Multi-functional open-flame oven
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional ovens are typically designed for a single cooking or curing method, limiting their functionality and performance when attempting to incorporate multiple cooking or curing techniques.
Innovation Solution
A multi-functional open-flame oven apparatus that integrates an open-flame heating system, steam-generating apparatus, smoker apparatus, and adjustable aspiration systems, allowing for various cooking and curing methods such as open-flame cooking, smoking, and steaming within the same oven chamber.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If an oven is designed for a single cooking or curing method, then the performance for that specific method is optimized, but the functionality and versatility of the oven is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The oven is designed with multiple heating elements (steam generator, smoker apparatus, open-flame heater) that can be activated independently or in combination, allowing the same oven chamber to perform various cooking and curing methods including steaming, smoking, and open-flame cooking, thereby achieving multi-functionality without requiring separate dedicated ovens for each method
Solution Approach 2:
The oven system is divided into independent functional modules: a steam-generating apparatus, a smoker apparatus, and an open-flame heating apparatus. Each module can operate independently or in combination with others, allowing flexible configuration for different cooking methods while maintaining a unified oven structure
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple cooking or curing methods are incorporated into one oven, then the versatility is improved, but the performance of each individual method deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
Different regions of the oven chamber are optimized for different cooking methods through strategically positioned heating elements and airflow controls. The open-flame heater provides intense localized heat for high-temperature cooking, while the steam generator and smoker apparatus provide controlled environments for steaming and smoking, allowing each method to perform at optimal levels within the same oven space
3Temperature
If an open-flame heating system is used, then high temperatures for Neapolitan-style pizza cooking are achieved, but control over airflow and temperature becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The oven incorporates airflow control mechanisms that regulate the supply of oxygen to the open-flame heater, enabling precise control over combustion intensity and resulting temperature. By adjusting airflow rates, the system can maintain stable high temperatures required for Neapolitan pizza while preventing uncontrolled temperature fluctuations, thus improving ease of operation
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables versatile cooking and curing capabilities, achieving high temperatures for methods like Neapolitan-style pizza cooking while allowing for adjustable airflow and smoke generation, enhancing the oven's range of use beyond conventional single-method ovens.
Implementation Method 1
an open-flame heating apparatus for heating the oven chamber
Implementation Method 2
a steam-generating apparatus for generating steam for the oven chamber
Implementation Method 3
a smoker apparatus for generating smoke for the oven chamber
Implementation Method 4
an aspiration inlet for permitting air flow into the oven chamber from the ambient environment; and an aspiration outlet for airflow out of the oven chamber
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a multi-functional open-flame oven apparatus comprising an oven housing surrounding an oven chamber for containing foodstuffs, the oven chamber comprising an oven floor, a loading opening for loading foodstuffs into the oven chamber; and an aspiration inlet for permitting air flow into the oven chamber from the ambient environment and an adjustable aspiration outlet for airflow out of the oven chamber. The oven further comprises an open-flame heating apparatus for heating the oven chamber, a steam-generating apparatus for generating steam for the oven chamber, a smoker apparatus for generating smoke for the oven chamber; and a loading door for closing the loading opening. Also disclosed is an open-flame oven apparatus comprising a solid-fuel support apparatus for supporting a solid fuel to be burned.