Silo Design

Welcome to the Silo design simulation. Here you will learn the main aspects of the designing process of a silo. You will learn the basic properties of bulk solids and how to design a pneumatic conveying system that can transfer tiny particles from one place to another. The following is a list of relevant theory pages:

• Silo
  • Hopper
  • Flow profiles during silo discharge
    • Mass flow
    • Funnel flow
    • Bridging
  • Flowability of bulk solids
    • Newtonian fluids
    • Hookean solids
• Soil mechanics tests
  • Direct Shear test
  • Soil gradation
• Pneumatic conveying system
  • Pressure requirements
  • Power requirements