Ukususela kumaxesha amandulo, abantu baye baqhelana nokusebenzisa imithombo yokushisa yendalo kunye nokungenisa umoya wendalo kwizinto ezomileyo, zinyanzeliswa ngokupheleleyo ngeemeko zendalo kwaye zibangele imveliso ephantsi. Ngokuphuhliswa kwemveliso, ezi ndlela zatshintshwa ngokuthe ngcembe yimithombo yokushisa elawulwa ngokufanelekileyo kunye ne-mechanical ventilation dehumidification.
Izixhobo zokomisa zala maxesha zaqala zasebenzisa izomisi zebhedi ezingapheliyo, ezingatshintshiyo{0}. Embindini we-kwinkulungwane ye-19, ukusetyenziswa kwezomisi zetonela kuphawulwe inguqu ukusuka ekuphumleni ukuya ekusebenzeni okuqhubekayo. Izixhobo zokomisa igubu ezijikelezayo zishukumisa ngokufanelekileyo izinto ezixutywe namasuntswana, ziphucula umthamo wokomisa kunye nokuqina. Amanye amashishini aphuhlise izixhobo zokomisa ngokuqhubekayo ezilungelelaniswe neemfuno zazo ezithile, ezifana nezomisi gqobho kumzi mveliso wamalaphu namaphepha.
Ekuqaleni kwenkulungwane yama-20, izixhobo zokomisa izitshizi zaqala ukusetyenziswa kwimveliso yobisi, zibonelela ngesixhobo esinamandla sokumisa izinto ezingamanzi ezinkulu-. Ukuqala ngeminyaka yoo-1940s, ngophuhliso lwetekhnoloji ye-fluidization, ukuqina okuphezulu{4}}, okuphezulu{5}}imveliso yebhedi enyibilikayo kunye nezixhobo zokomisa umoya. Umkhenkce-i-sublimation, i-radiation, kunye ne-dielectric dryers zibonelele ngeendlela ezintsha zokuhlangabezana neemfuno ezithile. Kude{9}}i-infrared kunye ne-microwave dryer zaqala ukuphuhliswa ngo-1960s.
