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Sensing Characteristics of Fire Detectors in Railway Tunnel by Using Numerical Analysis

수치해석을 이용한 화재감지기 철도터널 화재 감지특성 연구

  • Park, Won-Hee (Railroad Safety Research Division, Korea Railroad Research Institute)
  • 박원희 (한국철도기술연구원 철도안전연구실)
  • Received : 2015.09.30
  • Accepted : 2015.11.06
  • Published : 2015.11.30
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Abstract

In enclosed areas such as railway tunnels, the heat and smoke generated by a fire can pose a tremendous risk to the life of passengers. To prevent or mitigate such scenarios, fire detectors are installed for early fire detection. This numerical study is preformed for establishing the method of detecting performance of fire detectors installed on railway tunnels. Numerical analysis are conducted using the fire dynamics simulator, developed by the NIST. The temperature of the tunnel walls is determined using the assumed exterior structure of the tunnel. In addition, the detection times of detectors installed at different locations in the tunnel are obtained for different sizes of the fire source, and the results are compared and analyzed.

터널과 같은 밀폐 공간에서는 화재시 발생하는 열과 연기로 인하여 터널내의 승객들에게 심각한 피해를 입힐 수가 있다. 이러한 피해를 최소화하기 위하여 터널의 화재를 조기감지하기 위하여 화재감지기가 터널에 설치된다. 철도터널의 화재감지기 성능시험 방법 정립을 위한 제한된 규모의 화원에서의 터널 상부 및 측벽에 설치된 화재감지기의 감지특성을 수치해석을 이용하여 분석하였다. 화재영향 수치해석을 위하여 NIST에서 개발한 FDS 프로그램을 사용하였으며, 터널벽의 온도를 현실적으로 계산하기 위하여 터널 외부의 구조를 가정하여 고려하였다. 화원크기에 따른 화재감지기별 화재감지 시간을 터널 위치별로 산출하여 비교 분석하였다.

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