Our standard hopper ranges from 3m diameter, offering 15 tonnes of storage capacity, to 10m diameter, providing a storage capacity of up to 1,700 tonnes. These hoppers are specifically designed to withstand high cyclic loading, catering to scenarios of frequent product inflow and outflow at high tonnage rates. The standard hopper angles available are 45 and 60 degrees, if your needs deviate from the standard range, please feel free to reach out to us.
Hopper Bottom Silos
Bentall Rowlands is responsible for the complete design, detailing, programming, and manufacturing of hopper bottom silos at a single site. The design process considers loads and pressures specified by either the German DIN 1055 1987 or Eurocode 1 part 4, with structural calculations based on BS 5950 part 5 or Eurocode 3.
To ensure durability, the silo roof panels, wall sheets, and stiffening struts (up to 3mm thick) are formed from pre-galvanized steel sheets with a minimum of G600 galvanizing. Stiffening struts thicker than 3mm are sheared and formed from black steel, which undergoes hot-dip galvanization as a finishing step, as does the supporting entablature steelwork.
Hopper silos find applications in grain drying plants, serving as temporary storage for wet grain, as well as in other “buffer bin” setups within silo plants. They are also suitable for storing various free-flowing granulated products, such as wood pellets and feed pellets, in relevant industrial plants. Additionally, hopper silos are ideal for medium-term grain storage situations where rapid discharge of large grain batches is required, including scenarios at sea and river ports, breweries, malting facilities, and mills.
Specification
- Capacityup to 30,000 m³
- Diameterup to 32.0 m
- Overall heightup to 45.0 m
- Cylinder heightup to 45.00 m
- Snow load, wind load & seismic loadTo be advised
More Information
- Standard ranges from 3m diameter 15 tonnes storage
Standard ranges from 3m diameter 15 tonnes storage to 10m diameter 1,700 tonnes, all hoppers are designed for high cyclic loading, i.e. high usage of product in and out and at high tonnage rates. The 45 and 60 degree hoppers are standard (other hopper angles upon request). Silo roof panels, wall sheets and stiffening struts (up to 3mm thick) are sheared and formed from pre-galvanised steel sheets, with a minimum of G600 galvanising. Stiffening struts (thicker than 3mm) are sheared and formed from black steel and hot-dip galvanised to finish after manufacture, as too is the supporting entablature steelwork.
All of Bentall Rowlands’ silo ranges are designed, detailed, programmed and manufactured at one site. One benefit of this is that we can, and often do, manufacture non–standard silos and hoppers. So if your needs are different from those in the standard ranges please do not hesitate to ask.
- All of Bentall Rowlands’ silo ranges are designed
Standard ranges from 3m diameter 15 tonnes storage to 10m diameter 1,700 tonnes, all hoppers are designed for high cyclic loading, i.e. high usage of product in and out and at high tonnage rates. The 45 and 60 degree hoppers are standard (other hopper angles upon request). Silo roof panels, wall sheets and stiffening struts (up to 3mm thick) are sheared and formed from pre-galvanised steel sheets, with a minimum of G600 galvanising. Stiffening struts (thicker than 3mm) are sheared and formed from black steel and hot-dip galvanised to finish after manufacture, as too is the supporting entablature steelwork.
- The 45 and 60 degree hoppers are standard (other hopper angles upon request)
All of Bentall Rowlands’ silo ranges are designed, detailed, programmed and manufactured at one site. One benefit of this is that we can, and often do, manufacture non–standard silos and hoppers. So if your needs are different from those in the standard ranges please do not hesitate to ask.
Standard ranges from 3m diameter 15 tonnes storage to 10m diameter 1,700 tonnes, all hoppers are designed for high cyclic loading, i.e. high usage of product in and out and at high tonnage rates. The 45 and 60 degree hoppers are standard (other hopper angles upon request). Silo roof panels, wall sheets and stiffening struts (up to 3mm thick) are sheared and formed from pre-galvanised steel sheets, with a minimum of G600 galvanising. Stiffening struts (thicker than 3mm) are sheared and formed from black steel and hot-dip galvanised to finish after manufacture, as too is the supporting entablature steelwork