Why Small is Beautiful
Common to all Concept standard smoke generators is our incorporation of precision machined, specially treated steel heat exchanger blocks, in which the smoke fluid is vaporised.
At the heart of all Concept mains powered smoke generators is a heat exchanger block which is machined to tolerances that are measured in microns. This approach results in a consistency of smoke quality and smoke particle size that is unmatched by other manufacturers.
That may seem academic, but if you take the adjacent picture as an example, if the particle on the right was a 0.2 micron Concept particle, the one on the left would be just over 1.5 micron diameter. That’s fairly typical of our competition, who generally produce fog particles 1 – 5 micron diameter using cast or platen type heat exchangers.
This compares with a typical particle size of just 0.2- 0.3 micron mmd for the vast majority of our smoke systems, be they water or oil based.
The general benefits of producing such a consistent and clearly defined particle distribution are:
Concept's expertise in our field means that we actually produce systems specifically designed to fulfil the requirements of BS 5295/EN-ISO 14644-3 Section C.6.3, for the testing of HEPA filters in the nuclear, chemical and pharmaceutical industries Concept also have personnel registered with the National Radiological Protection Board (NRPB) for site work at nuclear establishments.
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> view allObservations on Concept ViCount smoke system:
"Reliability - we have three ViCount generators, two of which are at least ten years old. These are extremely reliable as is the new one, we rarely have problems with them.
Smoke & running costs - very good quality of smoke at all times providing excellent conditions within the fire house as required.
Running costs - the amount of training provided from one drum of smoke oil is very good. Due to the quality of smoke provided, the generators do not need to be on as long now as we have three.
Sales/support - always very good. Whenever we have required assistance or advice, there has always been somebody available to help. When we had a problem with a blocked filter, we simply made one phone call and this was dealt with quickly and efficiently."