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A Study on the Efficiency of Dust Explosion According to Particle Size and Concentration of Dust Using the Cone Calorimeter (산소소모열량계를 이용한 분진의 입경과 농도에 따른 분진폭발의 효율에 대한 연구)

  • Kim, Yun-Seok;Moon, Sung-Woong;Woo, In-Sung;Rie, Dong-Ho
    • Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Fire Science and Engineering Conference
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    • 2011.04a
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    • pp.116-119
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    • 2011
  • 분진의 입경과 농도의 변화에 의한 분진의 폭발압력과 압력상승속도 및 그에 따른 분진폭발지수(Kst), 최소점화에너지(MIE) 및 폭발범위 등 분진폭발에 관한 많은 연구가 진행되고 있다. 폭발 메커니즘의 이해와 이를 통한 예방을 위해서는 분진폭발의 폭발효율과 열방출률(Heat Release Rate)에 관한 연구도 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 산소소모열량계를 이용하여 분진폭발 전후의 열방출률의 차이를 통하여 폭발효율과 폭발의 에너지를 정량화하고, 이를 통해 분진폭발 위험도의 정량적 평가기준을 제시하였다.

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A Study on the Safety Improvement of Carbon Black Manufacturing Process (카본블랙 제조공정의 안전성 향상에 관한 연구)

  • Joo, Jong-Yul;Jeong Phil-Hoon;Sung-Eun, Lee
    • Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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    • v.25 no.4
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    • pp.153-161
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    • 2023
  • Carbon black is a material in the form of fine black powder obtained by incomplete combustion or pyrolysis of hydrocarbons, and is composed of 90-99% carbon, and the rest is composed of hydrogen and oxygen. In the event of an emergency during the manufacture of carbon black, the generated tail gas should be safely discharged through an emergency line to prevent fire, explosion, and environmental pollution accidents caused by the tail gas. If the pressure continues to rise, the pressure control valve shall operate and the rupture plate shall be ruptured sequentially and the tail gas shall be discharged to the vent stack through the emergency line. As an emergency emission system, even if some untreated substances in the tail gas are released into the atmosphere, they are lighter than air, so it is safe to discharge them to a safe place through the Vent Stack. If the gas pressure is rising or worse, it is discharged from the Vent Stackine, and discharging fuel.

Study on the Thermal Characteristic Comparison of Fire.Explosion Hazard of Fugitive Dust Generated in the Manufacturing Process (제조공정상 발생하는 비산분진의 화재·폭발 위험성에 대한 열적특성 비교에 관한 연구)

  • Sun, Ko Jae
    • Journal of the Society of Disaster Information
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.71-83
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    • 2014
  • This study carried out an experiment in order to compare thermal characteristics after collecting dust generated in the process of disposing of waste tire, plywood flour in the process of manufacturing plywood, salicylic acid dust in the process of manufacturing functional soap, and dust in the process of manufacturing wheat powder, which has potential fire and explosion hazard. According to the results of experiment, the analysis showed that all samples subject to the experiment were in the condition where heat flux decreased and temperature decreased as the quantity of added talc was increased. This shows that decomposition rate decreased, and hazard decreased. However, in all of samples subject to the experiment, as heating rate increased, endothermic onset temperature moved to the low-temperature part, and the amount of absorbed heat was largely increased. This showed that the decomposition hazard of sample increased as heating rate increased, according to the analysis. Besides, TGA experiment results showed that thermal stability was secured because total weight loss decreased as the amount of talc was increased for all samples subject to the experiment regarding the ratio of weight loss. It is expected that the continuous research and supplementation of dust explosion mechanism in the future will contribute to the establishment of measures for the effective dust explosion prevention.

A Study on Regulation Improvement of Local Ventilation System (국소배기장치의 규제개선에 관한 연구)

  • kim, Nam Suk;Kim, Young Suk;Woo, In Sung
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.74-83
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    • 2018
  • Anyone who wants to install local ventilation system must obtain a permission from the Ministry of Employment and Labor even if he has permission from the Ministry of Environment. This is because not only the Atmospheric Environmental Protection Act, but also the manufacturing industry's hazardous risk prevention plan under Article 48 Clause 2 of the Industrial Safety and Health Act is to be submitted by 15 days before the construction. Under the current Environmental Protection Act, the Ministry of Environment regulates only the emission of pollutants from local exhaust ventilation systems into the atmosphere and the contents of workers' safety and health within industrial sites are managed by the Ministry of Employment and Labor. Even with the approval of the Ministry of Environment, the number of unsuccessful cases by the Ministry of Employment and Labor has increased, causing a growing discontent among the sites due to production delays and additional costs of improvement. In addition, local exhaust systems that are at greater risk of fire explosion have increased the risk of severe industrial accidents due to fire explosion. This is due to insufficient design of air volume, control speed, return speed, duct size, and risk of fire explosion. This is because the criteria and procedures for approval of local exhaust ventilation systems are similar, but the Industrial Safety and Health Act adds additional screening items for safety and safety of workers and fire and explosion. In this study, the Environment Ministry and the Employment and Labor Ministry seek to find a reasonable way to operate the system by comparing local exhaust ventilation system installation approval standards.

