Blending Silo Techniques for

Bulk Material Handling Systems

Materials Testing Fuller® Random Flow™ System
Column Blender Materials Testing and Research Central Inverted Cone
Airmerge™ Blender
A fully fluidized cone, an upper and lower air plenum and an open-ended central column allow Column Blender
Computerized data acquisition systems permit
the principle of air blending to be applied to even the most difficult materials.
continuous recording of variables including pressure
drop, air volume, power consumption and material
flow. Complete capability of evaluating materials to
determine the most energy-efficient and cost-effective
system design parameters also exist. Varying process
conditions can be simulated in the laboratory, so that
the effect on the conveying system can be observed
The fluidizing air enters the cone prior to actual installation. Worst-case scenarios can be
beneath the column, reducing the identified and designed for, thereby eliminating costly
density of the material within which is Modular equipment assemblies facilitate test programs downtime.
displaced upward as the denser material
FLSmidth’s research programs are aimed at maximizing
from the annulus of the cone flows
the energy-efficiency and cost-effectiveness of
inward.
pneumatic conveying systems.
This “Fountain-Flow” gives a radial
Test configurations are designed and equipped to
circulation capable of blending
permit field-scale testing under precisely controlled
ultrafine powders, coarser sandy
laboratory conditions. Flexibility allows operators to go
materials and products with a wide
from vacuum to pressure in combinations of line
particle size distribution.
lengths and pipe diameters.

Features:
• No moving parts
• Gravity discharge 60° cone design Column Blender, Catasauqua, PA

• Simple operation
• Robust design
FLSmidth’s world-class R&D facility
• Greater flexibility in particle size range
near Bethlehem,PA enables us to
• Design for different batch sizes
demonstrate both the Airmerge™
available*
and Column Blenders on your
materials prior to contract.

• Size Analysis
• Moisture Content FLSmidth Airmerge Blender
Multi-unit receiving and transfer stations allow
• Bulk Density full-scale testing and material evaluations.
* Different Batch Sizes
• Angle of Rupture
By dividing the central column into two or more • Bed Expansion
separate pieces, the column blender can • Air Flow/Pressure 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 at any time. Please contact us for specific information or data that may relate to your interests.
accommodate different volumetric batch sizes. • Airslide Angle
In the smaller batches, material is lifted up in the • Conveying Tests
same way but “Fountain-Flow” into the Come to FLSmidth and avoid
DENMARK USA INDIA
surrounding fluidized bed is via the spaces

06-2007-BLENDSILO
costly site trials and possible re- FLSmidth A/S FLSmidth Inc. FLSmidth Ltd.
between the upper and lower column. Vigerslev Allé 77 2040 Avenue C Capital Towers
work. www.fls-pt.com DK-2500 Valby Bethlehem, PA 18017-2188 180, Kodambakkam High Road
Copenhagen Tel:+1 610-264-6011 Nungambakkam
Batch volumes must be known for design Tel:+45 36 18 10 00 Tel:+1 800-523-9482 Chennai 600 034
Up-to-date addresses of worldwide Fax:+45 36 30 18 20 Fax:+1 610-264-6170 Tel:+91 – 44-52 191234
purposes in advance. subsidiaries and sales offices are E-mail: info-us@flsmidth.com Fax:+91 – 44-2827 9393
available from our website
E-mail: indiainfo@flsmidth.com

