Paul Mueller Company

Standard Silo

    • Dairy Processing
    • Consumer Beverage
    • Brewing
    • Chemical
    • Food
    • Oil & Gas
    • Wine
    • Tanks & Vessels
    • Cooling & Chilling
    • Heating
    • Mixing

  1. Features

    • 5,000 – 70,000 gallon (240 - 264,978 liter) capacities
    • Flat-pitched bottom head with full stainless steel support system
    • Type 304 stainless steel inner liner with large radius corners; No. 4(3-A) finish for sanitation and ease of cleaning
    • CIP system with vented door, separate vent line with screens, and removable manifold assembly
    • Horizontal mounted, USDA-accepted, mechanical agitator system built to 3-A Sanitary Standard 22
    • 3" rigid insulation on sides, 3" fiberglass on top, and 3" foam insulated outer bottom
    • Stainless steel 2B finish exterior
    • Liquid level gauge connection for constant monitoring of fluid volume
    • Insulated manway door with product sampling valve
    • Dial thermometer and recording thermometer wells
    • Designed for pad mounting on a flat concrete base
    • Heat tape and insulation on CIP and vent lines
    • Stainless steel alcove, 60" x 60" x 20" (cm: 152.4 x 152.4 x 50.8)
    • Seismic design

    Optional Features:

    • Engineered-to-order for your specific needs
    • Vertical agitation systems available for silos up to 40,000 gallons (151,416 liters)
    • Type 316L stainless steel inner liner for added durability
    • Mueller Temp-Plate® heat transfer surface for precise, consistent temperature control
      • ASME Code stamp offered on "SVW" models
    • Refrigeration controls can be included
    • Ladders, catwalks, and/or circumferential guardrails for additional personnel safety
    • CIP line vacuum breaker loop for added vacuum protection
    • Calculations performed by registered professional engineers
    • Stainless steel base ring

  2. Specifications

    Specifications and Sizing
    Capacity - gal (l)Inner Diameter - in (cm)Outer Diameter - in (cm)Height - in (cm)Agitator HP (kW)Agitator RPMEmpty Weight - lbs (kg)
    5,000 (18,927.1) 98 (248.9) 104 1/2 (265.4) 199 7/8 (507.7) 1 (0.75) 107 7,600 (3,447.4)
    6,000 (22,712.5) 98 (248.9) 104 1/2 (265.4) 230 5/8 (585.79) 1 (0.75) 107 8,200 (3,719.5)
    7,000 (26,497.9) 120 (304.8) 126 1/2 (321.3) 192 1/4 (488.3) 1 (0.75) 107 9,000 (4,082.4)
    8,000 (30,283.3) 120 (304.8) 126 1/2 (321.3) 212 1/4 (539.1) 1 (0.75) 107 9,600 (4,354.6)
    10,000 (37,854.1) 120 (304.8) 126 1/2 (321.3) 254 1/8 (645.5) 2 (1.5) 108 10,700 (4,853.5)
    15,000 (56,781.2) 120 (304.8) 126 1/2 (321.3) 356 5/8 (905.8) 2 (1.5) 108 13,300 (6,032.9)
    20,000 (75,708.2) 120 (304.8) 126 1/2 (321.3) 459 1/4 (1,166.5) 3 (2.2) 161 17,500 (7,938)
    25,000 (94,635.3) 140 (355.6) 146 1/2 (372.1) 424 1/2 (1,078.2) 3 (2.2) 161 18,900 (8,573)
    30,000 (113,562.3) 140 (355.6) 146 1/2 (372.1) 502 3/4 (1,277) 3 (2.2) 161 22,000 (9,979.2)
    40,000 (151,416.4) 140 (355.6) 146 1/2 (372.1) 653 1/4 (1,659.3) 3 (2.2) 161 27,900 (12,655.4)
    50,000 (189,270.5) 140 (355.6) 146 1/2 (372.1) 803 1/4 (2,040.3) 3 (2.2) 161 32,800 (14,878.1)
    60,000 (227,124.6) 147 (373.4) 153 (388.6) 871 3/8 (2,213.3) 3 (2.2) 161 44,926 (20,378.4)
    70,000 (264,978.7) 147 (373.4) 153 (388.6) 942 (2,392.7) 3 (2.2) 161 48,000 (21,772.8)