Our human society would not be the same without fire. In the beginning when man first discovered fire, it gave us the ability to protect ourselves, cook, gain warmth in the cold and evolve into the people we are today. Although we are uncertain of when the human race had its first camp fire. Many experts point to Wonderwerk cave, which is a million-year-old site in the northern cape province of south Africa.
This cave is one of the oldest known locations of human habitation and perhaps gave birth to the technology that we use in our modern systems today.
Over 2,000 years ago the romans designed an ancient hvac system called the hypocaust. The method in which this particular system was constructed was by raising the floor …show more content…
For centuries most of the heat was allowed to escape through the chimney using this method until the mid-1500’s when the German stove was invented. This 400-pound mammoth was made of cast iron and usually placed in the center of the room to radiate heat in every direction. it was this technology that Benjamin Franklin studied and modified which lead to the invention of the Franklin stove in 1741.
With the introduction of the steam engine in 1698. Came new possibilities to find comfort and combat the elements on frigid days. It wasn’t until between 1855- 1857 that Franz San Galli invented a working radiator. Early radiators would use steam which would purge allowing the gas to escape. When this event would happen it would often startle whoever was around it. More modern radiators would eventually use hot water as a safer alternative. This system would start in the basement of a structure at the boiler where hot water would be sent through pipes to each room. many boiler systems are still used today. They offer many advantages by having few moving parts. This is true even over newer more complicated systems. They also provide a clean and dust-free heat< but there’s a reason why
This cave is one of the oldest known locations of human habitation and perhaps gave birth to the technology that we use in our modern systems today.
Over 2,000 years ago the romans designed an ancient hvac system called the hypocaust. The method in which this particular system was constructed was by raising the floor …show more content…
For centuries most of the heat was allowed to escape through the chimney using this method until the mid-1500’s when the German stove was invented. This 400-pound mammoth was made of cast iron and usually placed in the center of the room to radiate heat in every direction. it was this technology that Benjamin Franklin studied and modified which lead to the invention of the Franklin stove in 1741.
With the introduction of the steam engine in 1698. Came new possibilities to find comfort and combat the elements on frigid days. It wasn’t until between 1855- 1857 that Franz San Galli invented a working radiator. Early radiators would use steam which would purge allowing the gas to escape. When this event would happen it would often startle whoever was around it. More modern radiators would eventually use hot water as a safer alternative. This system would start in the basement of a structure at the boiler where hot water would be sent through pipes to each room. many boiler systems are still used today. They offer many advantages by having few moving parts. This is true even over newer more complicated systems. They also provide a clean and dust-free heat< but there’s a reason why