Blending Silo Techniques
BLENDING SILO TECHNIQUES
BLENDING
APPLICATIONS
• Mixing two or more
products
• Homogenation of
individual products
• Size uniformity
• Color uniformity
• Chemical uniformity
• Temperature uniformity
• Reduce process
variations
• Recycle out spec material
• Add trace elements
• Chemical modification
At FLSmidth we engineer
all our blending silos to
maximize the benefits of
fluidization and gravity
technologies over
mechanical.
Technologies that give you
operating efficiency,
flexibility and increased
productivity. Our product
range can also combine
storage and blending for
space-saving plant layouts.
Space-saving layout of blowers beneath the silo
Experience counts
Reliable
Central Inverted Cone FLSmidth has supplied over 500
blenders to industrial customers
Airmerge Blenders™ Performance
worldwide over the past 70 years.
Central Inverted Cone—Air Assisted Gravity Blending. Multiple outlet gravity discharge Air blending is achieved by use of a porous membrane over the entire bin bottom, 4 air Whether you need a complete
combined with central cone construction gives advanced gravity blending and storage with a Our technology and commitment to plenums and a simple flow control system enable . Together they change the density of system or just a component, let
Fuller® Random-Flow™ power consumption as low as 0.25 to 0.5 kWh / metric ton of cement raw meal.
product development and testing
have made us the #1 supplier of
material in the fluidized bed of material to generate a gentle the engineering team at FLSmidth
put its resources to work for you.
folding action and a near perfect blend.
air/gravity blenders.
Our attention to detail will make
it work.
Materials handled
include:
Ascorbic Acid
Six pie-shaped sectors (each subdivided into six aeration zones) and Carbon Black Airmerge Blenders can be designed for batch
Cement Raw Mix
Scope of supply
continuous blending in a timed discharge pattern provide the lowest or continuous operation to meet your
Delrin Plastic can include:
energy gravity blending silo available. Power consumption on D.S. Nickel requirements.
Silos
cement raw meal as low as 0.07 kWh / metric ton! New and retrofit Edible Protein
Open Airslide™ sections in the flat Porous fabric held with binding strips on top Aerated Bin Bottoms
Finish Cement
installations with minimum downtime. annulus ensure full clean-out when of removable grating panels in the Air Plenum Airslide™ Gravity Conveyor
Fly Ash
required. Graphite allows access for fabric to be replaced in Solids Flow Control Valves
Ground Alumina place. Fan & Blower Packages
Material enters the central bin via Iron Powder Dust Collectors
multiple Airslide blending materials Kaolin Higher air velocities in the blending quadrant
Pneumatic Conveying
from different areas of the silo floor. Magnesite Mix lower the bulk density causing the denser
Natural Gypsum Compressor Packages
material in the three fluidized quadrants to
An arrangement of air valves Nickel Oxide Pipes and Bends
Pigments flow into it and be displaced upward in a
activates sequential discharge and Diverter Valves
Polyethylene continuously circulating bed.
Collection provides a continuous blending of Control Panels
Aeration Points Polyolefin
materials from the side of the silo Air for fluidization and blending can be
Zone Polypropylene
through a funnel effect. PVC supplied from common or separate blowers as Material
Gathering feed
PPO Resin required. Vent
Slide Rutile Filter
Discharge Point Silica Benefits: Features:
Slag Cement • No moving parts in contact with the
• Low maintenance • New or retrofit
Starch material
When an aeration zone is activated, layers are Synthetic Gypsum • Long life installations
• No complicated • System design • Simple operation
mixed through a funnel effect as material in TBBA
Un-Ground Alumina controls flexibility • Gentle blending action
the zone flows to its designated collection
Vitamin C • Low pressure air
point on the gathering Airslide™ conveyor. The Features include: • Little dynamic loading • Food applications
Zinc Dust • ~20° slope on fluid bed
inverted cone prevents material exiting without • Total cleanout • Usually PD blowers available
flowing through a collection point • High capacity (6,000 ton +) • Complete cleanout • Steel flange connection
• High discharge rates (150 tph+) • Batch or continuous working
• Controlled flow withdrawal • Standard and FDA fabric option
• Reduced silo profile Load
Features Benefits cells
• Discharge equipment located under cone
• No moving parts • Reduced maintenance
• Minimum dust collection
• Low pressure air • Clean, dry, oil free • No segregation
• Compact PD blowers • Low power usage • Reduced foundation cost
• Gravity withdrawal • Space on ground floor
• Center or side discharge • No segregation Air Air
Material
• Maximum bottom aeration coverage • Flexible plant layout discharge
• Small inverted central cone • Maximum cleanout
Typical support arrangement
• Low installation cost showing loadcell option
• Maximum storage capacity