Measurement and Prediction of Combustion Properties of Styrene (스티렌의 연소특성치 측정 및 예측)

  • Ha, Dong-Myeong;Na, Byeong-Gyun
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.70-76
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    • 2013
  • For the safe handling of styrene, this study was investigated the explosion limits of styrene in the reference data. The flash points and AITs(auto-ignition temperatures) by ignition delay time were experimented. As a results, the lower and upper explosion limits of styrene recommended 0.9 Vol.% and 8.0 Vol.%, respectively. The lower flash points of styrene by using closed-cup tester were experimented $29^{\circ}C{\sim}31^{\circ}C$. The lower flash points of styrene by using open cup tester were experimented $32^{\circ}C{\sim}36^{\circ}C$. This study measured relationship between the AITs and the ignition delay times by using ASTM E659 tester for styrene. The experimental AIT of styrene was $460^{\circ}C$.

A Study on the Risk of Organic Solvents for Underground Area under Construction Site through a Fire Accident Case (화재사고사례를 통해서 본 건설현장 지하공간에서의 유기용제의 위험성에 대한 연구)

  • Ahn, Byung-Joon;Jung, Ki-Hyuk;Lee, Jung-Suk;Rhim, Jong-Kuk
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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    • v.22 no.1
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    • pp.9-17
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    • 2018
  • In the consideration of the working conditions, which have several kinds of works operating at the same time, at construction sites, it is difficult to prevent industrial accidents. There are a number of works to employ flammable materials and hot works simultaneously operated without fire protection systems. It causes a huge fire and casualties. In this research to analyze an accident case, the reasonable prevention methods are suggested throughout the property tests for the organic solvents and the analysis of the behavior for vapour cloud in the underground area of the construction site.

A study on the characteristic of fire protection covering for high strength concrete (고강도 콘크리트 내화피복 특성연구)

  • Song, Young-Chan;Lee, Sea-Hyun;Kim, Woo-Jae;Yang, Wan-Hee;Park, Dong-Cheol;Baik, Byung-Hoon
    • Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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    • 2006.11a
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    • pp.429-432
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    • 2006
  • In this study a board was made with good fireproof materials of which test was conducted according to the fireproof test for KS F 2257 construction members, and the temperature in coated steel which has a possibility to explode with concrete surface was measured. It is not appropriate to use normal mortar or mortar covering mixed with P.P. fiber to take a measure to prevent the explosive splalling of high-strength concrete. To finalize an Al-Si (aluminosilicates) board-requires over 30mm in thickness at the minimum for the required fire resistance performance and explosion prevention.

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Study on Disaster Prevention System for Long Span Bridge over the Sea (장대해상교량의 방재시스템 구축에 관한 연구)

  • Kong, Byung-Seung
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.23 no.3
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    • pp.59-64
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    • 2009
  • Bridge types such as the suspension bridges and the cable stayed bridges maintained by cables present the dangerous possibility of a ship running through the bottom of the bridge. Due to hangers and main cables in the upper structural system, the bridge is also susceptible to disasters. However, these cable bridges are usually used for long span bridges over the sea. This structure is relatively more exposed to disasters, such as wind, hail, and earthquake, than other structures. This structure also has the potential to cause car accidents on account of the poor visibility due to foggy conditions. If a fire breaks out because of a car accident due to wind, a car explosion will likely occur.

A Study on Prevention of Fire Accidents by Splash Filling in the Filtration Process of Pharmaceutical Companies (제약회사 여과 공정중 스플래쉬 필링에 의한 화재사고 예방대책에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Sang Gil;Lee, Dae Joon;Yang, Seung Bok;Rhim, Jong Guk
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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    • v.25 no.6
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    • pp.29-34
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    • 2021
  • Flammable substances are often present in the raw materials of pharmaceutical products manufactured by pharmaceutical companies. In this case, an excessive amount of flammable substances is added to make an intermediate, and flammable substances that do not participate in the reaction are removed through filtration and drying steps. In addition, the flammable liquid separated in the filtration process is accumulated in the form of splash filling in the filtrate container. In this case, vapor and mist of flammable liquid are generated, which lowers the lower limit of explosion and minimum ignition energy, and increases the risk of fire and explosion due to complex charging. In this study, by analyzing fire accidents that occurred during the recent filtration process of pharmaceutical companies, it is proposed to prevent static electricity accumulation by measures of nitrogen supply facilities, capacity improvement, conductive filter fabric and so on.