Feeders and

Storage Silos
 Feeders are machineries used in assembly and
manufacturing application to move or “transport
materials or products to a designated storage or
to other processing equipment.
What is
feeders and A “SILO” came from a Greek word “SIROS” which
means a “pit for holding grain”. Storage silo is a
storage silos? structure designed for the purpose of storing bulk
materials such as grains, cement, coal, chemicals,
and other commodities in large quantities. n.
Feeder Storage Silos
 Bucket Elevators

What is Vertical conveying systems used to lift

bulk materials vertically between different
feeders and levels. They consist of buckets attached to
storage silos? a belt or chain that moves in a continuous
loop, scooping up materials from a lower
level and depositing them at a higher level.
 Silo Discharge Systems

What is Mechanisms designed to regulate the

flow of materials out of storage silos.
feeders and These systems typically include
storage silos? components such as rotary valves, slide
gates, or screw conveyors installed at the
bottom of the silo.
 Weigh Belt Feeders

What is It uses conveyor belt systems equipped

feeders and with integrated weighing systems, used for
accurate and continuous metering of bulk
storage silos? materials by weight. They utilize load cells
or weigh modules underneath the
conveyor belt to measure the material
weight as it moves along the belt.
 Vibratory Feeders

What is It use vibrations to move materials along a

feeders and trough. These vibrations can be adjusted to
control the flow rate and ensure a
storage silos? consistent feed of materials. Used to
transport large number of smaller objects.
 Gravity Feeders and Silos

What is The materials flow or are discharged due to

feeders and the force of gravity. Silos are designed with
sloping walls to facilitate the flow of
storage silos? material downward. Feeders may utilize
gravity to allow materials to flow from a
higher elevation to a lower one.
 Pneumatic feeders

What is
feeders and It utilize air pressure to transport materials
through pipes or ducts to their designated
storage silos? destination. TPneumatic feeders offer
flexibility in routing materials and can
efficiently handle both solid and powdered
 DIFFERENT PROCESS IN FEEDERS WHEN
HANDLING SOLIDS:

1.) VOLUMETRIC FEEDER

- discharge volume of material per unit time.
- Actual volume determined through calibration.
- Feed rate is inferred from feeder speed based on calibration.

2.) GRAVIMETRIC FEEDER

- uses weighing system to control the discharge of powder from storage
hopper at constant weight per unit time.
- Weight signal, monitor feed rate and compensate for variations in bulk
density, porosity, etc.
GRAVIMETRIC FEEDER
SUMMARY OF THE PROCESS:
 DIFFERENT PROCESS IN SILOS WHEN
HANDLING SOLIDS:

1.) FORAGE SILO FILLING

- uses a forage harvester which can be self-propelled with an engine.
- It contains drum shaped series of cutting knives which shear fibrous plant
material.

2.) TOWER FORAGE FILLING

- performed with silo blower in which is a very large fan with paddle shaped
blades.
- Material is fed into a vibrating hopper and pushed into the blower using a
spinning spiral auger
STEPS IN FORAGE SILO FILLING
TOWER FORAGE FILLING
 DIFFERENT PROCESS IN SILOS WHEN
HANDLING SOLIDS:

3.) BAG FILLING

- uses a travelling sled driven from the Power Take Off (PTO) of tractor left
in neutral and pushed forward as the bag filled.

- SILO BAG is sealed and airtight, 10% ensures the grain is packed tightly
and moist air.
 EXAMPLE OF POWERPLANT IN FEEDERS
AND STORAGE SILOS
500MW PANGASINAN COAL POWERPLANT
 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
500MW PANGASINAN COAL POWERPLANT
A 2x500 MW Coal Power Plant is being proposed and be located in the
Municipality of Sual, Province of Pangasinan by KEPCO Philippines Corp.
(“KEPHILCO”) as the Private Sector Project Proponent.

The originally-planned power plant proposal involved a 3x300 Circulating

Fluidized Bed (CFB) Coal Power Plant at the same site.

KEPHILCO increased the power plant capacity to 2 x 500 MW and is utilizing

the Advanced Ultra Supercritical Pulverized Coal Technology (AUSPCTinstead of
the Circulating Fluidized Bed (CFB) Technology. The power plant site/location
remains unchanged. The ash pond will, however, be located in another Barangay,
in Pangascasan.
 500MW PANGASINAN COAL POWERPLANT

