ASTM_F_1603_-_12.pdf

Designation:F160312An American National StandardStandard Specification forKettles,Steam-Jacketed,32 oz to 20 gal(1 to 75.7 L),Tilting,Table Mounted,Direct Steam,Gas and ElectricHeated1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1603;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 U.S.Department of Defense.1.Scope1.1 This specification covers jacketed kettles that use steamas a heat source for cooking food in commercial and institu-tional food service establishments.This specification does notcover equipment used by food processors who normallypackage the food that they cook.1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas the standard.The values given in parentheses are forinformation only.1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2A167 Specification for Stainless and Heat-ResistingChromium-Nickel Steel Plate,Sheet,and Strip(With-drawn 2014)3A176 Specification for Stainless and Heat-Resisting Chro-mium Steel Plate,Sheet,and Strip(Withdrawn 2015)3A240/A240M Specification for Chromium and Chromium-Nickel Stainless Steel Plate,Sheet,and Strip for PressureVessels and for General ApplicationsA285/A285M Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates,Car-bon Steel,Low-and Intermediate-Tensile StrengthA516/A516M Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates,Car-bon Steel,for Moderate-and Lower-Temperature ServiceA580/A580M Specification for Stainless Steel WireB456 Specification for Electrodeposited Coatings of CopperPlus Nickel Plus Chromium and Nickel Plus ChromiumD3951 Practice for Commercial PackagingF760 Specification for Food Service Equipment ManualsF1166 Practice for Human Engineering Design for MarineSystems,Equipment,and FacilitiesF1785 Test Method for Performance of Steam Kettles2.2 ANSI Standards:4ANSI/UL 197 Commercial Electric Cooking AppliancesANSI Z83.11 Gas Food Service EquipmentKettles,SteamCookers and Steam GeneratorsANSI/NSF Std.4 Commercial Cooking and Hot Food Stor-age EquipmentANSI Z223.1 National Fuel Gas CodeANSI/NFPA 70 National Electrical CodeANSI Z1.4 Sampling Procedures and Tables for Inspectionby Attributes2.3 ASME Standards:5ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code,Section IV HeatingBoilersASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code,Section VIIIDivision 1 Pressure Vessels2.4 Military Standards:6MIL-STD-167/1 Mechanical Vibration of Shipboard Equip-ment(Type IEnvironmental,and Type IIInternallyExcited)1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F26 on FoodService Equipment and is the direct responsibility of F26.02 on Cooking andWarming Equipment.Current edition approved Nov.1,2012.Published December 2012.Originallyapproved in 1995.Last previous edition approved in 2007 as F1603 07.DOI:10.1520/F1603-12.2For 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.3The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced onwww.astm.org.4Available from American National Standards Institute(ANSI),25 W.43rd St.,4th Floor,New York,NY 10036,http:/www.ansi.org.5Available from American Society of Mechanical Engineers(ASME),ASMEInternational Headquarters,Three Park Ave.,New York,NY 10016-5990,http:/www.asme.org.6Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk,Bldg.4 Section D,700Robbins Ave.,Philadelphia,PA 19111-5094,Attn:NPODS;or Acquisition Stream-lining and Standardization Information System(ASSIST)which is the offical sourceof all documents listed in the DoD Index of Specfications and Standards.TheASSIST can be located at http:/dsp.dla.mil.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 MIL-STD-461 Requirements for the Control of Electromag-netic Interference Characteristics of Subsystems andEquipmentMIL-STD-1399/300 Interface Standard for ShipboardSystems,Section 300A Electric Power,Alternating Cur-rent3.Terminology3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.1.1 jacketed kettleas used in this specification,a tiltingor stationary,deep sided vessel(steam jacketed)of 32 oz to 20gal(1 to 75.7 L)capacity for cooking food in a liquid.3.1.1.1 DiscussionThese kettles can be mounted onto thepurchasers table or be specified already mounted on any of thestands or bases described in 4.1.3.The energy in the steammoving through the jacket is transferred t