Storage Equipment

Blending is one of the quickest, cleanest and most efficient methods to obtain homogenous batches of powdered, granular, or abrasive materials in transporters, atmospheric bins, or storage silos. Unlike a conventional blender, a pneumatic blender puts the user in control by providing the ability to customize a blend.

Blenders are equipped with either six or twelve wear-resistant aerators mounted around a housing cone. When the aeration valves are pulsed, gentle blasts of compressed air are injected into the center of an unblended batch at various angles to gently lift the materials upward and outward until the blending target is achieved.

They are used in many solids handling processes by a wide range of industries. The objective of all silo designs is to obtain reliable and controllable flow of particulate solids in such processes. However, the fact is that various problems in solids flow occur very frequently in many solids handling processes.

No flow takes place when the outlet of the silo is opened. A stable arch that prevents flow is formed above the outlet. This may happen both with fine powders and coarse solids, and is generally attributed to the development of cohesion in the solids or to mechanical interlocking.