Design calculations for Silo

Batch Size = 125 kg

Plant Capacity for each day = 120.82 MT/day

Working time for each day = 8 hours

No. of batches per day = 720

Basic Silo Geometry:

Table 1. Material Properties of Feed

Material Properties
Particle Size 0.707 mm
Density 1522 kg/m3
Flowability Free Flowing
Percent Composition 100% aggregate
Angle of Repose 34 deg

For 720 batches = 90,000 kg = 90 ton

Calculation of Total Volume Required

𝑚
𝑉=
𝜌
For 1 day backup in the Silo m = 90*2
90000
𝑉=
1522
𝑉 = 59.13 𝑚3
Calculation of Height and diameter of the Silo

Height of the 1st section is

𝐻1 = 1.5 × tan(34) = 1.01176 𝑚

According to industrial considerations for the given volume; diameter of the silo d = 3 m

Volume handling capacity of Section 1 is

1
𝑉1 = ( ) 𝐴 × 𝐻1
3
1 𝜋
𝑉1 = ( ) ( ) × 32 × 1.01176
3 4
𝑉1 = 2.3839 𝑚3
Height of the 3rd section is

𝐻3 = ℎ − ℎ′
ℎ = 1.5 × tan(60) = 2.5980 𝑚
ℎ′ = 0.1 × tan(60) = 0.17320 𝑚
𝐻3 = 2.5980 − 0.17320 = 2.4247𝑚
Volume handling capacity of section 3 is
1 𝜋
𝑉3 = ( ) ( ) × (𝑑12 ∗ ℎ) − (𝑑22 ∗ ℎ′ )
3 4
According to industrial conditions, d2 = 200 mm diameter
1 𝜋
𝑉3 = ( ) ( ) × (32 ∗ 2.5980) − (0.22 ∗ 0.17320)
3 4
𝑉1 = 6.119 𝑚3
From the total volume, the volume handling capacity of the 2nd section is

𝑉2 = 𝑉𝑡 − (𝑉1 + 𝑉3)
𝑉2 = 59.13 − (2.3839 + 6.119)
𝑉2 = 50.62 𝑚3
Height of the 2nd section is
1
𝑉2 = ( ) 𝐴 × 𝐻2
3
𝜋
50.32 = ( ) × 32 × 𝐻2
4
𝐻2 = 7.1188𝑚
Therefore the total height of the silo is

𝐻 = 𝐻1 + 𝐻2 = 𝐻3
𝐻 = 1.01176 + 7.1188 + 2.4247 = 10.5 𝑚
Height to diameter ratio is = 10.5/3 = 3.5