Particulate Air Scrubber Works like a Charm – No Smoke & Mirrors Actually, a lot of smoke is generated at this northeastern fire test facility, which is used to determine the effectiveness of their various dry powder extinguisher media. Liquid hydrocarbons ranging from gasoline to kerosene are ignited on the floor and allowed to develop into a full-fledged fire before extinguishment. After each test, the smoke must be cleared from the 216,000 ft3 burn room in 1 hour or less to allow timely set-up of the next test. However, the smoke could not simply be exhausted out to the atmosphere due to the near proximity of residential neighborhoods with the potential for nuisance odors as well as an eye sore. More formally, the exhaust would have to comply with U.S. EPA ’s limit of 20% stack opacity.

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