Fertilizer Storage

	Multiple Products		Quotation Form
	Fertilizer Capacity Chart		Elevation Drawing

Multiple Product Storage

Multiple product storage is a relatively simple problem to overcome with our DOMAR Dome and Barrel Building designs. The circular pattern of domes fed by a radial stacker allows different size DOMAR DomeS in the array for different storage requirements. The other option available is a partitioned barrel building (see picture). For more general information on DOMAR Barrel Buildings, return to the home page

The facility was recently completed for the Harvestland Company. This site is located in Springfield, Minnesota. The purpose of the facility was to create a regional wholesale blending facility, to better serve its clientele. Dome Corporation of North America, was contracted to install three, 136' diameter bulk storage domes each with 8' high reinforced concrete walls. Two of the domes hold 10,000 tons each of potash, while the third dome will hold over 6,400 tons of urea. The domes are loaded via belt conveyors that are set from a railroad track. Each dome has its own hot-dipped galvanized belt conveyor that is rated at 400 T.P.H. based on potash. Dome Corporation of North America installed the conveyors as well. A 200-ton tower blender was also installed, to mix the different products. The facility boasts three different drives. Two drives are available for loading blended product simultaneously, and the third drive for loading straight product. George Dunn, Operations Manager for Harvestland, feels that the costs of the entire operation are about 40% or less of the costs of other bulk storage facilities they looked into. He also states that the time to load the domes is 1/3 the time it used to take to load the product.

The Dome Corporation of North America DOMAR Dome design is being used successfully in fertilizer terminals around the country and around the world. For more general design information return to our home page.

 

The TERRA AGROMART TERMINALS facility consists of seven 124' diameter storage domes. Six of these domes are constructed with a rugged 8' cement wall. The seventh dome, designed specifically for the storage of PCS potash, has a 12' cement wall.

Designed to receive 400 metric tonnes of granular fertilizer per hour from rail or truck the domes provide storage for a total of 45,000 metric tonnes. All fertilizer weighs in on a new 88' computerized platform scale, and is transferred into the storage facility via a 325' overland conveyor and 200' radial stacker.

The new facility, including conceptual design and layout, rail track and site analysis, was designed by our own engineering team. The storage domes, overland conveyor as well as the radial stacker, were designed and manufactured by Dome Corporation of North America.

Fertilizer Capacity Chart

We can provide a DOMAR Dome to handle virtually any amount of product. Our standard domes range in size from 50 to 150 ft. in diameter and our barrel buildings are limited only by the amount of land you have available. To get an idea of what size dome you will require use the following capacity chart. 
For a complete quote from our Engineering Department, fill in the quotation form or call our office at (989) 777-2050 Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. We will respond to your request promptly.

Notes regarding the following capacity table:

	The dome size is nominal.
	The actual diameter varies due to segmented design.
	Building capacity is based on full charging with material at 30 degree angle of repose.
	POTASH	density = 70 P.C.F.	Angle of repose = 30 degrees.
	UREA	density = 48 P.C.F.	Angle of repose = 30 degrees.
	DAP	density = 60 P.C.F.	Angle of repose = 30 degrees.

Dome Diameter in Feet (m)	Concrete Wall Height Feet (m)	Capacities
		U.S. Tons			Metric Tonnes
		Potash	Urea	DAP	Potash	Urea	DAP
150' (45.7m)	12' (3.7 m)	15,942	10,249	13,665	14,463	9,298	12,397
	10' (3.0 m)	14,727	9,467	12,623	13,360	8,589	11,452
	8' (2.4 m)	13,512	8,686	11,582	12,258	7,880	10,507
	6' (1.8 m)	12,297	7,905	10,540	11,156	7,172	9,562
142' (43.3m)	12' (3.7 m)	13,910	8,942	11,923	12,619	8,112	10,817
	10' (3.0 m)	12,817	8,240	10,986	11,628	7,475	9,967
	8' (2.4 m)	11,724	7,537	10,049	10,636	6,838	9,117
	6' (1.8 m)	10,631	6,834	9,112	9,645	6,200	8,267
136' (41.5m)	12' (3.7 m)	11,962	7,690	10,253	10,852	6,976	9,301
	10' (3.0 m)	10,992	7,066	9,421	9,972	6,410	8,547
	8' (2.4 m)	10,022	6,443	8,590	9,092	5,845	7,793
	6' (1.8 m)	9,052	5,819	7,759	8,212	5,279	7,039
124' (37.8m)	12' (3.7 m)	10,104	6,495	8,661	9,166	5,893	7,857
	10' (3.0 m)	9,257	5,951	7,934	8,398	5,398	7,198
	8' (2.4 m)	8,409	5,406	7,208	7,629	4,904	6,539
	6' (1.8 m)	7,561	4,861	6,481	6,860	4,410	5,880
116' (35.4m)	12' (3.7 m)	8,262	5,311	7,082	7,495	4,818	6,425
	10' (3.0 m)	7,541	4,848	6,464	6,841	4,398	5,864
	8' (2.4 m)	6,821	4,385	5,846	6,188	3,978	5,304
	6' (1.8 m)	6,100	3,921	5,228	5,534	3,557	4,743
100' (30.5m)	10' (3.0 m)	5,130	3,298	4,397	4,654	2,992	3,989
	8' (2.4 m)	4,599	2,957	3,942	4,172	2,682	3,576
	6' (1.8 m)	4,069	2,616	3,487	3,691	2,373	3,164
90' (27.4m)	10' (3.0 m)	4,098	2,635	3,513	3,718	2,390	3,187
	8' (2.4 m)	3,656	2,350	3,134	3,317	2,132	2,843
	6' (1.8 m)	3,214	2,066	2,754	2,915	1,874	2,499
82' (25.0m)	10' (3.0 m)	3,131	2,013	2,684	2,840	1,826	2,435
	8' (2.4 m)	2,776	1,785	2,380	2,518	1,619	2,159
	6' (1.8 m)	2,421	1,556	2,075	2,196	1,412	1,883
72' (21.9m)	10' (3.0 m)	2,274	1,462	1,949	2,063	1,326	1,768
	8' (2.4 m)	2,002	1,287	1,716	1,816	1,167	1,556
	6' (1.8 m)	1,729	1,112	1,482	1,569	1,008	1,345
61' (18.6m)	10' (3.0 m)	1,544	992	1,200	1,400	900	1,200
	8' (2.4 m)	1,347	866	1,154	1,222	785	1,047
	6' (1.8 m)	1,150	739	986	1,043	671	894
50' (15.2m)	10' (3.0 m)	970	623	831	880	565	754
	8' (2.4 m)	838	539	718	760	489	652
	6' (1.8 m)	706	454	605	641	412	549
40' (12.2m)	10' (3.0 m)	629	404	539	571	367	489
	8' (2.4 m)	538	346	461	488	314	418
	6' (1.8 m)	447	287	383	405	261	347