Method and apparatus for water vapor control in convection ovens
US4876426A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 29, 1988 |
| Grant date | Oct 24, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA21B3/04
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for controlling the water vapor content of recirculating air in a conveyorized convection oven for food products wherein the temperature of recirculating air is maintained at or above the desired temperature which the food product is to attain before exiting the oven. Recirculating air contacts water in a reservoir maintained at a temperature below the temperature of the recirculating air, but above the temperature of food products entering the oven.
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