화학공학소재연구정보센터
Powder Technology, Vol.106, No.1-2, 7-22, 1999
Technical concept to prevent the silo honking
During emptying of tall cylindrical silos made of aluminium, the phenomenon of the silo honking is often created. The silo honking appears in the form of an annoying noise connected to strong vibrations of silo walls. Full-scale experiments in aluminium silos containing polymer granulates were performed to investigate this phenomenon. During experiments, accelerations and deformations of the wall, and sound pressures inside and outside the silo were measured. A reliable, practical method to completely suppress the silo honking and to significantly reduce dynamic pulsations during silo emptying was proposed and described in detail. The method was verified with model experiments and full-scale tests.