Multi-dense facility fire scenario based early warning and evacuation system development (Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology)

Multi-dense facility fire scenario based early warning and evacuation system development

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    The fire growth model inside the divided space can be used as basic data for predicting the spread of fire in the entire building, and through this, appropriate protection designs inside and outside the building can be presented.

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Various protection designs are in progress in order to respond to fire accidents occurring in buildings, and in such a design, it is necessary to first predict the growth of fires suitable for the characteristics of the partition space of the building.

 

This fire growth model was developed using data of temperature and heat release rate through a real-scale fire test conducted in a large scale calorimeter (LSC), a large-scale 10 MW-class calorimeter. In the full-scale fire test, a section frame of size 2.4(L)×3.6(W)×2.4(H) m was constructed and combustibles were placed inside, and heptane was used as an initial complex.

 

Through the experimental data, the change in the heat release rate was presented in the growth, peak and decline period using the t2 curve, and the model for the change in temperature was developed in about 7-8 minutes using the BFD curve.

 

The fire growth model inside the divided space can be used as basic data for predicting the spread of fire in the entire building, and through this, appropriate protection designs inside and outside the building can be presented.​ 

Government Organization Information

한국건설기술연구원Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology

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Through the nation’s industrialization and rapid growth, the Korean construction industry has grown equal to that in advanced countries. Recently, we have been seeing the emergence of new talking points in construction beyond the conventional topics of building, civil engineering, and social infrastructure. These include smart city infrastructure in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, convergent technologies in emerging fields, for example, construction technologies for extreme environments, and relevant institutions and policies.
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