SILOS It is obtained from a Greek word – silos which means ‘’pit for holding grain’’. Silo is used to store materials in huge amount such as grains, cement, coal, carbon black,etc. Since different industries use silos for different purposes hence many different conditions need to be undertaken while deploying them and get the most out of them. Mostly stored items are either solid or in powder forms. CONSTRUCTION Generally, one can easily find cylindrical shaped silos with a metal support although there exists rectangular and square ones also. They can be built with a metal, stainless steel, reinforced concrete, wood, reinforced plastic, etc. The interior of silos is generally smooth and has a special coating inside. Also. During construction of a silo, the amount of product to be stored in it, location, weather conditions as environmental factors such as temperature, humidity are also taken into account. CLASSIFICATION Depending on the raw material to be stored 1....
The structure in which the wholesale material is keep secured, stored is known as silo which is built in difference sizes as per the requirement of enterprises. In such a way, several types of grains are stored and soured. A big thanks to souring, now grains and cereals can easily be stored in these silos for a longer period of time without any spoilage.