A SILO STRUCTURE TO RESIST INTERNAL DUST EXPLOSIONS

Abstract

Over a period of about 12 years a research program on silo structures was going on in Germany, financed by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. One of the subjects studied was the straining of silo structures in case of dust explosions, which often occur in silo plants. This was done by experiments and theoretical analysis. The first and third author were engaged in this project. A few years later a very large silo structure was erected, where the third and second author served as check engineers. A short report is given on the basic results obtained in the research and their application at the large silo plant, where in the meantime a dust explosion has occurred.