Central heating
device · 1830 · Industrial Revolution
Heating a building from one boiler through radiators.
What it is made of
- Boiler — has part. A boiler.
- Centrifugal pump — has part. A circulation pump.
- Valve — has part. Valves on the radiators set how much hot water flows into a room.
Principles and materials it uses
- Convection — uses. Radiators heat the air by convection.
- District heating — uses. Connection to the heating network.
- Cast iron — is made of. Radiators are cast iron.
History: what it evolved from and what it influenced
- Hypocaust — evolved from. The Roman hypocaust was an early central heating system.