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5. Silo accidents
As we have already mentioned, bulk solids make up a significant proportion of the products handled in France and around the world. Handling such quantities of product is not a trivial task, and requires the installation of batteries of large storage silos capable of holding several hundred tonnes of product per cell. Ensiling powders and filling them into silos of this size is far more complex than one might imagine.
In particular, there are the risks of fire and explosion, of which the accidents that occurred in Metz (1982) and Blaye (1997) are the best known to the general public. The latter is behind the ministerial decree of July 29, 1998, which is the one currently in force...
Despite recent developments in storage silo safety regulations, these industrial facilities still present...
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Events
Science et Technologie des Poudres Type: symposium Periodicity: three years Next event: 2012, Toulouse
Congrès de la Société Française du Génie des Procédés (SFGP) Type: congress Frequency: every two years Next event: November 29 - December 1 - 2011, Lille
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Standards and norms
- Eurocode 1: actions on structures – Part 4: silos and tanks – National Annex to NF EN 1991-4: 2007 – Silos and tanks - NF EN 1992-1-4/NA - 2007
- Steel construction – Steel silos: Calculation of actions in cells - NF P22-630 - 1992
- Specific characteristics of bulk products used in silo storage – Determination and representation of flow properties - FEM 2381 - 1986
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