
Made in England

Ships worldwide
No residue!
5 year warranty
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Extremely persistent smoke (3 - 4 hour
hang time),
extremely high temperature resistance (to 180°C) |
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Automatic self-clean,
maintenance free |
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Precision heat exchanger,
lifetime guarantee! |
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Digital temperature control
& solid state switching |
Oil-based and water-based fog - what's the
difference?
Oil-based fog is much more dense and hangs
in the air many, many times longer than water based fog, as
the fog particles don't evaporate as quickly. It is perfectly
safe, non-toxic and does not leave residue!
Oil based fog has a temperature resistance of up to 180 celcius.
The Phantom's smoke is the safest in its class,
out performing water based systems substantially. The smoke
has a bland smell which the majority of users find is far
less noticable than water based smokes. Please note that the
Phantom units can be re-programmed to accept water based fluid
as well.
Safe
smoke
Our oil based machines have been used in
hundreds of critical applications including aircraft simulators
for the biggest aircraft manufacturers for over 35 years without
any problems arising from deposition.
Extremely efficient
fluid consumption
You may notice a reduction in smoke fluid consumption by 80
- 90% with these systems compared to water-based smoke machines
for similar if not better
smoke
densities.
Zero maintenance
No routine maintenance is required as the unit automatically
purges itself after every smoke issue. 4 models are available
for different needs. Users from fire training centres to theme
parks throughout the world have selected these machines as
their primary
smoke
system.
HEPA Tests
Smoke particle size is consistently 0.2 - 0.3 microns in diameter,
so they are ideal for HEPA filtration tests. ('Entertainment'
fog machines' particle size can be anything up to 60 microns).
They can be programmed to use Ondina EL or Emery 3004 / Durasyn
164 - the approved oil chemical for HEPA tests (water based
smoke is not officially suitable for these tests).
Leak Tests / Air Flow Visualisation
Ideally suited to large building envelope tests - the smoke
hangs for up to 4 hours without evaporating or layering (unlike
water based smoke) so you can fill huge areas effectively
and efficiently for air tightness testing work.
Wind Tunnels Visualisation
/ Air Flow Analysis
In LVA / PIV laser doppler animomitry the fog particles faithfully
follow flow dynamics. The fog does not dissipate due to air
movement even at high wind speeds, ideal for open ended wind
tunnels, large or small. For visual perspective in closed
(recirculating) small wind tunnels (not PIV LVA) you can reprogram
the machine to use type B water based fluid which disperses
quickly.
Smoke Detector Tests
Unlike water-based smoke, oil-based smoke can be given thermal
buoyancy to closely replicate hot rising smoke from a real
fire. Ideal if your smoke detectors are very high up in the
ceiling. The smoke is persistent to 180C.
Theme Parks / Installations
Reliability and running costs are the main factors for fixed
installations. These machines excel in both. They can also
be programmed to use oil or water based fluid.
TV / Film
Ideal for filming as it maintains constant smoke levels for
up to four hours on a closed set - no need to keep topping-up
fog levels which could cause continuity problems.
Flight Simulators
The production of a consistent smoke with an extremely small
particle size is critical in ensuring that dense smoke concentrations
can be achieved within the simulator whilst keeping to a minimum
the actual chemical concentration within that environment.
Phantom systems utilise only a small fraction (10%) of the
amount of smoke chemical as water based options.
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Smoke Hang
Time (at 20C) |
PHANTOM Smoke |
4 hours + |
Typical 'entertainment' smoke
system |
15 minutes approx. |
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Watch a video of this
smoke machine in action (full output, outdoors)
(910Kb - Flash) |
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Watch a video of this smoke machine
in action in a hot smoke building air flow test
(at half output)
(3.3Mb - Windows Media) |
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Watch a video of a smoke detector
test
(1.12Mb - Flash) |
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Watch a video of this unit performing
a car park ventilation test
(1.12Mb - Flash) |
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The units can also be adjusted to use our water-based
fluids (both quick dispersing and persistent) for further
flexibility in special effects or wind tunnels (dispersion
rates 1.5 minutes - 1.5 hours). |

Smoke from these units can be given thermal buoyancy
to give realistic hot smoke for smoke detector tests,
such as this one at Airbus.
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