Silo level monitoring Part 1

What’s the Worst Thing that Could Happen in the event of a Silo Overfill?

In the UK alone, millions of tonnes of bulk solids like cement, gravel, animal feed, fly ash, cereal, fertiliser and plastic powders are offloaded by tankers into silos, bins or hoppers everyday, it is part of the routine for many companies. So silo reliable level measurement, bin level indication or hopper level monitoring and switching is very important, the following blog posts seek to illustrate why.

 

We will be answering today and over the next four days:

What happens if the silo overfills, what would be the consequences?

And do you have adequate overfill prevention devices in place on your silo?

And what overfill prevention devices do you recommend for bulk solids?

So to start . . .

Overfilling a Silo, the consequences:

What can be the consequences of overfilling a silo?

 

At the very least, there will be the costs of lost materials and lost production time.These two things alone could escalate to not meeting a deadline, losing clients and revenue.

 

The overfill could do actual damage to the silo itself, the bag filters and vents, which means that until this has been fixed, there could be a shortage of capacity to store raw material, processed materials or finished goods.

 

And, if the above risks weren’t bad enough, a silo overfill can actually cause people injury and even death, from whatever goods are overflowing or objects falling from the silo top. This could result in the plant being shutdown. The clean up costs and fines due to polluted air quality from environmental agencies can be levied too.

 

Still to come:.

Silo level monitoring Part 2: When a Silo High Level Alarm is not enough…

Silo level monitoring Part 3: Recommended Overfill Prevention Devices for Bulk Solids

Silo level monitoring Part 4: Reasons to choose Radar Technology for silo level measurement

Silo level monitoring Part 5: High level overfill prevention switches

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Related posts:

1. Silo level monitoring Part 2: When a Silo High Level Alarm is not enough…
2. Silo level monitoring Part 3: Recommended Overfill Prevention Devices for Bulk Solids
3. Silo level monitoring Part 4: Reasons to choose Radar Technology for silo level measurement
4. Silo level monitoring Part 5: High level overfill prevention switches
5. VEGA Vibrating Switches for Solids Silo Protection System with Remote Test Option and Ground Level Test Facility