• 대한안전경영과학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.31-39
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• 2017

Classify of explosion hazardous areas must be made at the site where flammable materials are used. This reason is that it is necessary to manage ignition sources in of explosion hazardous areas in order to reduce the risk of explosion. If such an explosion hazard area is widened, it becomes difficult to increase the number of ignition sources to be managed. The method using the virtual volume currently used is much wider than the result using CFD(Computational Fluid Dynamics). Therefore, we tried to improve the current method to compare with the new method using leakage characteristics. The result is a realistic explosion hazard if the light gas is calibrated to the mass and the heavy gas is calibrated to the lower explosion limit. However, it is considered that the safety factors should be taken into account in the calculated correction formula because such a problem should be considered as a buffer for safety.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.36-39
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• 2007

It is important to know Minimum Ignition Energy(MIE) of flammable materials for ignition hazard of chemical processes etc.. Currently a capacitor discharge is used mainly to measure the MIE. Then, it is impossible to control actively discharge energies and discharge time because the MIE measurement uses a high voltage capacitor and fixed capacitor. However, the control of discharge energy and discharge time will be convenient if self-sustain discharge is used. In this paper, we measured the MIE by self-sustain discharge of a pulse shape to propose the new measuring method of the MIE. AS a result, ignition energies are increased gradually as discharge duration time gets longer, and discharge current grows larger. Also, an arc discharge and a glow discharge occurred during the experimental period, and the ignition by glow discharges happened when discharge duration time was $90{\mu}s$, discharge current was 8A and 1A Especially, the MIE occurred the 0.05mm and 0.08mm of the gap distance between discharge electrode in the same discharge duration time.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.9-15
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• 2005

수소는 온실효과 가스배출을 저감하기 위한 다양한 연소장치에 이용되는 에너지 전달체로 가장 중요한 물질로 인식되고 있다. 그러나 에너지 전달체로 이용되기 위해서는 수소를 이용하는 장치와 관련된 안전의 문제점이 충분히 조사하고 이해되어야 한다. 따라서 누출된 수소가스와 공기의 혼합 가스운의 확산거동과 점화 가능성에 대한 연구가 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 대기 조건에 따라 대기 중에서 수소가스의 확산거동을 부력을 고려하여 살펴보았다. 풍하방향으로 위험범위는 대기안정도 및 풍속이 증가할수록 증가하게 되고, 지면에서 가스농도는 수소가스의 부력 때문에 거의 제로이다. 그러므로 누출된 수소가스 운의 점화 가능성은 낮고, 화재$\cdot$폭발 위험성은 타 연료가스 즉 부탄 및 프로판에 비하여 낮은 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국방재학회 논문집
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.81-87
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 산림 내 가연물의 산불위험성을 판단하기 위하여 영동지역에서 자생하는 관목류(생강나무, 조록싸리나무, 초피나무, 산초나무, 개암나무)의 생엽을 대상으로 발화점시험기, 콘칼로리미터, 연기밀도시험기를 이용하여 연소특성을 고찰하였다. 조록싸리나무는 발화온도가 가장 낮고 착화시간이 가장 빨랐으며, CO와 $CO_2$의 평균방출농도가 가장 높은 것으로 나타났다. 초피나무는 가장 많은 열량을 방출하였으며, 산초나무는 가장 많은 연기를 발생한 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 산불발생 시 조록싸리나무는 다른 수종에 비하여 착화가 가장 용이하고 초피나무는 확산 및 화재강도가 가장 클 것으로 판단되며, 산초나무와 조록싸리나무는 다량의 연기발생에 따라 피난이 어려울 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1996년도 하계학술대회 논문집 C
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• pp.1913-1916
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• 1996

With a progress of electrical and electronic technology, radio-frequency circuits including high frequency components are widely applied to various industrial installations. Some of them are used in hazardous locations where explosive or flammable gases exist. As a result, ignition of such gases may be induced by a spark discharge when the radio frequency circuits are switched on or off. The purpose of this study is to investigate the ignition hazards of acetylene-air and ethylen-air mixtures experimentally based on the IEC 79-3 publication. In this experiment, we used a high frequency resistive circuit which consists of a co-axial cable, a $10{\Omega}$, $20{\Omega}$, $30{\Omega}$, $40{\Omega}$ or $50{\Omega}$ resistor and a power amplifier with frequency range up to almost 1 MHz. Experimental results show that the ignition of the acetylene-air and ethylen-air mixtures due to spark discharge depends primarily on the frequency of the power source in the resistive circuit: the minimum ignition voltage increases gradually with the increase of the frequency.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.78-83
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• 2005

In this study, the evaluate characteristics of fire and explosion of MEK-PO are subjected to spontaneous ignition, flash point and explosion hazard. The minimum ignition temperature and instantaneous ignition temperature for MEK-PO were $188.5^{\circ}C\;and\;230^{\circ}C\;at\;225{\mu}L$. In addition The flash point for MEK-PO was obtained at $49^{\circ}C$. Furthermore, the maximum explosion pressure and the maximum explosion pressure rising velocity: using MCPVT (mini cup pressure vessel tester) were $10.82kgf/cm^2\;and\;33.72kgf/cm^2{\cdot}s$.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1998년도 하계학술대회 논문집 E
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• pp.1749-1751
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• 1998

Close to high power radio/radar transmitters there is a possibility that sparks may be occur at discontinuities in metallic structures. If these structures are in an area in which a flammable mixture may be present, there is a possibility that a fire or explosion may be caused by the sparking. A number of assessment procedures for quantification of the hazard have been produced. This paper reviews the bases of the British Standard covering ignition hazards by radio-frequency radiation and presents some ignition test apparatus to access these hazards.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.39-44
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• 2018

Dust explosions are occurring in a variety of industries. A dust explosion caused by a specific energy generates huge amount of energy in the ignition and releases decomposition gas. Damages can be increased since this released decomposition gas can cause second and subsequent explosions. In this study, the goal was to obtain practical information on what could affect the explosion by comparing the characteristics of two kinds of dusts with completely different chemical properties. Three kinds of dusts were measured and evaluated for explosion pressure, dust explosion index, explosion limit and minimum ignition energy. It is possible to grasp the characteristics of each dust and use it as useful accident prevention data in the production of raw material powder.

• International Journal of Safety
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.47-51
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• 2002

This study was performed by measuring the minimum ignition temperature of polyurethane form recovered from the recycling process of the end-of-life home appliances. The critical ignition temperature of polyurethane form was lower as the size of the sample vessel was increased, and that of polyurethane form using cyclopentane as the forming agent was relatively lower than the polyurethane form using CFC and the combustion of cyclopentane-polyurethane form occurred fiercely. It is considered that the recycling process of end-of-life home appliances using cyclopentane-polyurethane form as the insulator would require a special fire and dust explosion prevention measures since there exists a high potential hazard of fire and dust explosion during crushing and storage processes.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2003년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.350-355
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• 2003

Flame onset and propagation within hydrogen premixed gas mixture are numerically investigated in an rectangular enclosure. A detailed chemistry for hydrogen reaction is applied to anticipate the thermochemical behavior of intermediate species appropriately. To facilitate computation, 10 species and 16 elementary reaction steps for hydrogen combustion are taken into account. On the basis of 30 % of hydrogen concentration in hydrogen-air mixture, the effects of position and quantity of ignition sources on the flame evolution are analyzed. From the simulation results, the means that can lessen the possible hazard caused by flame propagation are suggested.