What is a Hookah Pipe? Its History, Design and Function
Posted in Hookah Pipes by Shanti Babba on March 29th, 2009 at 11:19 am
A hookah pipe is a traditional device for smoking, which originated in India and is well-known as a water pipe, which gained popularity in the Middle East. It is operated through indirect heat and water-filtration. There are different names for the hookah including Shisha, Nargila and Waterpipe.
A hookah pipe has four fundamental parts which do not vary, such as the base/smoke chamber, which is partly filled with water; the bowl, which contains the heating apparatus and tobacco; the pipe, which connects the bowl into the base through a tube plunging into the water; and the hose, which connects to the pipe’s second tube and is not immersed into the water, but the smoke chamber air. The heating apparatus can use charcoal or an electric heater, and the hose may or may not be removable.
When the smoker breathes in through the tube of the hookah, the difference in pressure forces the air to pass the coal wherein it heats the tobacco giving off smoke. Then, the smoke coming from the tobacco is brought through the water into the smoke chamber air of the smoker. When the smoke passes through the water, it filters both nicotine and tar from the tobacco and also gives the smoke a cool, smooth feeling.
