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Gas appliance

Topic: Physics

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Short description: Appliance powered by combusting a fuel gas

A gas appliance is any appliance that uses natural gas, propane, or hydrogen as its power source rather than electricity. They are commonly used for space heating, water heating, and cooking.

Cooking appliances

Many cooking appliances rely on gas as a power source, including gas ovens and gas stoves. Gas ovens were patented by British inventor James Sharp in 1836, and had become commonplace by the 1920s.[1]

Water heater

Water heating

Heater

Clothes Dryer

References

  1. ↑ "A Brief History of the Kitchen: how heat and food bring people together | John Desmond Limited" (in en-GB). 2016-03-01. https://www.johndesmond.com/blog/design/a-brief-history-of-the-kitchen/. 



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