Re: Silo Feeding
If a single convey line can handle the rate, you should use one line. That is of course if it makes sense in routing. If not, and you must use two lines, just make certain that you have enough bin vent capacity to handle both lines at once. Also make certain that there is proper silo vacuum/pressure relief to handle both lines.
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Re: Silo Feeding
Dear Vishy
This all depends on what is the fine material. It is a common practise to convey milk powders from multiple locations to a single location such as a packing machine. Vacuum Dense Phase Conveying System is generally best suited for multiple pickups and a common destination.
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Re: Silo Feeding
Hello Mr Vishy,
There is no reason why two pipelines can not feed the same silo !
I am not certain about a few things !
Are the two pipes feeding the same material ?
Is the powder is abrasive or not !
Is it the locations of the two bins that force use of two pneumatic conveying lines !
Is the question of segregation taken care of during filling of silo !
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Feeding Silo From Two Sources
Vishy there's no problem feeding a silo from two seperate source bins. You will want to make sure that you have adequate filtration. If the two sources use seperate conveying systems and could run at the same time the silo bin vent needs to be sized to accomodate the total air volume. You'll also want to take into consideration the materials you are handling and what they require in the way of filter media.
This is the short answer to a question that really raises several other questions.
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Silo Feeding
Thanks to all of u for the replies to my post. I gather that feeding a silo from more than one source is OK provided the vent filter is sized to take care of the total air flow.
Incidentally, Biplab, both the lines convey the same material and the material is ash which is abrasive.
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Vishy. ■
Re: Silo Feeding
A simpler and less costly solution would be to use a single conveying line to go the silo with feed from two separate conveying lines from the two hoppers.
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Re: Silo Feeding
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velan ■
Silo
The points that needs to taken care while feeding from two ponts are:
1. Sufficiently designed de-dusting system.
2. Materials being fed are same.
3. Presuming that the extraction is continuous, the feed material should be evenly discharged for even distribution. ■
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Dual Feed In Silo
y agree that dual feed is not a problem from the conveying part provided you have sufficient venting and dust collecting, now when transporting some materials the solids flow in the bin can be spoiled if two feed points are used .
take a carefull look into the solids flow in the silo, see if impact consolidation, deareation , or segregation can occur.
You might find out that your silo flows sideways , or that one side doesent move at all . Try relocating your insert points or impact plates to eliminate or reduce assimetrys, spread out the inlet stream or sometimes is even better to create a larger assymetry. to avoid arching.
Marco ■
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Silo Feeding.
Hi, all.
In my sort experience, I have faced this problem once.
Was filling silos from silo trucks, conveying fly ash. The main problem that whe had is that the silo seemed to blow up because of the preassure. (3 bar of each truck). The solution was to make areation pipes double size than the size of the pipe that filled the silo.
good luck vishy ■
Silo Feeding
dear fran, you could have stopped the silo blow up by providing silo pressure release valves on the top of silo.so if you have these valves the pressure does not count.
regards, anil ■
Re: Silo Feeding
Hi anil!
With no pressure release valve installed, probably, the silo would have opened like a flower . But the point is that with the pressure valve opened I didn´t have any dust control at all.
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dust happens! ■
Welcome
Fran Welcome to the club "descorchadores de silos".
It is a more frequent event that it seems!
Yes, you should have enough venting to cope with all your sources.
It is a life-changing experience.
Regards,
Marco Flores ■
Silo feeding
A fine material is to be pneumatically conveyed to storage silos.The material is transferred from surge bins.Each bin is provided with a conveying line.It is required to transfer material simaltaneously from two bins into one silo to meet the process requirements downstream. Is this a general practice? Are any specific aspects to be addressed which otherwise do not arise if the silo is fed by one line only?
Vishy. ■