Shockwave simulation

Hi

I was wondering how one would go about making particle/smoke effects like those in videocopilot’s shockwave pack.

Here’s what I’m talking about:
https://www.videocopilot.net/products/shockwave/

Is this possible in blender, and if so, how would it be done?

Thanks for any help
Jared

Is there a specific one in the video you’d like to create?