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The CFI silo is designed for reliable storage and extraction of cement and related products. It features an inverted cone bottom that reduces aeration needs. Only two sections of the silo bottom are aerated at a time, keeping power consumption low. Material is continuously extracted through multiple outlets to ensure reliable emptying of the silo. The inverted cone design provides more space under the silo without requiring support columns.

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Fls - Cfi Silo

The CFI silo is designed for reliable storage and extraction of cement and related products. It features an inverted cone bottom that reduces aeration needs. Only two sections of the silo bottom are aerated at a time, keeping power consumption low. Material is continuously extracted through multiple outlets to ensure reliable emptying of the silo. The inverted cone design provides more space under the silo without requiring support columns.

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CFI silo

■ Controlled Flow Inverted cone Silo


■ System of several outlets for highly
reliable extraction
■ More free space under inverted cone
More movement, less aeration
CFI CONTROLLED FLOW INVERTED CONE SILO

MAIN FEATURES FLSmidth has developed the CFI silo for


storage of cement and related products
• Continuously operating based on the experience gained with the
storage silo CF (Controlled Flow) raw meal blending
• System of several outlets and storage silo.
ensures highly reliable The keyword in the design of the CFI
extraction
storage silo is reliability. The challenge
• More free space under
facing the designer of a storage silo is to
inverted cone bottom
ensure that the silo empties 100%,
• Controlled flow
while keeping the specific power con-
• Only part of the silo
sumption for aeration at a minimum.
bottom is aerated at the
The CFI meets the challenge in the fol-
same time
lowing way:
• Low maintenance costs
• Optional aeration filters
prevent material from • The specific power consumption is Manhole and nivopilot on top of the silo
blocking the system kept low by aerating only two sec-
tions at the same time.
• The inverted cone at the silo base
reduces the need for aeration.
• A large part of the silo contents is
kept moving during the extraction
process due to the change of outlet
every five minutes.
• The inverted cone type silo requires
no columns under the silo bottom,
which allows more space for
equipment.
• Each aeration section slopes
15 degrees towards its outlet.

As an optional extra, the aeration system


Silo cone seen from inside.
may be provided with filters that prevent
material from entering and possibly
blocking up the entire aeration system.

Aeration filter (optional) Silo outlet

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Technical features
Silo diameters ranging from 10 to 25 m
are available based on the same configu-
ration. The material is supplied continu-
ously to the silo either by a bucket eleva-
tor or by an air controlled lifting device.
The top deck of the silo is provided with
all the necessary standard features such
as manholes, over- and underpressure
valves, and level indicators.
The silo bottom is divided into six,
eight or ten sections (depending on the
silo diameter), each sloping 15 degrees
towards their respective outlets at the
base of the inverted cone. Each of the
sections is fitted with aeration boxes.
Two sections at a time are aerated for
approximately 5 minutes.
The air supply system to each section
may include a filter that cleans the air
and prevents material from entering if a
pipe breaks inside the silo. The air is sup-
plied to the aeration boxes by two rotary
blowers at a pressure of up to 0.8 bar.
The air is distributed via a pipe system
with two-way solenoid valves, one for
each silo bottom section. The rotary
blowers have noise-reduced blow off
pipes that let out the fluidisation air
when the pressure reaches a certain
level.
The extraction outlets at the base of
the inverted cone can be cleaned manu-
ally by air lances. Each outlet has a man-
ually operated slide gate and a pneumat-
ically regulated cut off gate. From the
silo outlets the material proceeds via
airslides to the feed tank. The airslides
each have a separate fan that only oper-
ates while the airslide is in use. The feed
tank is aerated by a single rotary blower
operating at a pressure of up to 0.8 bar.
On the tank top is a dedusting filter, and
the tank bottom has one or more pneu-
matically regulated flow control gates.
These gates close quickly (within two
seconds) and allow regulating the rate of
flow to packers or bulk loading devices.

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5 4 1 2 3

1 Sounding pipe

2 Radar/silopilot

3 Manhole at silo top

4 Pressure equalising valve

5 Nivopilot

6 Aeration

7 Silo discharge

8 Airslide

13 9 Tank
6 7
14 10 Tank outlet
8
16 11 Airslide from tank
9
10 11 12 Fluxo filling system
12
15 13 Manhole

14 Dedusting filter

15 Rotary blower

16 Aeration filter (optional)

Our brochure makes no offers, representations or warranties (express or implied), and information and data contained in this brochure are for general
reference only and may change any time. Please contact us for specific information or data that may relate to your interests.

DENMARK USA INDIA


FLSmidth A/S FLSmidth Inc. FLSmidth Ltd.
01-06-000 FLSmidth

Vigerslev Allé 77 2040 Avenue C Capital Towers


www.flsmidth.com DK-2500 Valby Bethlehem, PA 18017-2188 180, Kodambakkam High Road
Copenhagen Tel: +1 610-264-6011 Nungambakkam
Up-to-date addresses of worldwide
Tel: +45 36 18 10 00 Tel: +1 800-523-9482 Chennai 600 034
subsidiaries and sales offices are Fax: +45 36 30 18 20 Fax: +1 610-264-6170 Tel: +91 – 44-52 191234
available from our website
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