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Article | REF: J2255 V1

Powder processing. Storage and flow in silos

Authors: Khashayar SALEH, Pierre GUIGON

Publication date: March 10, 2012 | Lire en français

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    5. Silo accidents

    As we have already mentioned, bulk solids make up a significant proportion of the products handled in France and around the world. Handling such quantities of product is not a trivial task, and requires the installation of batteries of large storage silos capable of holding several hundred tonnes of product per cell. Ensiling powders and filling them into silos of this size is far more complex than one might imagine.

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    In particular, there are the risks of fire and explosion, of which the accidents that occurred in Metz (1982) and Blaye (1997) are the best known to the general public. The latter is behind the ministerial decree of July 29, 1998, which is the one currently in force...

    Despite recent developments in storage silo safety regulations, these industrial facilities still present...

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