Diseño y simulación de un silo cilindro fabricado en acero estructural para almacenamiento y descarga de harina de trigo con capacidad de 110 toneladas.

Abstract

The objective of this research is to design and simulate a cylindrical silo made of structural steel for storage and unloading of wheat flour with a capacity of 110 tons. For this purpose, the types of silos used for the storage of wheat flour were identified, in this research applies a specific methodology for design that consists of four essential stages that: concept design, functional design, structure and detailing. The silo presented in this project has been satisfactory in terms of the calculations made in accordance with current regulations and which have been verified by finite element simulation in SolidWorks. The fact that the safety factor obtained is 7 shows that both the selection of the material and the design of the silo have been adequate and in accordance with the specified requirements, in the simulation it is verified that when applying pressures inside the silo the effort of Von Maximum mises in the design is 644 kg/cm2, which is less than the yield stress of the material, which is 2109 kg/cm2; this guarantees that the silo will not fail with the applied stresses. Finally, it was identified that the proposed design generates a maximum displacement of about 2.88 mm in the upper part of the silo where the plate is 2 mm and a minimum displacement of 1.44 mm in the lower part of the silo where the plate is 5 mm, these galvanized steel metal sheets guarantee the reliability, use, cleanliness and maintenance of the silo.