UNIVERSITI KUALA LUMPUR

MALAYSIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL AND BIOENGINEERING

TECHNOLOGY

ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIST IN SOCIETY

CLB 40002

ASSIGNMENT II

EVOLUTION OF STOVE

SUBMITTED BY:
SITI KHALIDA BINTI ABDULL LAZIT (55218217083)
NUR SUHAILI BINTI MOHAMAD ROSLI (55218217034)

16th JUNE 2017

INTRODUCTION

A stove is an enclosed space in which fuel is burned to provide heating either to heat the space
in which the stove is situated or to heat the stove itself and items placed on it. Cook stoves are
commonly used for cooking and heating food in developing countries. World’s first stove is
called open fire stove. Then, hearth was introduced which a steep up from the open fire stove
because it was covered on the top, bottom and three sides. Wood burning stove or a coal stove
is typically used for heating a dwelling. A wood burning stove is any stove that burns wood,
word pellets and any other based products and biomass exclusively. The first stove where the
fire was completely enclosed called the Castrol Stove. It is known as stew stove, was masonary
construction in which fire was closed in all sides. Next evolution is iron stove continued with gas
stove. The gas stove used propane or natural gas instead of wood making the stove even more
environment-friendly and safer. Gas stove became popular due to its efficiency. Apparently,
comes new invention of electric stove. Electric stove improved through three generations. The
first electronic stove used heating coils which heated iron hotplates which the pots were placed
on. Though the technology is slowly fading into absolescence, coil still provide the best
durability out of all electric cook-top appliances. Secondly, glass ceramic cooking tops appeared
in the 1970s. It has very low heat conduction but, lets infrared radiation pass very well. Electrical
heating coils or infrared halogen lamps are used as heating components. And, induction stoves
have developed first for professional kitchens, but today also entering the domestic market. It
heats the cookware directly through electromagnetic induction and it requires pots and pans
with ferromagnetic bottoms. Sometimes, induction stoves also have glass-ceramic cooking tops.

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THE EVOLUTION OF KITCHEN STOVE

Wooden Burning Stove

A wood burning stove is a heating appliance capable of burning wood fuel and wood
derived biomass fuel such as wood pellets. The stove is connected by ventilation stove pipes to
a suitable chimney or flue, which will fill with hot combustion gases once the fuel is ignited. The
chimney or flue gases must be hotter than the outside temperature to ensure the combustion
gases are drawn out of the fire chamber (Wikipedia, 2017). It is often less efficient when it
comes to an equal balance of fuel to heat because it does not have typical heat exchanger.
Wood burning stoves have more combustion efficient than the heat transfer efficient (High’s
Chimney Service Inc., 2011).

Figure 1

Figure 2

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Electric Stove

An electric stove is a stove with an integrated electrical heating device to cook and bake.
It became popular as a replacement for solid fuel (wood or coal) stoves which required more
labour to operate and maintain (Wikipedia, 2017). An electric ovens were available as early
1890s but, at that time, the technology and distribution of the electricity needed to power these
early appliances still needed the improvements (Bellis, 2017). The electric stove is easy to use.
These were introduced right after the time that United States was in frenzy to create and
innovate the larger electrical grids and fin a good reason to use them (Lee, (n.d)) Today, it can
be found by variations of colour and trends. The first electric stove ran a current through the
large iron plates. Decades later, coils replaced the iron hot plates and cookware was heated
directly on top. Then, in 1970s, they redesigned the electric stove top by placing glass ceramic,
to create a flat cooking surface and took over as the ideal surface. There are four tips to
maximize the energy efficiency when using the electric stove which are consider the cookware
size, the material of the cookware, the shape of cookware and always keep the stove clean
(Wegert, 2015).

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 ADVANTAGES
WOOD BURNING STOVE ELECTRIC STOVE
Cheaper than any other stoves (for the actual Easier to clean and install.
stove and heating cost).
Wood is readily abundant in most temperate They distributed heat more evenly when
climates, and has traditionally been readily baking.
available as well.
Can also be converted into multi-fuel stoves. They have many functions like additional
grillers and fans.
The smooth top makes it more suitable for
pots and pans.
The electric stove turns off and on every time
with the twist of a knob.

DISADVANTAGES
WOOD BURNING STOVE ELECTRIC STOVE
Very dangerous, considerably more likely to They may not work during storms due to
ignite large fires. power outages
The heat was not efficient. The electric stove maybe slower to cool when
the burner is turned down or off.
It produced a lot of smoke and need regular No open flame for cooking things like s’mores
cleaning. on.
The necessity about the location of the wood Some electric options require special pots and
stove. It can not place on a wood floor. pans.
Need to place outdoors, due to ventilation
requirements in light of modern day home
construction techniques.
Will produce dangerous carbon monoxide if
the piping is blocked.

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CONCLUSION

With the increasing technology, the stove has been progressing and innovating until today. The
stove also gave a better platform for professional cooking and homes as it offer the efficiency
and safer towards the using. Also, it had improved cooking techniques throughout the centuries.

REFERENCES

Bellis, M. (2017). History Of The Oven From Cast Iron To Electric. Retrieved on June 16, 2017
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High’s Chimney Service Inc. (2011). The Heat Efficiency of Wood Burning Stoves Vs Gas
Stoves. Retrieved on June 16, 2017 from https://www.highschimney.com/articles/heat-
efficiency-wood-burning-stoves-gas-stoves/

Lee, S. D. (n.d). The Evolution of Stoves. Retrieved on June 16, 2017 from
https://www.builddirect.com/blog/the-evolution-of-stoves/

Wegert, T. (2015). How It Works: The Electric Cooktop. Retrieved on June 16, 2017 from
http://blog.us.schott.com/how-it-works-the-electric-cooktop/

Wikipedia (2017). Electric Stove. Retrieved on June 16, 2017 from

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_stove

Wikipedia (2017). Wood-Burning Stove. Retrieved on June 16, 2017 from

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood-burning_stove