Raw coal silos - to temporarily store the coal transferred by conveyor in

the coal handling system.
GRAVIMETRIC TYPE belt weigh feeder will be used to deliver coal from
the raw coal silos to the pulverisers.
EQUIPMENTS IN FEEDERS AND STORAGE SILOS
1.) HOPPERS
- containers with an opening at top for loading
materials.
- bottom discharge point for controlled release into
feeders.
 EQUIPMENTS IN FEEDERS AND STORAGE SILOS
2.) CONVEYORS
- used to transport materials horizontally or vertically within a
facility.
- It can be a belt conveyor, screw conveyors, bucket elevators,
pneumatic conveyors, depending on specific requirements.
 EQUIPMENTS IN FEEDERS AND STORAGE SILOS
3.) AUGERS
- rotating helical screw, used to move materials along
a tube.
- used in feeders and conveyors to transport
powered materials.
 EQUIPMENTS IN FEEDERS AND STORAGE SILOS
4.) VIBRATORY FEEDERS
- used vibrations to move materials along a tube.
- used to meter materials into processing
equipment to feed materials into conveyor belt.
 EQUIPMENTS IN FEEDERS AND STORAGE SILOS
5.) WEIGHING SYSTEMS
- measure weight of materials being transported or
stored in feeders and silos.
- allows precise for control of materials flow rates
and inventor management.
 EQUIPMENTS IN FEEDERS AND STORAGE SILOS
6.) LEVEL SENSORS
- monitor the level of materials in silos and hoppers.
- provide real-time data on the fill level, allowing
operators to accurately manage inventory.
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 QUESTION 1

A machinery used in assembly and manufacturing

application to move or “transport materials or products to a
designated storage or to other processing equipment.
QUESTION 1 ANSWER

FEEDERS
 QUESTION 2

It discharge volume of material per unit time.

QUESTION 2 ANSWER

VOLUMETRIC FEEDER
 QUESTION 3

how much speed of the shaft in PTO has?

QUESTION 3 ANSWER

540 RPM
 QUESTION 4

How many percent to ensure the grain is packed

tightly and moist air.
QUESTION 4 ANSWER

10%
 QUESTION 5

It control the discharge of powder from storage

hopper at constant weight.
 QUESTION 5 ANSWER

GRAVIMETRIC FEEDER
 QUESTION 6

It uses travelling sled driven from Power take off of

tractor left in neutral
QUESTION 6 ANSWER

BAG FILLING
 QUESTION 7

It is a material fed into a vibrating hopper and

pushed into the blower.
 QUESTION 7 ANSWER

TOWER FORAGE FILLING

 QUESTION 8

vertical conveying systems used to lift bulk

materials vertically between different levels.
QUESTION 8 ANSWER

BUCKET ELEVATORS
 QUESTION 9

It is a structure designed for the purpose of

storing bulk materials
QUESTION 9 ANSWER

STORAGE SILO
 QUESTION 10

It use vibrations to move materials along a trough.

QUESTION 10 ANSWER

VIBRATORY FEEDERS
 QUESTION 11

It uses conveyor belt systems equipped with

integrated weighing systems, used for accurate
and continuous metering of bulk materials by
weight.
QUESTION 11 ANSWER

WEIGH BELT FEEDERS

 QUESTION 12

It utilize air pressure to transport materials through

pipes or ducts to their designated destination.
QUESTION 12 ANSWER

PNEUMATIC FEEDERS
 QUESTION 13

It uses a forage harvester which can be self

propelled.
QUESTION 13 ANSWER

FORAGE SILO FILLING

 QUESTION 14

How many layers of coextruded polyethylene in silo

bag?
QUESTION 14 ANSWER

3 LAYERS
 QUESTION 15

What is the kind of grain that a materials to bag?

QUESTION 15 ANSWER

DRY GRAIN
 QUESTION 16

It inferred from feeder speed based on calibration

QUESTION 16 ANSWER

FEED RATE
 QUESTION 17

It can sealed and airtight.

QUESTION 17 ANSWER

SILO BAG
 QUESTION 18

It uses by gravimetric feeder

QUESTION 18 ANSWER

WEIGHING SYSTEM
 QUESTION 19

how many kw is the minimum power of tractor?

QUESTION 19 ANSWER

33 KW
 QUESTION 20

How many tons per hour in high capacity auger.

QUESTION 20 ANSWER

250 TONS/hour
 QUESTION 21

containers with an opening at top for loading

materials.
QUESTION 21 ANSWER

HOPPERS
 QUESTION 22

used to transport materials horizontally or vertically

within a facility.
QUESTION 22 ANSWER

CONVEYORS
 QUESTION 23

monitor the level of materials in silos and hoppers

QUESTION 23 ANSWER

LEVEL SENSORS
 QUESTION 24

used to move materials along a tube.

QUESTION 24 ANSWER

AUGERS
 QUESTION 25

How many MW is the example of coal powerplant

in feeders and silos?
QUESTION 25 ANSWER

500 MW