2018년 울산에서 Flexible hose의 파단으로 발생한 염소 누출사고를 분석하여 국내 설계 및 관리 기준을 제시하기 위한 연구를 수행하였다. 누출 사고가 발생한데는 다양한 원인이 있지만, 본 논문에서는 직접적 원인인 Flexible hose 의 파단을 분석하는데 초점을 맞추었다. 분석 결과, 사고가 발생한 사업장에서 염소 이송에 사용하는 Flexible hose 는 재질 및 사용 두께 측면에서 부적절 했고, 사용 전 압력 테스트도 운전압력 이하에서 하는 등 문제가 있었다. 설문조사를 통하여 염소를 취급하는 울산지역의 다섯 곳의 사업장을 확인한 결과, 한 곳을 제외하고 염소 이송에 부적절한 Flexible hose를 사용하고 있었다. 현재 염소 이송용 Flexible hose의 설계에 대한 국내 기준이 없어 사용하는 Flexible hose의 적정성을 검토하는데 어려움이 있다. 본 연구를 통하여 국내에 적용할 수 있는 염소 이송용 Flexible hose의 설계 기준을 제시하였다. 본 논문에서 제시한 기준을 설계 및 검토에 적용한다면 염소 이송 시 발생할 수 있는 Flexible hose 파단의 위험성을 경감시키는데 기여할 것이다.

This research was performed to propose domestic standard for design and management of flexible hose by analyzing chlorine leak caused by breakage of the hose in Ulsan, 2018. The leak had multiple causes but this paper focuses on analyzing the cause of breakage of flexible hose, the direct cause. According to the analysis, flexible hose that the company of the accident used for chlorine transfer was inappropriate in several aspects including material and wall thickness. And even pressure test had been conducted below operating pressure. Upon investigation on five companies that handle chlorine in Ulsan, four companies were using inappropriate flexible hose for chlorine transfer. Since there is no domestic standard for the design of flexible hose for chlorine transfer at present, it is hard to examine its design adequacy. Design standard of flexible hose used in chlorine transfer that is applicable domestically is proposed based on this research. It will contribute to the reduction in risk of breakage of the hose if the proposed standard could be applied in design and examination of flexible hose.

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