Cement silo (storage) together with units for unloading cement out of hopper rail cars (hereinafter "cement silo") is designed to receive cement from cement trucks equipped with pneumatic unloading system or from units for unloading cement out of hopper rail cars, to store, distribute and feed it to service bins.
Cement silo is designed for outdoor use in moderate climate areas with air temperature +5 °C and more. The cement silo is maintained by a single operator or an operator of a concrete plant.
Normal operation of the cement silo is provided by any compressor having performance of 7 and 14 m3/min, depending on whether the cement is pumped from one or two silos.
Thanks to their design cement silos may be quickly relocated.