Polygonal Skillet Condensate Jacket for 400 Psi Steam Circulation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cooking vessels lack the capability to achieve high pressure and efficiently circulate steam around a polygonal skillet, limiting their cooking performance and pressure resistance.
Innovation Solution
A cooking apparatus with a polygonal skillet and an exteriorly mounted pressurizable condensate jacket, featuring anchoring fasteners and a condensate reservoir with internal and external heat sources, allows for steam circulation and high-pressure cooking up to 400 psi.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stress or pressure
If traditional radial cross section vessels are used, then manufacturing is simpler, but pressure capability is limited to less than 400 psi
Solution Approach 1:
The pressure vessel is divided into multiple segments or sections that can be assembled together. This segmentation allows the vessel to achieve higher pressure capabilities (400 psi) while maintaining manufacturability, as each segment can be manufactured separately and then joined using standardized connection interfaces.
2Productivity
If the jacket is positioned to form a condensate return slope, then steam circulation is improved, but manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The jacket is designed with an asymmetric slope configuration that facilitates condensate return. This asymmetric positioning creates the necessary slope for efficient steam circulation and condensate drainage without requiring extremely high manufacturing precision, as the slope geometry itself guides the fluid flow.
3Volume of stationary object
If pins are used for mounting, then assembly is simpler, but sufficient room for condensate and heating elements cannot be achieved
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of using simple pins for mounting, the design transitions to a multi-dimensional mounting structure that includes flanges, bolts, and positioning features. This dimensional expansion allows sufficient clearance for condensate accumulation and heating element installation while maintaining assembly feasibility through standardized fastening methods.
4Productivity
If the jacket is sealed and pressurizable, then cooking performance improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The sealing and pressurization functions are merged into an integrated jacket design where the jacket itself serves as both the containment structure and the pressurization chamber. This integration reduces the need for separate sealing mechanisms and pressurization components, thereby improving cooking efficiency while controlling overall system complexity.
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 apparatus effectively circulates steam around the skillet, providing efficient cooking and achieving higher pressure capabilities than previous designs, enhancing cooking performance and safety.
Implementation Method 1
an exteriorly mounted sealed jacket spaced away in communication with a heat source for heating a condensate contained within the jacket to a vapor
Implementation Method 2
heating a condensate contained within the jacket to a vapor that will circulate around the substantially planar surfaces
Implementation Method 3
a vapor that will circulate around the substantially planar surfaces of the polygonal receptacle confined by the jacket
Implementation Method 4
the jacket positioned to form a condensate return slope
Data Source
AI summary
A cooking apparatus having a polygonal skillet comprising a bottom plate with depending walls and an exteriorly mounted sealed jacket spaced away in communication with a heat source for heating a condensate contained within the jacket to a vapor that will circulate around the substantially planar surfaces of the skillet confined by the jacket with the jacket positioned to form a condensate return slope. The jacket and skillet have a plurality of anchoring fasteners extending therebetween providing a cooking apparatus having an enclosure capable of 400 psi, which is not in the prior art that consist substantially of radial cross section vessels of lesser pressure capability.