A
hypocaust (Latin hypocaustum, Greek hypocauston) was an ancient Roman system of underfloor heating , used to heat houses with hot air.
Kaynak: HypocaustThe tepidarium was the warm (tepidus) bathroom of the Roman baths heated by a
hypocaust or underfloor heating system. The specialty of a
Kaynak: TepidariumThree bronze benches were also found in the room, which was heated as well by its contiguity to the
hypocaust of the adjoining chamber, as
Kaynak: ThermaeThis was a very hot and steamy room heated by a
hypocaust , an underfloor heating system. This was the hottest room in the regular
Kaynak: Caldariumby English Heritage as a Grade I listed building , its major archaeological feature being the remains of a Roman
hypocaust in its cellar
Kaynak: 39 Bridge Street, ChesterThe technology has existed in different forms: from the Roman
hypocaust to the Austrian/German kachelofen. The
hypocaust is a system for
Kaynak: Masonry heaterHe was also credited by Vitruvius with the invention of the
hypocaust (underfloor heating), although this is not fully confirmed.
Kaynak: Sergius Oratasystems, conducting air heated by furnaces through empty spaces under the floors and out of pipes in the walls—a system known as a
hypocaustKaynak: Central heatingThe Roman
hypocaust , a type of radiator for building space heating, was described in 15 AD. The heating radiator was invented by Franz
Kaynak: RadiatorThe best preserved parts of the house are a bath with
hypocaust s. The ruins were discovered in 1848 while the Coal Exchange was built on
Kaynak: Roman house at BillingsgateRoom heating was normally better done by charcoal braziers than
hypocausts. But
hypocaust s did allow them to exploit any poor-quality
Kaynak: Roman technologyIt was a direct descendant of the Roman
hypocaust , and due to its slow rate of combustion , it allowed people to use smaller fuel s such
Kaynak: Gloria (heating system)thin tiles, that were used in Roman times as an element of the underfloor heating system common in Roman bathhouses , called the
hypocaust .
Kaynak: Pilae stacksFloor mosaics and part of a
hypocaust system were uncovered The archeological findings are on view in the Dorset County Museum in
Kaynak: Fifehead NevilleDetails of an underfloor central heating
hypocaust can also be seen, featuring both channelled and pillared systems, as can small finds
Kaynak: Crofton Roman VillaHot air from a furnace or
hypocaust flowed through the building by means of flues. Some of the floors were supported upon brick or flat
Kaynak: Borough Hill Roman villaIn addition to the
hypocaust under the floor, the wall was lined with flue tiles. The largest laconicum, about 75 ft. in diameter, was
Kaynak: Laconicum