The Composition Of Hookah Smoke

[SmokeMojo]

So, in the "Ash in the Hose" thread the subject of smoke, and residue came up. The argument that is present currently is:

What is the 'residue' we often find in the hose/hookah?

What is the composition of the Smoke?

If there is smoke present are we actually burning the shisha?

[Allia22]

There's no combustion. It's the evaporation of the glycerine, and it's only natural that it'd recondense on something.

[JonDubya]

There's no combustion. It's the evaporation of the glycerine, and it's only natural that it'd recondense on something.

What she said.

Think about when you steam water.  It'll recondense after it drops below a certain temperature,

[hookahpimp]

There's no combustion. It's the evaporation of the glycerine, and it's only natural that it'd recondense on something.

What she said.

Think about when you steam water. It'll recondense after it drops below a certain temperature,

lol this reminds me of the water cycle in science class lol

[Calcartman]

Plus Coal

[Johnny_D]

I used to blow my hoses out after a session using a hairdryer!!!!

Worked a treat too.

The non-washable hoses seemed to last a long time. Dry them out and them blow hard down them to remove and possible residue.

As Allia said above it's basically just condensation with some of the crap from the smoke.

JD

[Sonthert]

Allia's right, the technical term is reflux. Its why if you don't turn on the fan over the stove when you're boiling water, droplets of water form on the walls. Otherwise, I think agree with the opinions already expressed.