variables such as building structure, fire conditions and smoke control facilities can be effectively carried out with numerical method In this study, using the FDS(Fire Dynamics Simulation) program that spreads widely as the analysis tool for thermoflow of fire, the analysis of thermoflow in partition of building induced by fire and comparison with the experimental results for assessment of numerical analysis are presented.

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Development of a precision smoke particle detector to sense a fire in early state (초기화재 감지를 위한 정밀한 연기 입자 감지 장치 개발)

  • 김희식;김영재;이호재
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1997.10a
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    • pp.1734-1737
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    • 1997
  • The conventional fire detection devices are operated after a processed fire phase, which are sensing only a high density of somke level or high temperature heat. They are not so precision to detect a fire in the early phase to protect the facility form the fire. We need to develope a new high precision smoke detection system to keep expensive industrial facilities most reliably form fire. A new optical precision smoke detection system was developed. It monitors very low level density of smoke particles in the air. It is operated continously through many years without a stop or any malfunction. The developed precision smoke detection system will be installed in important industrial facilities, such as power plants, underground common tunnel, main control rooms, computer rooms etc.

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The Development of a Functional Pressure Controller in Smoke Management Systems for the Fire Safety of Buildings (화재시 제연 및 피난을 위한 기능성 차압 조절장치 개발에 관한 연구)

  • Jung, Ki-Chang;Kim, Jeong-Hun;Lee, Jung-Yun
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.44-48
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    • 2004
  • The smoke and toxic gases generated from the building fires are proved to cause human death. Therefore, the necessity and significance of smoke control have been emphasized, and lots of studies for developing improved smoke management system have been carried out. In this study, the experiments were conducted to evaluated a function and performance in newly developed smoke management system using mechanical pressurization. As a result of this experiment, the differential pressure was 40Pa${\sim}$60Pa and the air velocity through the door was 0.7m/s between safety zone and fire zone. The functional pressure control equipment which could make proper pressure and maintain differential pressure between safety zone and fire zone was developed. And it will give a lot of helps to evacuation activity for peoples in building and fire fighting.

A Study on the Performance Criteria of Smoke Control System for Underground Spaces Through Numerical Analysis (수치해석을 통한 지하공간의 제연설비 성능기준 검토)

  • Ahn, Chan-Sol;Chae, Han-Sic;Kim, Hyeung-Youl
    • Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Fire Science and Engineering Conference
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    • 2008.11a
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    • pp.356-362
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    • 2008
  • This study is intended to evaluate the characteristics of smoke spreading and the appropriateness of evacuation time extended by operation of smoke control system during fire within the underground space of the building structured in compliance with the smoke control system performance criteria from the local fire safety standard in Korea. As a preceding review of this study, the combustibles was categorized and identified their heat release rates. For validate the estimated values, modeling a single underground shop was carried out. And a numerical analysis both in case of smoke control system in operation and the system not in operation was carried out of underground space. From the viewpoint of securing the evacuation time, the results were compared in an attempt to assess the appropriateness of the fire safety criteria.

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A Study on the Historical Comparative of Smoke Control for Fire Safety Law and Building Law (국내의 연기제어 관련 소방법과 건축법의 변천과정에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Hye-Won;Jin, Seung-Hyun;Kwon, Young-Jin
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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    • 2017.05a
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    • pp.97-98
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    • 2017
  • These days the buildings are getting higher, bigger, and in a deep. According to that, it was the Large-Scale casuality by smoke from Daeyeongak Hotel fire in 1971 to Uijeongbu apartment fire in 2015, and the law of smoke control has consistently changed. but the analysis for improving the law isn't working. Therefore on this study, it conducts the analysis of historical comparative about smoke control and it will present the basic data for improving the law of smoke control and in-depth analysis.

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A transient CFD simulation of ventilation system operation for smoke control in a subway station equipped with a Platform Screen Door(PSD) when a train under fire is approaching the station (화재열차의 역사 접근 시 PSD가 설치된 역사 제연을 위한 환기장치 운전 비정상상태 해석)

  • Shin, Kyu-Ho;Hur, Nahm-Keon;Won, Chan-Shik
    • 유체기계공업학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2006.08a
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    • pp.269-272
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    • 2006
  • The heat and smoke which generated by subway under fire is one of the most harmful factor in air tighten underground station. To prevent this, Trackway Exhaust System(TES) can be used. The heat released from the train running in the tunnel raises the temperature at the platform and the trackway, and thus proper ventilation system is required for comfortable underground environment. When the fire is occurred, TES is operated as smoke exhaust mode from normal ventilation mode. In the present study, the subway station which is one of the line number 9 in Seoul subway is modeled, and fired situation is simulated with several ventilation mode of ventilation system in trackway. For this simulation whole station is modeled. Non steady state 3D simulation which considered train under fire is entering to the station is performed. Temperature and smoke distribution in platform and trackway are compared. To represent heat by fire, heat flux was given to the fired carriage, also to describe smoke by fire, concentration of CO is represented. As the result of present study, temperature and smoke distribution is different as the method of ventilation in trackway and platform is changed. In over side of trackway, the fan must be operated as exhaust mode for efficient elimination of heat and smoke, and supply mode of fan operation in under side shows better distribution of heat and smoke. The ventilation system which is changed from ventilation mode to exhaust mode can be applied to control heat and smoke under fire.

