Patent ID: 6676357
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
An arcuate storage facility for a particulate material including in combination:an arcuate structure having substantially radial end containment walls, inner and outer concentric arcuate containment walls and a floor which in combination define a storage space; a continuous roof covering the space defined by the end, inner and outer containment walls; a plurality air access aperture architectures in the continuous roof disposed on a circular arc concentric with the inner and outer walls, each of which aperture structures includes a closure means; a first control means to selectively open and close the access apertures; a radial stacker means, rotatable about a vertical aids substantially concentric with the inner and outer walls, constructed and arranged to receive a first flow of particulate solids and to transfer the received flow of particulate solids into the facility through a selected access aperture in the roof to a first location in the storage space; a plurality of groups of discharge openings located in the floor, each discharge opening being provided with a discharge gate, and each group of discharge openings being located on a line radial to the inner and outer walls; a second control means to selectively open and close the discharge gates; and a plurality of radial conveyor means located beneath the floor, each radial conveyor means being constructed and arranged to receive a second flow of particulate solids from a second selected location within the storage space through at least one open discharge gate, and to transport the received second flow to a location adjacent the axis of the radial stacker, and each conveyor means being located on the same radial line as the group of discharge gates from which it can receive the second flow.