ASTM_F_1604_-_15.pdf

Designation:F160415An American National StandardStandard Specification forFreezers,Ice Cream,Soft Serve,Shake1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1604;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 commercial ice cream,softserve,and shake freezers,which freeze and dispense frozenproduct(dairy,yogurt,custard,etc.)on a continuous basis.Included in this specification are conventional and heat-treatment freezers.1.2 Equipment covered under this specification may containa substance(or be manufactured with a substance)that harmspublic health and environment by destroying ozone in theupper atmosphere.This specification does not purport toaddress environmental regulations.It is the responsibility ofthe user of this standard to comply with environmentalregulations(see 7.5).1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas standard.The values given in parentheses are mathematicalconversions to SI units that are provided for information onlyand are not considered standard.1.4 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Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2A176 Specification for Stainless and Heat-Resisting Chro-mium Steel Plate,Sheet,and Strip(Withdrawn 2015)3A240/A240M Specification for Chromium and Chromium-Nickel Stainless Steel Plate,Sheet,and Strip for PressureVessels and for General ApplicationsD3951 Practice for Commercial PackagingF760 Specification for Food Service Equipment ManualsF1166 Practice for Human Engineering Design for MarineSystems,Equipment,and FacilitiesF2795 Test Method for Performance of Self-Contained SoftServe and Shake Freezers2.2 ANSI/UL Standard:4Standard 621 for Ice Cream Makers2.3 ANSI/NSF International Standard:5Standard 6 for Dispensing FreezersStandard 51 for Plastic Materials and Components Used inFood Equipment2.4 ANSI Standards:6B1.1 Unified Inch Screw Threads(UN and UNR ThreadForm)Z1.4 Sampling Procedures and Tables for Inspection byAttributes2.5 Military Standards:7MIL-R-12323 Refrigerators and Related Equipment,Pack-aging and PackingMIL-STD-167/1 Mechanical Vibrations of ShipboardEquipment,Type IEnvironmental and Type IIInternally ExcitedMIL-STD-461 Requirements for the Control of Electromag-netic Interference Characteristics of Subsystems andEquipmentMIL-STD-1399/300 Interface Standard for Shipboard Sys-tems Section 300A Electric Power,Alternating Current3.Terminology3.1 corrosion-resistant steel,ncorrosion-resisting steelshall conform to any of the 300 Series of SpecificationA240/A240M,or the 400 Series of Specification A176,wherepermitted by ANSI/NSF Std.6.1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F26 on FoodService Equipment and is the direct responsibility of F26.03 on Storage andDispensing Equipment.Current edition approved Nov.1,2015.Published December 2015.Originallyapproved in 1995.Last previous edition approved in 2009 as F1604 09.DOI:10.1520/F1604-15.2For 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 UL LLC,Inc.,333 Pfingsten Rd.,Northbrook,IL 60062.5Available from NSF International,P.O.Box 130140,Ann Arbor,MI 48113-0140.6Available from American National Standards Institute,11 W.42nd St.,13thFloor,New York,NY 10036.7Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk,Bldg.4 Section D,700Robbins Ave.,Philadelphia,PA 19111-5094,Attn:NPODS.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 3.2 combination freezer,na soft serve and shake machineemploying two main compressors and two main condenserswith one or more condenser fan motors and two separatefreezer doors(or dispense head)(that is,one for soft serve andanother for shake),designed to dispense shake and soft serveproduct in the same footprint.3.3 overrun,nthe increase in volume due to the additionof air to frozen softserve and shake products,calculated by thisformula:Overrun 5W e i g h to fl i q u i dm i x2(1)Weight of frozen product!Weight of frozen product3.4 refrigeration system type,n3.4.1 air cooled freezer,na soft serve or shake freezer thatuses air passing over a main condenser in the refrigerationsystem.3.4.2 heat-treatment f