Reconstruction of a Fire Caused by a Kerosene Heater Misfueled with Gasoline

• 발행기관: 한국화재소방학회
• 저자명: Masakatsu Honma Katsuhiro Okamoto Hiroki Yamasaki Toshikazu Ichikawa Daisuke Imoto Akihiro Kawaguchi Mitsuru Watanabe Keisuke Ito
• 간행물 정보: 『International Journal of Fire Science and Engineering』Vol. 39, No. 2, 48~62쪽, 전체 15쪽
• 주제분류: 공학 > 공학일반
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2025.06.30

국문 초록

Heaters are the second most common cause of house fires that result in fatalities in Japan. Thus, this study focuses on kerosene heater fires. Evidently, when gasoline is mixed with kerosene, its flash point drops, and the risk of fire increases, as gasoline is highly flammable. We studied fuel overflow fires caused by gasoline misfueling, which can occur with kerosene heaters. Such misfueling fires occur mainly during the winter season every year. The aims of this study are as follows: (1) to propose a method for reconstructing a fire caused by fuel overflow due to the misfueling of gasoline, and (2) to contribute to fire investigation methods for use with similar cases. We clarified the mechanism of fuel overflow from the kerosene heater caused by gasoline misfueling and developed initial fire source models that could be used for an in silico fire dynamics simulator (FDS) for kerosene heaters by conducting overflow fuel fire experiments using a single kerosene heater. Additionally, a house fire experiment initiated by a misfueled kerosene heater fire was conducted, and a house fire experiment was simulated using a spatiotemporal FDS. The fire development and spread according to the simulation results agreed well with the experimental results.

목차

1. Introduction

2. Fuel Overflow Mechanism and Prediction Method

3. Full-Scale Kerosene Heater Fire Experiments

4. Full-Scale House Fire Experiment

5. House Fire Simulation

6. Conclusion

References

키워드

Kerosene heater Gasoline misfueling Fire dynamics simulator House fire Fire investigation