COMPARISION BETWEEN LONGITUDINAL AND CIRCULAR STOCKPILE

1- Longitudinal (straight) bed-blending stockpiles may be arranged either parallel or inline. (a) - Parallel St !"pile#$ A%&anta'e#$ - Moderate length/width ratio on plan. - Fits in easily with the layout scheme. - Capacity can easily be increased. Di#a%&anta'e#$ - Reclaimer has to be changed o er !rom one pile to another. - "ither a slewing stacker or a stacker with two booms is needed. - Large number o! belt con eyors and trans!er points. - "#tra space re$uired !or changeo er o! machines. - "nd % cone problem (() - In line St !"pile# A%&anta'e#$ - &o changeo er o! machines - &o slewing stacker re$uired - 'nly two belt con eyors - (hort roo! spans !or buildings - Capacity can be increased Di#a%&anta'e#$ - Long buildings i! the stockpiles are under roo! co er. - "nd cone problem - )igh length / width ratio* besides re$uiring long building* makes such blending beds di!!icult to accommodate in a cement works layout. )* Cir!+lar St !"pile$ A%&anta'e$ - +ery short belt con eyors - (imple roo! construction !or buildings* with central column as supporting member - ,t is relati ely simple to keep the output rate constant - &o end-cone problems - -rea on plan about ./0 less than !or straight stockpiles.

- &o changeo er o! reclaiming machines Di#a%&anta'e#$ - - circular stockpile is sometimes di!!icult to !it into the cement works layout. - (ticky or ery moist material may choke the chute in central column. - 1he poke-holes are unblocking the chutes are relati ely inaccessible. - 2round-water may cause di!!iculties in the material e#traction tunnels - Capacity can be increased only by setting up a second pile.

NOTE$ -s per my knowledge homogeni3ing e!!iciency wise there are no great di!!erences.