Flat Bottom Storage Silos

Name: Flat Bottom Storage Silos
Brand: BHUPATI ENGINEERING
Price: 800000.0 INR
Availability: InStock

Price 800000.00 INR/ Ton

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MOQ : 1 Ton

Flat Bottom Storage Silos Specification

Material
Steel

Finish
Polished

Color
As Per Requirement

Bottom Type
Cylinderical

Usage
Industrial

Warranty
Yes

Flat Bottom Storage Silos Trade Information

Minimum Order Quantity
1 Ton

Payment Terms
Cash in Advance (CID)

Supply Ability
50 Tons Per Month

Delivery Time
10 Days

Main Domestic Market
All India

Flat Bottom Storage Silos About

A flat-bottom silo is a high-capacity, vertical cylindrical steel structure designed directly on a horizontal concrete foundation for long-term bulk storage. Unlike hopper-bottom silos that use gravity-fed cones, flat-bottom silos use the maximum possible footprint area to provide the lowest initial investment cost per ton for large-scale operations. Key Specifications & Architecture

Storage Capacity: Typically ranges from 100 tons to over 25,000 tons per individual unit.

Dimensions: Diameters range from 3.6 meters to 41 meters, with heights extending up to 35 meters.

Materials: Constructed from high-strength, hot-dip galvanized steel panels or zinc-aluminum sheets.

Corrugation Profiles: Wall sheets feature uniform, narrow corrugation (such as 2.66 inches or 6.76 cm). This design optimizes strength against strict wind, snow, and internal grain loads.

Structural Anatomy & Features

Conical Roof: Designed with a 31-degree slope to shed rainwater and snow seamlessly. It features top inspection manholes, perimeter safety handrails, and sealed roof vents.

Cylindrical Sidewalls: Pre-formed modular corrugated steel sheets bolted together using high-grade, hot-dip galvanized structural fasteners fitted with high-density sealing washers.

Vertical Stiffeners: External or internal Omega-shaped structural steel columns attached to the walls. They distribute vertical structural loads directly down into the foundation.

Access Points: Equipped with side wall access doors (safety-interlocked), roof stairs, external sidewall ladders with safety cages, and rest platforms.

Unloading & Discharge Mechanism

Because the floor is completely flat, gravity alone cannot entirely clear the silo. Emptying follows a two-stage sequence:

Gravity Discharge (Primary): The center sumps/valves in the concrete floor are opened. Roughly 6070% of the material flows out naturally via gravity into underfloor trench conveyors or drag augers.

Sweep Auger (Secondary): Once gravity flow stops, a mechanical sweep auger is activated. This motor-driven screw arm slowly rotates 360 degrees across the flat floor, sweeping residual perimeter grain down into the central discharge sump.

Material Quality Preservation Systems

Aeration Floors: Configured in or fully-perforated floor arrangements. High-volume centrifugal fans force air through the grain to control temperature gradients and prevent condensation.

Grain Monitoring Cables: Multi-sensor temperature and moisture cables hang from the roof down through the grain matrix. They feed real-time analytics to a central control dashboard.

Fumigation Loops: Sealed internal piping networks facilitate even insecticide gas distribution. This system controls localized pest infestations without needing to empty the silo