Foods and beverages: apparatus – Subjecting food to an enclosed modified atmosphere
Patent
1975-02-19
1977-03-15
Stephan, Steven L.
Foods and beverages: apparatus
Subjecting food to an enclosed modified atmosphere
99417, 99474, 126369, 261DIG10, 426510, F24D 100, A47J 2704, A47J 2716
Patent
active
040118053
ABSTRACT:
A convection steamer apparatus and method having improved heat-transfer characteristics for rapidly and effectively processing food items or the like at atmospheric pressure and at a relatively low constant steam temperature comprising a steam generator and distribution system for delivering steam in a turbulent controlled path to a heating chamber. A diffuser device acts to introduce substantially dry steam into the distribution system and a pressure differential generator device communicates with the chamber for continuously inducing a pressure differential to continuously purge air and/or unused steam from said chamber to maintain turbulent, generally orbital flow of dry steam in heat-transfer relation around the food items to be processed.
The invention further contemplates an improved construction for an atmospheric closure for fluid and heat sealing of the heating chamber during the processing of such food items or the like.
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Castle William F.
Hadbavny Leonard P.
Klier Donald F.
Schwerzler David S.
Vegh Elmer S.
Alco Standard Corporation
Stephan Steven L.
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