Designation:F1217−17AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardSpecificationforCooker,Steam1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1217;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversfoodcookersandfoodreheat-erswhichusesteamastheheatsource.Theseunitsarealsoknownassteamers,steamovens,andsteamcookerswhichutilizesteamgeneratedbygas,electricheat,orsteamcoilsources,oracombinationthereof,incommercialandinstitu-tionalfoodserviceestablishments.Thisspecificationcanbeusedforsub-zero-pressuresteamers,pressuresteamers,com-binationpressure/pressurelesssteamers,boilerlesssteamers,andconnectionlesssteamers,anddoesnotcoversteamcookingequipmentusedbyfoodprocessorswhonormallypackagethefoodthattheycook.1.2Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.TheSIvaluesgiveninparenthesesareprovidedforinformationonly.1.3Thisstandardmayinvolvehazardousmaterials,operations,andequipment.Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappropriatesafety,health,andenvironmentalprac-ticesanddeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.4Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2A36/A36MSpecificationforCarbonStructuralSteelA176SpecificationforStainlessandHeat-ResistingChro-miumSteelPlate,Sheet,andStrip(Withdrawn2015)3A240/A240MSpecificationforChromiumandChromium-NickelStainlessSteelPlate,Sheet,andS...
