The phrase "smoke generator" is correct and usable in written English.
It typically refers to a device that produces smoke, either for simulation purposes in industry, or for theatrical productions, etc. For example: "The theater used a smoke generator to create a sense of fog onstage."
The creator won't reveal his secrets, but I think it's pretty clear there's some kind of little smoke generator and one of those green high-powered lasers involved.
The study used a stream of particles produced by a smoke generator which was injected as part of the air flow entering a scaled model of building-wind tower inserted into the wind tunnel straight section.
Experimental methodologies include naphthalene sublimation techniques, steady-state (thin layer) and transient (thermochromic liquid crystals) thermal measurements, thermocouples and infra-red cameras, hot-wire anemometry, laser Doppler and particle image velocimetry, laser plane and smoke generator.
In both studies, CS was generated by burning filter-cut standard cigarettes (Kentucky 2R4F reference cigarette, Cigarette Laboratory at the Tobacco and Health Research Institute, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY) using a smoke generator (SG-200, Shibata Scientific Technology Ltd., Tokyo, Japan).
Mr. Rayman's work includes cleaning the smoke generators every day to remove accumulated tar.
"The hot smoke is done through human initiative," Mr. Rayman said, heaving a 50-pound bag of sawdust into one of two smoke generators.
Additional smoke generators were also installed around Kaafjord to improve the area's already strong defences.
Additional radar stations and observation posts were established, and the number of smoke generators located around Tirpitz was increased.
After the attack, additional radar stations and observation posts were established and the number of smoke generators was increased.
The funnels had 20 mm armor for their entire height above the deck and a 50 mm box protected the smoke generators.
After the attack, additional radar stations and observation posts were established and the number of smoke generators located around the battleship was increased.
