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Reasons and precautions for using grain steel silos in modern grain storage

April 08, 2025

Advantages of grain steel silos in grain storage

Grain steel silos are grain storage equipment that have emerged in recent years. Since its inception, it has been deeply loved by the agricultural planting industry. Whether in grain storage or feed storage, it has brought unlimited benefits to users. Many people think that grain steel silos save the floor space of grain storage. In fact, this is a big mistake. The use of steel silos in grain storage not only saves floor space, but also has great help in loading and unloading and ensuring food safety. Today we will explain to you in detail the advantages of grain steel silos in grain storage.

The placement of the grain steel silo in the general plane mainly depends on the grain in and out route. The grain terminal considers the convenience of entering and leaving the port, and the train transportation should be connected with the railway track. When unloading grain by car, it is necessary to ensure that the traffic is not blocked and the road is wide. Reasonable location can reduce the use of equipment and meet more work needs. There should be enough fire passages between warehouses and warehouse groups. The current warehouse capacity has also increased from dozens of tons in the past to hundreds of tons, so there is no worry about storing grain. In the design process of grain steel silo, we focus on airtightness and ventilation, so we try to seal as much as possible, and cooperate with reasonable ventilation and dust removal system to keep the storage environment clean and constant temperature, always considering the storage quality. It can make full use of space and reduce floor space.

In fact, it is an important storage form that can achieve grain circulation efficiency and reduce costs when used. At present, it is gradually replacing concrete silos and becoming the mainstream warehouse type. It is more convenient to exit the warehouse. The original conical bottom design is conducive to the self-flow of grain. When the grain is out of the warehouse, a blocker can be designed and installed at the bottom of the warehouse for clearing the blockage.

The above are the advantages of grain steel silo in grain storage. I hope it will be helpful for everyone to understand grain steel silo.

Galvanized Cone Bottom Steel Silo

Five precautions for grain silo discharge

Grain silo discharge is one of the more important work links when operating steel silos. How to quickly and cleanly discharge grain is a strict test of discharge technology. In many cases, it is easy for grain to hang on the wall when discharging grain, that is, the grain hangs on the side wall of the silo and cannot be discharged smoothly. Therefore, there are many technical requirements when discharging grain. Today we will explain the five precautions for grain silo discharge.

1. When discharging grain silos, turn on the conveyor and then open the gate under the silo.

2. According to the output volume of the steel silo material, adjust the opening volume of the manual plug valve under the steel silo. But don't open it too much. If the output volume is too large, it may block the output port.

3. If it is a steel silo design with multiple discharge ports, then we can only open it after it is completely unloaded in the center of the steel silo to ensure that the surrounding materials can be unloaded smoothly. At the same time, when opening, you must first open the two corresponding ones on both sides, and then slowly open them to the steel silo, so as to ensure that the flow of the two discharge ports on both sides can be kept equal.

4. When discharging the grain silo, the vents on the top of the steel silo must be opened in the middle process to prevent dust explosion accidents.

5. After the material is unloaded, the internal hygiene of the steel silo must be cleaned to ensure convenient use next time.

The above are the five major precautions for discharging grain silos. I hope it will be helpful to everyone when discharging grain in the future. Shandong Shelley Storage has rich experience in grain silo discharging. If you need to know more, please call us at any time.

Galvanized Steel Silo

Six basic requirements for building grain steel silos

As food security is increasingly valued, the construction of grain storage facilities has gradually been favored by the majority of agricultural practitioners. Among the many grain silo storage facilities, grain steel silos are slightly better than other methods in terms of safe storage, floor space, and convenience of material in and out. Therefore, the construction of grain steel silos has become an important part of agricultural production. Today, our silo manufacturer Shelley Storage will explain the six basic requirements for building grain steel silos.

1. The process design content should include: process flow, equipment selection, dust removal system, mechanical ventilation and noise control, pest control, etc.

2. Flat-bottomed steel silos can use clearing machines, fluidized grain discharge or other grain discharge facilities.

3. Steel silos with a diameter of less than 10m should adopt self-flowing material discharge, and the bottom slope α should meet the following requirements: wheat, soybeans, corn: α ≥ 40°, rice: α ≥ 45°.

4. The layout of process equipment should meet the requirements of equipment hoisting, operation and maintenance space.

5. When there are a large number of steel silos and the operation is complicated. A working tower should be set up; when there are a small number of steel silos and the operation is simple, a working tower may not be set up, and a lifting tower may be used to directly send the materials into the warehouse through a matching plate or a sliding pipe.

6. The process design should be determined after technical and economic comparison based on the total storage capacity, use function, operation requirements, and material entry and exit methods of the steel silo.

The above are the six basic requirements for building grain steel silos. I hope it will be helpful to everyone in the future construction of grain steel silos. Shandong Xuelai Storage specializes in the production and installation of grain steel silos. If you have any needs, please call us for consultation!

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