Designation:F1217−11AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardSpecificationforCooker,Steam1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1217;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheDepartmentofDefense.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.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2A36/A36MSpecificationforCarbonStructuralSteelA167SpecificationforStainlessandHeat-ResistingChromium-NickelSteelPlate,Sheet,andStripA176SpecificationforStainlessandHeat-ResistingChro-miumSteelPlate,Sheet,andStripA240/A240MSpecificationforChromiumandChromium-NickelStainlessSteelPlate,Sheet,andStripforPressureVesselsandforGeneralApplicationsA268/A268MSpecificationforSeamlessandWeldedFer-riticandMartensiticStainlessSteelTubingforGeneralServiceA269SpecificationforSeamlessandWeldedAusteniticStainlessSteelTubingforGeneralService...
