Re: [MV] Fog Oil for Smoke Generators?

From: Wayne Harris (papercu@hotmail.com)
Date: Thu Dec 27 2001 - 20:24:13 PST


>The TM mentions that it uses SGF2 "fog oil". Can this be purchased
>anywhere by civilians, or is there a readily available substitute for
>this type of oil?

>From the web
"Oil fog = standard gas fuel-2 (ie, fog oil [SGF2]),

SGF2 is one type of chemical smoke obscurant used in the military. SGF2 is
generated by injecting a light petroleum-based lubricating oil onto a heated
engine exhaust manifold, causing the oil to vaporize and eventually
recondense in the atmosphere. Petroleum oil smokes are the least toxic
smokes. They seldom produce ill effects even after prolonged or multiple
exposures."

Sounds like any light weight oil will do. Wayne

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