The majority of fire training centres and schools use gas to replicate the appearance and heat of a real fire but one thing gas doesn't produce is smoke!
The ViCount range of oil-based smoke generators from Concept produces a smoke with a temperature resistance up to 200C, so realism can be added to Hot Fire simulators
effectively and safely.
Water-based smoke in contrast will layer at temperatures from 40—60C and so, if used in a hot fire compartment the smoke is effectively pushed to the floor, so the trainees are
standing in clear (though hot!) air.
The world’s largest maritime Hot Fire Training centre (HMS Excellent) has accumulated over 750,000 operating hours on ViCount systems since 2001. The reliability and serviceability of the systems is ranked by the facility operator as 95%.
"we could not believe the difference in smoke effect we achieved within the simulator, simply by using the ViCount smoke"
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> view allFeedback on the smoke oil used in the fire training rig:
"The oil produces a first class finished product, the level can be extremely dense and when managed properly can produce an extremely realistic smoke leve. The visibility can be totally obscured and with some decent venting, it can be taken down to a whisper - it is also extremely clean".