Installation of STOCK 1100 Retort
Abstract
This report summarizes various activities under taken in this project, ranging from installing a STOCK 1100 Retort, modifying support equipment in the Coranet Demo Facility, obtaining retort racks for the MRE pouch and designing and obtaining retort racks for the Polymeric Half Steam Table Tray. The Government who owns various STOCK retorts shipped one of these retorts to the CORANET Demo facility to support CORANET production requirements. This retort was installed in the facility and started up by STOCK AMERICA INC during the summer of 1997. This project designed and tested also injection molded racks for a polymeric half steam table tray. In total four rack configurations were tested, using different materials. STOCK performed complete finite element analysis studies to deterraine structural requirements of the rack as it was impacted by the various material formulations. These studies were then computer modeled to determine their performance under various retort operating conditions. These results were then evaluated and incorporated in the final mold design changes. The final rack is based on a polypropylene based resin enhanced by a glass fiber filling for structural strength to meet the demanding requirements of the polymeric half steam table tray.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 2000
- Accession Number
- ADA423221
Entities
People
- H. B. Bruins
Organizations
- Rutgers University Department of Food Science