PROJECTS / Grain Handling and Storage

 BWC has completed projects like this one for a 15,000-ton potash storage warehouse and bulk handling system.  BWC designed all pits, foundations, supports, conveyor installation, hoods, chutes and diverter valves, as well as designing the site for railroad car loading/unloading, roadway entrance and exit.



NPK Storage, Inc.
Decatur, Illinois


BWC has designed other storage facilities such as a 115’ diameter by 43’ high, insulated monolithic concrete dome (5,000 ton capacity) for the storage and shipping of ammonium nitrate.  Design for this project included 24” belt conveyors with weigh belt, vibrating screen, enmasse conveyor, bucket elevator and spouting with 110 tons per hour loadout capacity; 16,400 cfm ammonia coil air handling unit for temperature and humidity control of conveyor galley and storage dome; electrical power and control distribution including 500 KVA transformer, motor control centers, lighting, conduit and wiring, and control panel.