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Optimization for Ventilation Capacity of Large Enclosure Considering Fire Load (화재하중을 고려한 대공간 제배연 용량 최적화 연구)

  • Ahn, Chan-Sol;Kim, A-Ram
    • Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Fire Science and Engineering Conference
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    • 2011.11a
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    • pp.478-481
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    • 2011
  • This study is intended to evaluate and optimize the characteristics of smoke spreading and the appropriateness of evacuation time extended by operation of smoke control system during fire within the underground space of the building structured in compliance with the smoke control system performance criteria from the local fire safety standard, which has been currently applied to the buildings in Korea. Using the heat release per unit weight of the combustibles, a numerical analysis both in case of smoke control system in operation and the system not in operation was carried out at the several different shopping malls. From the viewpoint of securing the evacuation time, the results were compared in an attempt to assess the appropriateness of the fire safety criteria.

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The Analysis of Correlation Major System Factors with the Performance of Smoke Control Systems Using Pressure Differentials (차압제연설비의 성능과 관련된 시스템 및 환경 변수와의 상관성 분석)

  • Yeo, Yong-Ju;Kim, Hak-Jung;Park, Yong-Hwan
    • Fire Science and Engineering
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    • v.24 no.2
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    • pp.97-105
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    • 2010
  • The smoke control systems using pressure differentials are already well known as the most reliable method to prevent the smoke infiltration into the emergency stairs or safe spaces. However, it is true that many problems are domestically pointed out due to the insufficient understanding and technology on the smoke control systems using pressure differentials. In this regard, this work analyzed the effect of major factors for smoke control system using pressure differentials such as a duct area, opening area of air supply damper, improvement on open vestibules, stack effect and location of air supply. In conclusion, adequate pressure differentials can not be maintained in small duct because the smaller duct area have the large friction loss. Especially, It is confirmed that the major factor for deterioration of smoke control system performance is stack effect that makes pressure differentials smaller in the lower floors.

A study on the effective fire and smoke control in transverse oversized exhaust ventilation (횡류식 선택대배기환기에서의 배연특성에 관한 연구)

  • Han, Sang-Pil;Jeon, Yong-Han
    • Journal of Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association
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    • v.13 no.6
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    • pp.451-462
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    • 2011
  • The smoke control system plays the most important role in securing evacuation environment when a fire occurs in road tunnels. Smoke control methods in road tunnels are classified into two categories which are longitudinal ventilation system and transverse ventilation system. In this study it is intended to review the characteristics of smoke behavior by performing numerical analysis for calculating the optimal smoke exhaust air volume with scaled-model and simulation when a fire occurs in tunnels in which transverse ventilation is applied, and for obtaining the basic data required for the design of smoke exhaust systems by deriving optimal smoke exhaust operational conditions for various conditions. As a result of this study, when the critical velocity in the tunnel is 1.75 m/s and 2.5 m/s, the optimal smoke exhaust air volume has to be more than $173m^3/s$, $236m^3/s$ for the distance of the smoke moving which can limit the distance to 250 m. In addition, in case of uniform exhaust the generated smoke is effectively taken away if the two exhaust holes near the fire region are opened at the same time.

Elevator Pressurization in Tall Buildings

  • Klote, John H.
    • International Journal of High-Rise Buildings
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    • v.2 no.4
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    • pp.341-344
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    • 2013
  • During a building fire, smoke can flow through elevator shafts threatening life on floors remote from the fire. Many buildings have pressurized elevators intended to prevent such smoke flow. The computer program, CONTAM, can be used to analyze the performance of pressurization smoke control systems. The design of pressurized elevators can be challenging for the following reasons: (1) often the building envelope is not capable of effectively handling the large airflow resulting from elevator pressurization, (2) open elevator doors on the ground floor tend to increase the flow from the elevator shaft at the ground floor, and (3) open exterior doors on the ground floor can cause excessive pressure differences across the elevator shaft at the ground floor. To meet these challenges, the following systems have been developed: (1) exterior vent (EV) system, (2) floor exhaust (FE) system, and ground floor lobby (GFL) system.