Blending Silo Techniques
BLENDING SILO TECHNIQUES
BLENDING
APPLICATIONS
• Mixing two or more
products
• Homogenation of
individual products
• Size uniformity
• Color uniformity
• Chemical uniformity
• Temperature uniformity
• Reduce process
variations
• Recycle out spec material
• Add trace elements
• Chemical modification
At FLSmidth we engineer
all our blending silos to
maximize the benefits of
fluidization and gravity
technologies over
mechanical.
Technologies that give you
operating efficiency,
flexibility and increased
productivity. Our product
range can also combine
storage and blending for
space-saving plant layouts.
Space-saving layout of blowers beneath the silo
Experience counts
Reliable
Central Inverted Cone FLSmidth has supplied over 500
blenders to industrial customers
Airmerge Blenders™ Performance
worldwide over the past 70 years.
Central Inverted Cone—Air Assisted Gravity Blending. Multiple outlet gravity discharge Air blending is achieved by use of a porous membrane over the entire bin bottom, 4 air Whether you need a complete
combined with central cone construction gives advanced gravity blending and storage with a Our technology and commitment to plenums and a simple flow control system enable . Together they change the density of system or just a component, let
Fuller® Random-Flow™ power consumption as low as 0.25 to 0.5 kWh / metric ton of cement raw meal.
product development and testing
have made us the #1 supplier of
material in the fluidized bed of material to generate a gentle the engineering team at FLSmidth
put its resources to work for you.
folding action and a near perfect blend.
air/gravity blenders.
Our attention to detail will make
it work.
Materials handled
include:
Ascorbic Acid
Six pie-shaped sectors (each subdivided into six aeration zones) and Carbon Black Airmerge Blenders can be designed for batch
Cement Raw Mix
Scope of supply
continuous blending in a timed discharge pattern provide the lowest or continuous operation to meet your
Delrin Plastic can include:
energy gravity blending silo available. Power consumption on D.S. Nickel requirements.
Silos
cement raw meal as low as 0.07 kWh / metric ton! New and retrofit Edible Protein
Open Airslide™ sections in the flat Porous fabric held with binding strips on top Aerated Bin Bottoms
Finish Cement
installations with minimum downtime. annulus ensure full clean-out when of removable grating panels in the Air Plenum Airslide™ Gravity Conveyor
Fly Ash
required. Graphite allows access for fabric to be replaced in Solids Flow Control Valves
Ground Alumina place. Fan & Blower Packages
Material enters the central bin via Iron Powder Dust Collectors
multiple Airslide blending materials Kaolin Higher air velocities in the blending quadrant
Pneumatic Conveying
from different areas of the silo floor. Magnesite Mix lower the bulk density causing the denser
Natural Gypsum Compressor Packages
material in the three fluidized quadrants to
An arrangement of air valves Nickel Oxide Pipes and Bends
Pigments flow into it and be displaced upward in a
activates sequential discharge and Diverter Valves
Polyethylene continuously circulating bed.
Collection provides a continuous blending of Control Panels
Aeration Points Polyolefin
materials from the side of the silo Air for fluidization and blending can be
Zone Polypropylene
through a funnel effect. PVC supplied from common or separate blowers as Material
Gathering feed
PPO Resin required. Vent
Slide Rutile Filter
Discharge Point Silica Benefits: Features:
Slag Cement • No moving parts in contact with the
• Low maintenance • New or retrofit
Starch material
When an aeration zone is activated, layers are Synthetic Gypsum • Long life installations
• No complicated • System design • Simple operation
mixed through a funnel effect as material in TBBA
Un-Ground Alumina controls flexibility • Gentle blending action
the zone flows to its designated collection
Vitamin C • Low pressure air
point on the gathering Airslide™ conveyor. The Features include: • Little dynamic loading • Food applications
Zinc Dust • ~20° slope on fluid bed
inverted cone prevents material exiting without • Total cleanout • Usually PD blowers available
flowing through a collection point • High capacity (6,000 ton +) • Complete cleanout • Steel flange connection
• High discharge rates (150 tph+) • Batch or continuous working
• Controlled flow withdrawal • Standard and FDA fabric option
• Reduced silo profile Load
Features Benefits cells
• Discharge equipment located under cone
• No moving parts • Reduced maintenance
• Minimum dust collection
• Low pressure air • Clean, dry, oil free • No segregation
• Compact PD blowers • Low power usage • Reduced foundation cost
• Gravity withdrawal • Space on ground floor
• Center or side discharge • No segregation Air Air
Material
• Maximum bottom aeration coverage • Flexible plant layout discharge
• Small inverted central cone • Maximum cleanout
Typical support arrangement
• Low installation cost showing loadcell option
• Maximum storage capacity

