Overview

Silos are important structures to ensure continuous operation in numerous industries. Unfortunately, the rate of failures is rather high – especially with metal silos - due to insufficient consideration of bulk solids flow properties, required silo geometry to ensure reliable flow, operational specifics such as differential pressures, structural consequences from eccentric flow channels, and resulting structural implications. Dust explosions pose an additional risk.

The analysis of failures and their causes from the past are a valuable source to learn how to prevent failures. This results in a scheme to assess silo damages.

Speaker

Harald Wilms, Consultant, Wilms-ITC (Consulting)

Harald has studied process technology with focus on solids handling and silo technology at the TU Braunschweig. He has more than 40 years of industrial experience in silo design, failure analysis, flow property testing, discharge issues, and plant engineering.

He has been a member of several international working parties on solids handling and powder flow. Today, he works as an independent consultant and lecturer in Germany.

The material presented has not been peer-reviewed. Any opinions are the presenter’s own and do not necessarily represent those of IChemE or the Particle Technology Special Interest Group. The information is given in good faith but without any liability on the part of IChemE.

Time

09:00–10:30 GMT.

Software

The presentation will be delivered via Microsoft Teams. We recommend downloading the app from the Microsoft website, rather than using the web portal.