ASTM_F_3215_-_16.pdf

Designation:F321516Standard Specification forFood Waste Dehydrators1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F3215;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.1.Scope1.1 This specification covers dehydrators intended for re-moving liquid by evaporation from processed or unprocessedfood scraps and limited amounts of cardboard,paper,andbiodegradable food service ware.1.2 The values as stated in inch-pound units are to beregarded as the standard.The values stated in parentheses aremathematical conversions to SI units that are provided forinformation only and are not considered standard.1.3 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to thetest method portion,Section 13,of this specification:Thisstandard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is the responsibility of the userof this standard to establish appropriate safety and healthpractices and determine the applicability of regulatory limita-tions prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2A6/A6M Specification for General Requirements for RolledStructural Steel Bars,Plates,Shapes,and Sheet PilingA29/A29M Specification for General Requirements for SteelBars,Carbon and Alloy,Hot-WroughtA53/A53M Specification for Pipe,Steel,Black and Hot-Dipped,Zinc-Coated,Welded and SeamlessA126 Specification for Gray Iron Castings for Valves,Flanges,and Pipe FittingsA240 Specification for Chromium and Chromium-NickelStainless Steel Plate,Sheet,and Strip for Pressure Vesselsand for General ApplicationsA269 Specification for Seamless and Welded AusteniticStainless Steel Tubing for General ServiceA276 Specification for Stainless Steel Bars and ShapesA436 Specification for Austenitic Gray Iron CastingsA505 Specification for Steel,Sheet and Strip,Alloy,Hot-Rolled and Cold-Rolled,General Requirements forA513 Specification for Electric-Resistance-Welded Carbonand Alloy Steel Mechanical TubingA519 Specification for Seamless Carbon and Alloy SteelMechanical TubingA532/A532M Specification for Abrasion-Resistant CastIronsA554 Specification for Welded Stainless Steel MechanicalTubingA582/A582M Specification for Free-Machining StainlessSteel BarsA681 Specification for Tool Steels AlloyB43 Specification for Seamless Red Brass Pipe,StandardSizesB75 Specification for Seamless Copper TubeD2000 Classification System for Rubber Products in Auto-motive ApplicationsD2287 Specification for Nonrigid Vinyl Chloride Polymerand Copolymer Molding and Extrusion CompoundsD3915 Specification for Rigid Poly(Vinyl Chloride)(PVC)and Chlorinated Poly(Vinyl Chloride)(CPVC)Com-pounds for Plastic Pipe and Fittings Used in PressureApplications(Withdrawn 2015)3D3951 Practice for Commercial PackagingF104 Classification System for Nonmetallic Gasket Materi-alsF437 Specification for Threaded Chlorinated Poly(VinylChloride)(CPVC)Plastic Pipe Fittings,Schedule 80F439 Specification for Chlorinated Poly(Vinyl Chloride)(CPVC)Plastic Pipe Fittings,Schedule 80F441/F441M Specification for Chlorinated Poly(Vinyl Chlo-ride)(CPVC)Plastic Pipe,Schedules 40 and 80F760 Specification for Food Service Equipment Manuals2.2 NFPA Standard:4NFPA 70 National Electrical Code2.3 UL Standard:5UL 508 Industrial Control Equipment1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F26 on FoodService Equipment and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F26.01 onCleaning and Sanitation Equipment.Current edition approved Oct.1,2016.Published November 2016.DOI:10.1520/F3215-16.2For 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 National Fire Protection Association(NFPA),1 BatterymarchPark,Quincy,MA 02169-7471,http:/www.nfpa.org.5Available from Underwriters Laboratories(UL),2600 N.W.Lake Rd.,Camas,WA 98607-8542,http:/.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 3.Terminology3.1 Definitions:3.1.1 dehydrator,na device intended for the removal ofliquid by evaporation from processed or unprocessed foodscraps and limited amounts of cardboard,paper,and biode-gradable food service wear.3.1.1.1 DiscussionWaste material is loaded into a me-chanically agitated tank which is heated,via immersion heatersin an oil bath,to evaporate any liquid contained in the wasteproduct.The evaporated liquid is conveyed by a closed-loopblower system through a condenser.The condensate is thendrained to a sanitary sewer system and the dry air is reheatedand pumped back into the dehydrator tank to