missile silos

The name missile silo or missile silo is given to the semi-subterranean structures that store missiles whose purpose and design responds to the launch of ballistic missiles.

Missile silos are a type of bases, armored to withstand a nuclear attack, / weapons in the 60s and 70s were built en masse and were worth millions of dollars because they kept an ICBM ready to be launched at the moment of the order. These enclosures had bathrooms and bedrooms for the site's technicians, so the guards were changed every 24 hours.

During the war, these nuclear silos numbered about 82 in the U.S.A., mainly in the deserts. Lately these facilities have been "Supposedly dismantled" by the United States thanks to agreements with the former USSR, to lower the spirit of nuclear war and some of these silos are now museums.

Manual cleaning, by introducing a worker hanging from a rope to free stuck material, is the simplest. However, this is dangerous due to falling material and the possibility of gases being present.

There are deaths in silos that result from the process of filling and maintaining them. The machinery used is also dangerous, and in the case of tower silos, workers can fall from the ladder or work platform. Several cases of explosions have also been recorded. If the air inside thrives with fine particles such as grain dust, a spark can trigger an explosion powerful enough to disintegrate a concrete silo.

There are two main problems that warrant cleaning the silo. One is the material that is consolidated at the base of the silo. The other, the material that begins to adhere to the interior sides of it.

These problems reduce operational capacity and lead to contamination from mixing new and old materials. There are a variety of ways to clean a silo and many of these carry their own risks. However, since the early 1990s, acoustic cleaners have become an option because they are non-invasive and have a minimal risk profile, in addition to offering a solution to the problem of cost-effectiveness in cleaning silos. These systems are indicated more as a preventive measure, once the silos have been cleaned, although we must take into account the noise pollution they generate, which sometimes becomes very annoying for the human ear.

There are other means of cleaning without being intrusive, such as systems based on "Whip", in which it is not necessary to introduce personnel inside, in addition to complying in many cases with ATEX standards.

Villacañas Silos

The silos were the homes of the most humble families and were built by digging the earth until the necessary rooms were opened inside.

The ceilings and walls were covered with plaster and painted with lime to illuminate the interior, its windows open vertically from the ceiling lights that serve as a vent.

The Caña is the staircase or ramp with inclined steps that is the access to the interior, next to the door is the drain which is a rainwater tank, it consists of a dining room, kitchen, bedrooms, hayloft, stables, chicken coop "Gallinero (Soria)"). As the house is underground the temperature is very constant, cool in summer and hot in winter. "They are jewels of popular architecture unique in the world."

Henninger Turm Building

• It was built between 1959 and 1961.

• It was inaugurated on May 18, 1961.

• Until 1974 it was the tallest building in Frankfurt; and remained the tallest storage silo in the world until its demolition.

• In October 2002, the tower was closed to the public.

• It was demolished in 2013.

The silo is generally used to store wheat, oats, barley and rye. The silo usually has oxygen inside.

missile silos

The name missile silo or missile silo is given to the semi-subterranean structures that store missiles whose purpose and design responds to the launch of ballistic missiles.

Missile silos are a type of bases, armored to withstand a nuclear attack, / weapons in the 60s and 70s were built en masse and were worth millions of dollars because they kept an ICBM ready to be launched at the moment of the order. These enclosures had bathrooms and bedrooms for the site's technicians, so the guards were changed every 24 hours.

During the war, these nuclear silos numbered about 82 in the U.S.A., mainly in the deserts. Lately these facilities have been "Supposedly dismantled" by the United States thanks to agreements with the former USSR, to lower the spirit of nuclear war and some of these silos are now museums.

Manual cleaning, by introducing a worker hanging from a rope to free stuck material, is the simplest. However, this is dangerous due to falling material and the possibility of gases being present.

There are deaths in silos that result from the process of filling and maintaining them. The machinery used is also dangerous, and in the case of tower silos, workers can fall from the ladder or work platform. Several cases of explosions have also been recorded. If the air inside thrives with fine particles such as grain dust, a spark can trigger an explosion powerful enough to disintegrate a concrete silo.

There are two main problems that warrant cleaning the silo. One is the material that is consolidated at the base of the silo. The other, the material that begins to adhere to the interior sides of it.

These problems reduce operational capacity and lead to contamination from mixing new and old materials. There are a variety of ways to clean a silo and many of these carry their own risks. However, since the early 1990s, acoustic cleaners have become an option because they are non-invasive and have a minimal risk profile, in addition to offering a solution to the problem of cost-effectiveness in cleaning silos. These systems are indicated more as a preventive measure, once the silos have been cleaned, although we must take into account the noise pollution they generate, which sometimes becomes very annoying for the human ear.

There are other means of cleaning without being intrusive, such as systems based on "Whip", in which it is not necessary to introduce personnel inside, in addition to complying in many cases with ATEX standards.

Villacañas Silos

The silos were the homes of the most humble families and were built by digging the earth until the necessary rooms were opened inside.

The ceilings and walls were covered with plaster and painted with lime to illuminate the interior, its windows open vertically from the ceiling lights that serve as a vent.

The Caña is the staircase or ramp with inclined steps that is the access to the interior, next to the door is the drain which is a rainwater tank, it consists of a dining room, kitchen, bedrooms, hayloft, stables, chicken coop "Gallinero (Soria)"). As the house is underground the temperature is very constant, cool in summer and hot in winter. "They are jewels of popular architecture unique in the world."

Henninger Turm Building

• It was built between 1959 and 1961.

• It was inaugurated on May 18, 1961.

• Until 1974 it was the tallest building in Frankfurt; and remained the tallest storage silo in the world until its demolition.

• In October 2002, the tower was closed to the public.

• It was demolished in 2013.

The silo is generally used to store wheat, oats, barley and rye. The silo usually has oxygen inside.