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Floating cover for slurry silos

For slurry silos that cannot accommodate a tension cover, such as mesh silos, floating covers are a superb alternative. Tailored to fit, these covers rest on top of the slurry, adapting to its volume fluctuations. Pumping off rainwater that accumulates on the cover ensures it doesn’t mix with the slurry, optimising the silo’s storage efficiency.

Construction of a slurry silo floating cover

Constructed from durable PVC geomembrane wrapped around a ring-shaped PVC pipe secured with carabiners, the floating cover incorporates floats underneath for gas release. Additionally, a mixing hatch may be added to the cover, suitable for enhancing the mixing process from outside the silo. This feature, along with mixing hatches, access ports, and gas venting floats, is fitted during the installation process on site.

  • Economical cover solution
  • Ensures full use of the silo’s storage space
  • Does not exert pressure on the silo structure
Factsheet Floating cover for slurry silos
Mesh silo with floating cover
Gray floating cover in an empty slurry silo
Securing a floating cover with a carabiner in a slurry silo
Float with venting in a floating cover of a slurry silo
Edge of a floating cover in a slurry silo
Floating cover with mixing hatch in a slurry silo
Mesh silo with floating cover
Gray floating cover in an empty slurry silo
Securing a floating cover with a carabiner in a slurry silo
Float with venting in a floating cover of a slurry silo
Edge of a floating cover in a slurry silo
Floating cover with mixing hatch in a slurry silo

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Floating cover for slurry silos

A floating cover for slurry silos adjusts its height in accordance with the changing volume of slurry within the silo.

Extra information

Technical data

  • Made of reinforced PVC or PE membrane
  • Mounted on a ø 160 mm radiused floating cover tube
  • Floats are mounted under the floating cover for degassing
  • Complies with Dutch construction guidelines for slurry storage
  • 10-year warranty period (diminishing)
  • Reference date 10 years
  • Komo-Kiwa certificate K96681 in accordance with BRL 2342

Options

  • Mixing hatch (1 x 1,65 m) for mixing from outside
    (other dimensions possible)
  • Also available in alternative (Komo-Kiwa-certified) membranes

Highlighted projects Floating cover for slurry silos

The completed mesh silo viewed from a distance
Dairy farm Schouten-Gijsen | Lopik, Netherlands

Installation of a mesh silo

Genap installed a mesh silo for Schouten-Gijsen partnership in Lopik, eliminating the need for them to rent external storage space. The silo, standing at 3 meters tall and measuring 13.15 meters in diameter, provides 407 cubic meters of storage capacity. A mixing hatch in the floating cover streamlines the slurry mixing process. This installation was largely permit-free.
Mesh silo with return pipeline
Dairy farm Nijmeijer | Koekange, The Netherlands

Mesh silo with a return pipeline

Genap has installed a mesh silo with a return pipeline for more efficient slurry processing at Dairy Farm Nijmeijer in Koekange. Opting for a mesh silo, primarily for its cost savings compared to a concrete silo, offers benefits such as faster slurry loading and a mixing hatch for easy stirring, making slurry spreading more efficient.
Roel Roebbers
Your agriculture specialist
Roel Roebbers
Sales representative Agriculture Europe
+31 314 67 91 21
r.roebbers@genap.nl
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