Head Pressure
Head Pressure
(OP)
How do you determine the head pressure of a line to overcomb the weight of a full silo? For example say i have a 30,000 gallon silo 210 feet tall and i need to move material into it from the bottom, what head pressure do i need to overcomb the pressure of the fluid?
Isint it just a height x gravity x density?
Isint it just a height x gravity x density?





RE: Head Pressure
With a silo the hard part would be knowing the bulk density with void spaces not just density of solid by itself.
Of course you could use just the solid density ignoring void space and ensure you have ample pressure.
RE: Head Pressure
RE: Head Pressure
Silos are usually full of solids....
Tanks contain liquids....
Many tanks are filled from the top and pumps heads are sized based on the shell height of the tank, plus an allowance for line losses.
-MJC
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