Gas Heaters

A gas heater is that device that can be used to heat an area indoors or outdoors. Gas Heaters works using natural gas or propane.

The first model of gas heaters was invented in 1856 and was done by Pettit and Smith company, in England. They used flames to heat up the air in the room. Then as the air heats up it gets transported in the room using the convection waves. In this way the whole room becomes warmer. You can burn liquefied petroleum or natural gas. The same principle as the one used in the first model, is applied today in gas heaters.

In 1881 the burner’s flame heated the structures of asbestos. This new patent was made by Sigismund Leoni, also a British engineer. A few years later the fire clay was used instead asbestos because it was easier to mould. Nowadays the modern gas heaters use refractory materials. The modern heaters include units with radiant heat technologies. They gave up the Bunsen burner technique. This is very useful because nowadays the new technologies allow us to heat up larger parts and bigger rooms.

The Gas Pre-Heater term can be noticed in the casting industry. The cold-box machines use the gases to make the sand harder. The pre-heaters heat up the liquid to 130°C.

The indoor household heaters are of 2 types: non-fluid and fluid.

The fluid ones have to be permanently installed. They are usually quite safe.

Non-fluid Gas Heaters can be portable or as well installed. Sometimes they can be quite risky. This is because they need permanent ventilation. This heater emits Water Vapour and Carbon Dioxide. If the ventilation is not good then the level of oxygen will decrease. Then the carbon dioxide will gather up in the room. In this case one must have carbon dioxide detectors active at any time.