Impacts of Open Stockpile on Fugitive dust emissions

Diminishing dust levels at a bulk storage material handling operation is a requirement driven by a combination of environmental, operational, employee and community expectations.

Within an operation, dust adversely affects employee health, visibility and adds a variety of maintenance challenges. Externally, the irritation caused by fugitive dust can have a major impact on communities in the vicinity of the stockpile.

The best possible solution to overcome these dust issues is to cover the open stockpiles. Hindustan Alcox designs long span dome structure and vaults that cover stockpiles, prevent runoff, contains dust and spare landscapes. Your operations, employees and landscapes are protected against fugitive dust.

Hindustan Alcox offers a practical solution that saves both time and money. Our Assembly process ensures a fast, safe and easy installation of these dome structures. With expert guidance, our structures are installed with all safety measures. The benefits of covering stockpiles as compared to open stockpiles are as follows:-

·                     Minimum dust emission in the stockpile

·                     No air pollution

·                     Elimination of caking problems in stockpiles

·                     Elimination of rainfall and moisture problem

Stocking of product in covered storage system not only minimizes the above various problems, but also improves plant efficiency and maintains quality of the product.

About Hindustan Alcox Limited

With over 30 years of experience, Hindustan Alcox Limited is the leading dome structure manufacturer. Design and functionality are hallmarks of Hindustan Alcox. Regardless of climate or geography, we solve dust problems with endless design options. Our mission is to provide solutions for coal storing industries all around the world.

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Popular Facts about Dome Structures

A dome is typically an element of architecture that resembles the upper half of sphere. Dome structures are curved – they have no angles and no corners – and they enclose an enormous amount of space with the minimum of materials as they don’t require interior supports. Despite their slenderness, dome structures are some of the strongest and stiffest structures in existence today. There is no denying that the domes are amongst the strongest architectural forms to have been developed in the construction industry. Listed below are some important facts about dome structures that have revived their demand in the modern construction industry:-

·  Bulk storage domes are extremely efficient and cost effective structures as they are lighter in weight as compared to other building styles. In addition they can be constructed with significantly lesser material and provide a much longer life.

· The absence of any corners, angles and flat surfaces make these structures highly resistant to high pressure winds and hurricanes. This is because the winds are able to pass smoothly over their circular shape while creating minimal turbulence due to excessive air pressure. This makes dome structures aerodynamically stable.

· Most modern buildings having dome shaped structures use the geodesic domes which are specially engineered for efficient utilization of space besides making the construction highly economical.

· Given the inverted circular design of the dome shaped structures, the dissipation of energy is also carried out in a highly efficient manner. This means that the various sections of structures can be rapidly heated and cooled in an even manner.

About Hindustan Alcox

With over 30 years of experience, Hindustan Alcox Limited is one the leading dome manufacturers. We use the latest technology to create aesthetically appealing structures that offer the benefits of long life and economical construction.

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Dome Structure – Why are domes important in construction industry?

A dome is an element of architecture that resembles the hollow upper half of a sphere. Dome is a rounded vault mode of either curved segments or a shell of revolution, meaning an arch rotated around its central vertical axis. Dome structures made of various materials and has an architectural lineage extending into prehistory.

Importance of Dome structure in construction industry:

• High Strength: Dome structures are highly durable and strong. If we talk about stability and average building life of dome structures, their life is longer and stability is more than any other type of structure in steel structure industry.
• Very Low Maintenance: Dome structures are comparatively easier to maintain than any other building primarily due to the curved geometry, therefore the cost of maintenance on these structure is lesser.
• Resistant to adverse weather condition: Due to its hemispherical Structure and absence of angles, flat surfaces makes them highly resistant to adverse weather condition such as Earthquakes, cyclones etc.
• Extremely Energy Efficient: Bulk Storage dome structure does not need any interior support and thereby wide space inside them cater them the benefit of more storage. Moreover, there is substantial reduction in the weight of material that Is utilized leading to lower carbon footprint.
• Good Acoustic Quality: In Most of the places where sounds need to travel in continuous manner, dome structures are more preferable as compared to other structures due to good acoustic nature.

Due to these great benefits, dome structures are highly preferable in the construction industry.

About Hindustan Alcox

We at Hindustan Alcox Limited, one of the dome manufacturers in India, use the combination of its key features and latest technology make these structure more engaging and highly versatile in installation as well as in maintenance.

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