Blending Silo Techniques
BLENDING SILO TECHNIQUES
BLENDING
APPLICATIONS
• Mixing two or more
products
• Homogenation of
individual products
• Size uniformity
• Color uniformity
• Chemical uniformity
• Temperature uniformity
• Reduce process
variations
• Recycle out spec material
• Add trace elements
• Chemical modification
At FLSmidth we engineer
all our blending silos to
maximize the benefits of
fluidization and gravity
technologies over
mechanical.
Technologies that give you
operating efficiency,
flexibility and increased
productivity. Our product
range can also combine
storage and blending for
space-saving plant layouts.
Space-saving layout of blowers beneath the silo
Experience counts
Reliable
Central Inverted Cone FLSmidth has supplied over 500
blenders to industrial customers
Airmerge Blenders™ Performance
worldwide over the past 70 years.
Central Inverted Cone—Air Assisted Gravity Blending. Multiple outlet gravity discharge Air blending is achieved by use of a porous membrane over the entire bin bottom, 4 air Whether you need a complete
combined with central cone construction gives advanced gravity blending and storage with a Our technology and commitment to plenums and a simple flow control system enable . Together they change the density of system or just a component, let
Fuller® Random-Flow™ power consumption as low as 0.25 to 0.5 kWh / metric ton of cement raw meal.
product development and testing
have made us the #1 supplier of
material in the fluidized bed of material to generate a gentle the engineering team at FLSmidth
put its resources to work for you.
folding action and a near perfect blend.
air/gravity blenders.
Our attention to detail will make
it work.
Materials handled
include:
Ascorbic Acid
Six pie-shaped sectors (each subdivided into six aeration zones) and Carbon Black Airmerge Blenders can be designed for batch
Cement Raw Mix
Scope of supply
continuous blending in a timed discharge pattern provide the lowest or continuous operation to meet your
Delrin Plastic can include:
energy gravity blending silo available. Power consumption on D.S. Nickel requirements.
Silos
cement raw meal as low as 0.07 kWh / metric ton! New and retrofit Edible Protein
Open Airslide™ sections in the flat Porous fabric held with binding strips on top Aerated Bin Bottoms
Finish Cement
installations with minimum downtime. annulus ensure full clean-out when of removable grating panels in the Air Plenum Airslide™ Gravity Conveyor
Fly Ash
required. Graphite allows access for fabric to be replaced in Solids Flow Control Valves
Ground Alumina place. Fan & Blower Packages
Material enters the central bin via Iron Powder Dust Collectors
multiple Airslide blending materials Kaolin Higher air velocities in the blending quadrant
Pneumatic Conveying
from different areas of the silo floor. Magnesite Mix lower the bulk density causing the denser
Natural Gypsum Compressor Packages
material in the three fluidized quadrants to
An arrangement of air valves Nickel Oxide Pipes and Bends
Pigments flow into it and be displaced upward in a
activates sequential discharge and Diverter Valves
Polyethylene continuously circulating bed.
Collection provides a continuous blending of Control Panels
Aeration Points Polyolefin
materials from the side of the silo Air for fluidization and blending can be
Zone Polypropylene
