The Sands Of Time

As I stroll along the lovely beach at Port d’Alcudia in Northern Mallorca I can’t help noticing the ‘growth’ of a new industry – sand sculpting. Most of the ‘creations’ I have seen are truly a patient ‘work of art’ and are very stunning, especially when viewed at night when surrounded by candles. Indeed there are several web sites dedicated to the work of these ‘sand sculpture artists’.

Two examples are: http://www.sculpturesinsand.com/ and http://www.sandsculpture.co.uk

I am told the secret to creating good sand sculptures, in addition to having the talent, is to dampen and compact the sand.

This got me thinking that whilst dampening and compacting a dry material such as sand is an essential plus for creating a sand sculpture, when it occurs in bulk dry material storage silos and hoppers such as cement silos and hoppers, it creates tremendous problems which result in reduced storage, poor material discharge, ratholing and bridging of material.

Thankfully all these problems can be prevented by the introduction of Acoustic Cleaners which both prevent side wall build up and also bridging over the silo outlets. Primasonics International has solved bulk material storage and flow problems in over 45 countries worldwide.