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cylinder unspecified sense

concept · 5 mentions

the rotating drum vessel used in coffee roasting

Other senses of “cylinder”

roasting chamber roasting equipment

Connections

The concepts, people, and places this entity is most linked to by claims — node size is mention count, colour is type, dashed nodes are other senses of the same word.

cylindercylinder (roasting chamber)cylinder (roasting equipment)scorched beans — 1 shared claimbest practice in roasting — 1 shared claimgreen-coffee — 1 shared claimFire — 1 shared claimtank — 1 shared claimscorched beansbest practice in ro…green-coffeeFiretank
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William H. Ukers (author)

  • scorched beans caught at some point in cylinder cylinder ⟨often in a bent flange⟩
    assertsnegativesource: coffee-pg28500
    Scorched beans have been caught at some point in the cylinder
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage: 'Scorched beans have been caught at some point in the cylinder, often in a bent flange.' The subject, predicate, and object are all explicitly mentioned without requiring outside knowledge or over-generalization.
    • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (not a named source). The stance is 'asserts' as the passage states this as fact. The sentiment is appropriately negative given the context of discussing roasting problems. The time qualifiers are correctly null as the passage provides no temporal scope. The context 'often in a bent flange' accurately reflects the passage's specification of where scorched beans are caught. The quote appears verbatim in the passage and directly supports the claim.
  • best practice in roasting avoids crowding of cylinders cylinder
    assertspositivesource: coffee-pg28500
    In the best practise, crowding of cylinders is avoided
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage: 'In the best practise, crowding of cylinders is avoided; many roasters making it a rule not to exceed ninety percent of the rated capacity of the cylinder.' The quote matches the passage text precisely and fully supports the claim.
    • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (passage states this as general guidance). The stance 'asserts' is appropriate as the passage presents this as established practice without dispute. The sentiment is positive, matching the passage's framing of best practice. Time qualifiers are correctly null, as the passage provides no temporal scope. Context is appropriately empty as no specific sense restriction applies. The quote is verbatim and directly supports the claim about avoiding cylinder crowding.
  • green coffee is run in and allowed to roast in cylinder about half an hour
    the green coffee is run in and allowed to roast in the revolving cylinder for about half an hour
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage. The exact quote provided matches verbatim the text describing the retail coffee roasting process, including the specific details about green coffee being run into the cylinder and roasting for about half an hour.
    • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (the passage presents this as factual description, not sourced to a named individual). The stance is appropriately 'asserts' (neutral presentation of procedure). The sentiment is neutral as befits technical description. The time qualifier correctly captures 'about half an hour' as the duration. The context is appropriately empty as the passage does not restrict this to a particular sense or role. The quote appears verbatim and accurately supports the claim.
  • fire positioned at distance from cylinder
    with the fire sixteen to eighteen inches under the cylinder
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage: 'We still used soft coal, with the fire sixteen to eighteen inches under the cylinder.' The subject (fire), predicate (positioned at distance from), and object (cylinder) are all explicitly supported with the specific distance measurement provided.
    • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (first-person narrative). The stance is properly marked as 'asserts' since the passage states this as fact. Sentiment is neutral, matching the straightforward, technical tone. The time qualifiers are correctly set to null as the passage provides no specific temporal information. The context is appropriately empty as no specific sense or role restriction applies. The quote appears verbatim in the passage and directly supports the claim about the fire's position relative to the cylinder.

George M. Rolph (author)

  • tank is cylindrical in shape cylinder
    assertsneutralsource: sugar-pg73616
    cylindrical in shape and terminating in truncated cones
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly supported by the passage, which explicitly states that the tanks in a diffusion battery are 'cylindrical in shape and terminating in truncated cones.' The subject, predicate, and characterization are all directly stated without requiring outside knowledge or over-generalization.
    • qualifier_fidelity 0.85 pass — The claim is largely faithful to the passage. The viewpoint, stance, sentiment, and time qualifiers are all correct. The quote accurately reflects the passage's description. However, the quote is slightly incomplete for full context—it should ideally include 'cylindrical in shape' as stated, but the quoted phrase does capture the key descriptor. The context qualifier is appropriately empty since the passage provides no specific contextual restriction. Minor note: the quote could be more precisely extracted to show just 'cylindrical in shape' if being strictly faithful to the exact wording used for that specific predicate.

Change over time

about half an hour
  • is run in and allowed to roast in green coffee