through a funnel effect. PVC supplied from common or separate blowers as Material
Gathering feed
PPO Resin required. Vent
Slide Rutile Filter
Discharge Point Silica Benefits: Features:
Slag Cement • No moving parts in contact with the
• Low maintenance • New or retrofit
Starch material
When an aeration zone is activated, layers are Synthetic Gypsum • Long life installations
• No complicated • System design • Simple operation
mixed through a funnel effect as material in TBBA
Un-Ground Alumina controls flexibility • Gentle blending action
the zone flows to its designated collection
Vitamin C • Low pressure air
point on the gathering Airslide™ conveyor. The Features include: • Little dynamic loading • Food applications
Zinc Dust • ~20° slope on fluid bed
inverted cone prevents material exiting without • Total cleanout • Usually PD blowers available
flowing through a collection point • High capacity (6,000 ton +) • Complete cleanout • Steel flange connection
• High discharge rates (150 tph+) • Batch or continuous working
• Controlled flow withdrawal • Standard and FDA fabric option
• Reduced silo profile Load
Features Benefits cells
• Discharge equipment located under cone
• No moving parts • Reduced maintenance
• Minimum dust collection
• Low pressure air • Clean, dry, oil free • No segregation
• Compact PD blowers • Low power usage • Reduced foundation cost
• Gravity withdrawal • Space on ground floor
• Center or side discharge • No segregation Air Air
Material
• Maximum bottom aeration coverage • Flexible plant layout discharge
• Small inverted central cone • Maximum cleanout
Typical support arrangement
• Low installation cost showing loadcell option
• Maximum storage capacity
 Blending Silo Techniques for
Bulk Material Handling Systems
Materials Testing Fuller® Random Flow™ System
Column Blender Materials Testing and Research Central Inverted Cone
Airmerge™ Blender
A fully fluidized cone, an upper and lower air plenum and an open-ended central column allow Column Blender
Computerized data acquisition systems permit
the principle of air blending to be applied to even the most difficult materials.
continuous recording of variables including pressure
drop, air volume, power consumption and material
flow. Complete capability of evaluating materials to
determine the most energy-efficient and cost-effective
system design parameters also exist. Varying process
conditions can be simulated in the laboratory, so that
the effect on the conveying system can be observed
The fluidizing air enters the cone prior to actual installation. Worst-case scenarios can be
beneath the column, reducing the identified and designed for, thereby eliminating costly
density of the material within which is Modular equipment assemblies facilitate test programs downtime.
displaced upward as the denser material
FLSmidth’s research programs are aimed at maximizing
from the annulus of the cone flows
the energy-efficiency and cost-effectiveness of
inward.
pneumatic conveying systems.
This “Fountain-Flow” gives a radial
Test configurations are designed and equipped to
circulation capable of blending
permit field-scale testing under precisely controlled
ultrafine powders, coarser sandy
laboratory conditions. Flexibility allows operators to go
materials and products with a wide
from vacuum to pressure in combinations of line
particle size distribution.
lengths and pipe diameters.

