Undulating Broil Burner Shield for Uniform Oven Heat Distribution
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Solution Overview
Problem
Cooking apparatuses often exhibit unbalanced heat distribution, leading to undercooking or overcooking of food items due to uneven heating patterns within the cooking cavity.
Innovation Solution
A heat shield with undulating patterns is mounted relative to the heat source, deflecting heat to different sections of the cooking cavity, ensuring even heat distribution by varying the distance of side edges from the heat source's longitudinal axis and incorporating convex and concave portions to direct heat to central and outer sections.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If a conventional heat source is used in a cooking cavity, then heat is generated for cooking, but the heat distribution becomes unbalanced causing overcooking or undercooking in different sections
Solution Approach 1:
The shield incorporates undulating patterns with convex and concave portions that redirect heat radiation. The curved surfaces reflect heat in specific directions, with convex portions directing heat to outer sections and concave portions directing heat to central sections, achieving uniform heat distribution across the cooking cavity
Solution Approach 2:
The shield is divided into multiple functional zones including convex portions, concave portions, and varying side edge distances from the longitudinal axis. Each segment serves a specific purpose in redirecting heat to different sections of the cooking cavity, with the undulating pattern creating distinct heat deflection zones
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The heat shield achieves a substantially uniform heat distribution throughout the cooking cavity, preventing undercooking or overcooking of food items by redirecting heat to ensure even cooking.
Implementation Method 1
The undulating pattern is configured to deflect heat from the heat source to different sections of the cooking cavity
Implementation Method 2
the convex portion deflects heat emitted from the heat source to an outer section of a cooking cavity
Implementation Method 3
the concave portion deflects heat emitted from the heat source to a central section of the cooking cavity
Data Source
AI summary
A cooking apparatus includes a cooking cavity and a heat source located within the cooking cavity. A shield is mounted relative to the heat source wherein the shield includes at least one side edge with an undulating pattern. The undulating pattern is configured to deflect heat from the heat source to different sections of the cooking cavity to provide a substantially uniform distribution of heat within the cooking cavity.