SP 3404 HOW THINGS WORK: PHYSIC IN EVERYDAY LIFE

Done by: DORANENTY BINTI HAJI AWG. ABDULLAH 11B8169

HAIR DRYER
Background: It is also known as hair blower. It is an electrical device used to dry and style hair.

 It uses electric fan to blow air across a heating coil; as the air passes through the dryer it heats up. When the warm air reaches wet hair it helps evaporate the water. Hair dryers may be used with a variety of brushes and combs to achieve different hair styles.

HISTORY
In 1890, Alexandre Godefroy invented a machine to dry the hair. Early models It consisted in a metal bonnet, that attached to a chimney pipe of a gas stove, blew hot air on the head.

Early models - Vacuums Hair Blower

 First Handheld Versions In the early 1920s, a handheld hair dryer made from a scaled-down motor comparable to vacuum's was created in Germany. It was heavy and bulky, and it was also loud and not very popular.

Handheld hair dryers

 Helmet Dryers Gas-heated dryers came along a decade later. However, the heat was harmful to hair and the fumes from the gas made some clients sick, so these hair dryers quickly went out of fashion.

 Bonnet Dryers In the late 1950s, a portable version of the helmet-style dryer was introduced, allowing women to curl and dry their hair at home.It had a bonnet similar to a shower cap attached to the hose.

Various Hair dryers

How Does a Hair Dryer Work?

A hair dryer needs only two parts to generate the blast of hot air that dries your hair: - a simple motor-driven fan - a heating element

Physic behind the hair dryer?

Electromagnet ism brings a blow dryer to life, by using electricity to heat and power a motor fan that consequently produces hot

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