Features:
• No moving parts
• Gravity discharge 60° cone design Column Blender, Catasauqua, PA

• Simple operation
• Robust design
FLSmidth’s world-class R&D facility
• Greater flexibility in particle size range
near Bethlehem,PA enables us to
• Design for different batch sizes
demonstrate both the Airmerge™
available*
and Column Blenders on your
materials prior to contract.

• Size Analysis
• Moisture Content FLSmidth Airmerge Blender
Multi-unit receiving and transfer stations allow
• Bulk Density full-scale testing and material evaluations.
* Different Batch Sizes
• Angle of Rupture
By dividing the central column into two or more • Bed Expansion
separate pieces, the column blender can • Air Flow/Pressure 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 at any time. Please contact us for specific information or data that may relate to your interests.
accommodate different volumetric batch sizes. • Airslide Angle
In the smaller batches, material is lifted up in the • Conveying Tests
same way but “Fountain-Flow” into the Come to FLSmidth and avoid
DENMARK USA INDIA
surrounding fluidized bed is via the spaces

06-2007-BLENDSILO
costly site trials and possible re- FLSmidth A/S FLSmidth Inc. FLSmidth Ltd.
between the upper and lower column. Vigerslev Allé 77 2040 Avenue C Capital Towers
work. www.fls-pt.com DK-2500 Valby Bethlehem, PA 18017-2188 180, Kodambakkam High Road
Copenhagen Tel:+1 610-264-6011 Nungambakkam
Batch volumes must be known for design Tel:+45 36 18 10 00 Tel:+1 800-523-9482 Chennai 600 034
Up-to-date addresses of worldwide Fax:+45 36 30 18 20 Fax:+1 610-264-6170 Tel:+91 – 44-52 191234
purposes in advance. subsidiaries and sales offices are E-mail: info-us@flsmidth.com Fax:+91 – 44-2827 9393
available from our website
E-mail: indiainfo@flsmidth.com
 Blending Silo Techniques for
Bulk Material Handling Systems
Materials Testing Fuller® Random Flow™ System
Column Blender Materials Testing and Research Central Inverted Cone
Airmerge™ Blender
A fully fluidized cone, an upper and lower air plenum and an open-ended central column allow Column Blender
Computerized data acquisition systems permit
the principle of air blending to be applied to even the most difficult materials.
continuous recording of variables including pressure
drop, air volume, power consumption and material
flow. Complete capability of evaluating materials to
determine the most energy-efficient and cost-effective
system design parameters also exist. Varying process
conditions can be simulated in the laboratory, so that
the effect on the conveying system can be observed
The fluidizing air enters the cone prior to actual installation. Worst-case scenarios can be
beneath the column, reducing the identified and designed for, thereby eliminating costly
density of the material within which is Modular equipment assemblies facilitate test programs downtime.
displaced upward as the denser material
FLSmidth’s research programs are aimed at maximizing
from the annulus of the cone flows
the energy-efficiency and cost-effectiveness of
inward.
pneumatic conveying systems.
This “Fountain-Flow” gives a radial
Test configurations are designed and equipped to
circulation capable of blending
permit field-scale testing under precisely controlled
ultrafine powders, coarser sandy
laboratory conditions. Flexibility allows operators to go
materials and products with a wide
from vacuum to pressure in combinations of line
particle size distribution.
lengths and pipe diameters.

Features:
• No moving parts
• Gravity discharge 60° cone design Column Blender, Catasauqua, PA

• Simple operation
• Robust design
FLSmidth’s world-class R&D facility
• Greater flexibility in particle size range
near Bethlehem,PA enables us to
• Design for different batch sizes
demonstrate both the Airmerge™
available*
and Column Blenders on your
materials prior to contract.

• Size Analysis
• Moisture Content FLSmidth Airmerge Blender
Multi-unit receiving and transfer stations allow
• Bulk Density full-scale testing and material evaluations.
* Different Batch Sizes
• Angle of Rupture
By dividing the central column into two or more • Bed Expansion
separate pieces, the column blender can • Air Flow/Pressure 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 at any time. Please contact us for specific information or data that may relate to your interests.
accommodate different volumetric batch sizes. • Airslide Angle
In the smaller batches, material is lifted up in the • Conveying Tests
same way but “Fountain-Flow” into the Come to FLSmidth and avoid
DENMARK USA INDIA
surrounding fluidized bed is via the spaces

06-2007-BLENDSILO
costly site trials and possible re- FLSmidth A/S FLSmidth Inc. FLSmidth Ltd.
between the upper and lower column. Vigerslev Allé 77 2040 Avenue C Capital Towers
work. www.fls-pt.com DK-2500 Valby Bethlehem, PA 18017-2188 180, Kodambakkam High Road
Copenhagen Tel:+1 610-264-6011 Nungambakkam
Batch volumes must be known for design Tel:+45 36 18 10 00 Tel:+1 800-523-9482 Chennai 600 034
Up-to-date addresses of worldwide Fax:+45 36 30 18 20 Fax:+1 610-264-6170 Tel:+91 – 44-52 191234
purposes in advance. subsidiaries and sales offices are E-mail: info-us@flsmidth.com Fax:+91 – 44-2827 9393
available from our website
E-mail: indiainfo@flsmidth.com