Grain storage: volume & shrinkage

bin/floor capacity by crop bulk density and mass loss during drying

Parameters

Crop

Length, m

Width, m

Height, m

Moisture in, %

Base moisture, %

Result

Capacity

1 434,00 т

1 913,00 м³

Drying shrinkage2,33%

Mass loss33,00 т

Mass after drying1 401,00 т

Shrink: % = (in-moisture − base) / (100 − base) × 100. Water-removal formula only; dry-matter handling loss (≈0.7–1%) not included.

Floor pile uses a 0.85 top-slope coefficient. Bulk density varies with moisture and dockage — for elevator settlements use the actual test weight of the lot.

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