WeatherSolve’s wind-fence engineering was featured in Dry Cargo International (DCi), the dry-bulk industry’s monthly magazine.
In “The role of wind fences in modern dry bulk stockyard management” (Dry Cargo International, 7 October 2024), WeatherSolve’s Claire Cowie set out how engineered wind fences protect dry-bulk stockyards from dust loss, product loss, and community impact.
For a Florida stockyard handling bagasse — the dried, pulped fibre left after sugar-cane processing — WeatherSolve custom-designed upwind and downwind fences with a stress-release clip system to “reduce unwanted dust and product loss, as well as protect the surrounding community from the effects of airborne particulate matter.”
At an Australian cement facility, a tailor-made portable wind fence was deployed to control dust from limestone stockpiles — giving the operator flexibility as pile locations changed.
As the article explains, a porous wind fence creates a sheltered zone where wind speeds fall by 50% to 80% depending on design, and most airborne dust never rises more than a metre above ground — the mechanism behind reliable, low-maintenance fugitive dust control across large open stockyards.
Source: Claire Cowie, “The role of wind fences in modern dry bulk stockyard management,” Dry Cargo International, 7 October 2024. Read the full article →