ASTM_F_1217_-_11.pdf

Designation:F121711An American National StandardStandard Specification forCooker,Steam1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1217;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.1.Scope1.1 This specification covers food cookers and food reheat-ers which use steam as the heat source.These units are alsoknown as steamers,steam ovens,and steam cookers whichutilize steam generated by gas,electric heat,or steam coilsources,or a combination thereof,in commercial and institu-tional food service establishments.This specification can beused for sub-zero-pressure steamers,pressure steamers,com-bination pressure/pressureless steamers,boilerless steamers,and connectionless steamers,and does not cover steam cookingequipment used by food processors who normally package thefood that they cook.1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas the standard.The SI values given in parentheses areprovided for information only.1.3 This standard may involve hazardous materials,operations,and equipment.This standard does not purport toaddress all of the safety concerns,if any,associated with itsuse.It is the responsibility of the user of this standard toestablish appropriate safety and health practices and deter-mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2A36/A36M Specification for Carbon Structural SteelA167 Specification for Stainless and Heat-ResistingChromium-Nickel Steel Plate,Sheet,and StripA176 Specification for Stainless and Heat-Resisting Chro-mium Steel Plate,Sheet,and StripA240/A240M Specification for Chromium and Chromium-Nickel Stainless Steel Plate,Sheet,and Strip for PressureVessels and for General ApplicationsA268/A268M Specification for Seamless and Welded Fer-ritic and Martensitic Stainless Steel Tubing for GeneralServiceA269 Specification for Seamless and Welded AusteniticStainless Steel Tubing for General ServiceA276 Specification for Stainless Steel Bars and ShapesA478 Specification for Chromium-Nickel Stainless SteelWeaving and Knitting WireA568/A568M Specification for Steel,Sheet,Carbon,Structural,and High-Strength,Low-Alloy,Hot-Rolled andCold-Rolled,General Requirements forA635/A635M Specification for Steel,Sheet and Strip,Heavy-Thickness Coils,Hot-Rolled,Alloy,Carbon,Structural,High-Strength Low-Alloy,and High-StrengthLow-Alloy with Improved Formability,General Require-ments forA1011/A1011M Specification for Steel,Sheet and Strip,Hot-Rolled,Carbon,Structural,High-Strength Low-Alloy,High-StrengthLow-AlloywithImprovedFormability,and Ultra-High StrengthB108 Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Permanent MoldCastingsB209 Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-AlloySheet and PlateD3951 Practice for Commercial PackagingF760 Specification for Food Service Equipment ManualsF1166 Practice for Human Engineering Design for MarineSystems,Equipment,and FacilitiesF1484 Test Methods for Performance of Steam Cookers2.2 Underwriters Laboratories Standard:3UL/ANSI 197 Commercial Electric Cooking Appliances2.3 ANSI Standards:4ANSI B1.1 Unified Inch Screw Threads(UN and UNRThread Form)ANSI Z1.4 Sampling Procedures and Tables for Inspectionby AttributesANSI Z21.41 Quick-Disconnect Devices for Use With GasFuel Appliances1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F26 on FoodService Equipment and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F26.02 onCooking and Warming Equipment.Current edition approved July 1,2011.Published August 2011.Originallyapproved in 1989.Last previous edition approved in 2010 as F1217 10.DOI:10.1520/F1217-11.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Available from Underwriters Laboratories(UL),Corporate Progress,333Pfingsten Rd.,Northbrook,IL 60062.4Available from American National Standards Institute(ANSI),25 W.43rd St.,4th Floor,New York,NY 10036.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 ANSI Z21.69 Connectors for Moveable Gas AppliancesANSI Z83.11 Gas Food Service EquipmentANSI/NFPA 54 National Fuel Gas CodeANSI Z223/NFPA 70 National Electrical Code52.4 NSF Standards:6NSF/ANSIStandardNo.4 CommercialCooking,Rethermalization,and Powered Hot Food Holding andTransportation Equipment2.5 ASME Documents:7ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section IVHeating BoilersASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section VIIIDivision 12.6 Military Standards:8MIL-STD-167/1 Mechanical Vibration of Shipboard Equip-ment(Type 1Environmental and