Archimedean screw type cooker conveyor
Abstract
Abstract THIS DISCLOSURE RELATES TO A COOKER CONVEYOR AND METHOD OF COOKING THEREWITH IN WHICH A HOLLOW ARCHIMEDEAN SCREW HAS A FLEXIBLE AND/OR RESILIENT BLANKET WRAPPED ABOUT IT IN WATER TIGHT SEAL THEREWITH AND IN WHICH A HEATING FLUID SUCH AS STEAM IS PASSED THROUGH THE SCREW TO HEAT A CONVEYING MEDIUM SUCH AS WATER INTO WHICH THE PRODUCT TO BE COOKED IS INTRODUCED. AS THE SCREW ROTATES, THE PRODUCT TO BE COOKED AND THE CONVEYING MEDIUM ARE ADVANCED ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE SCREW IN DISCRETE POCKETS OF LIQUID CONVEYING MEDIUM WHICH IS ELEVATED TO COOKING TEMPERATURE BY THE HEATING FLUID PASSED THROUGH THE HOLLOW FLIGHTS OF THE ARCHIMEDEAN SCREW. THE AXIS OF THE SCREW MAY BE HORIZONTAL, INCLINED OR DECLINED DUE TO THE WATER TIGHT SEAL BETWEEN THE FLIGHTS OF THE SCREW AND THE FLEXIBLE BLANKET WRAPPED THEREABOUT.
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- 👤 James M Lapeyre
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