A bucket elevator has a head pulley diameter of 14 inches. There are 260 buckets having a size of 4 in wide and 6 in long attached to its belt at 1 ft spacing. What will be its recommended rpm and the speed in number of buckets per minute?

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A bucket elevator has a head pulley diameter of 14 inches. There are 260 buckets having a size of 4 in wide and 6 in long attached to its belt at 1 ft spacing. What will be its recommended rpm and the speed in number of buckets per minute?

10. A bucket elevator has a head pulley diameter of 14 inches. There are 260 buckets having a
size of 4 in wide and 6 inches long attached to its belt at 1 ft spacing. What will be its
recommended rpm and speed in number of buckets per minute?
Transcribed Image Text:10. A bucket elevator has a head pulley diameter of 14 inches. There are 260 buckets having a size of 4 in wide and 6 inches long attached to its belt at 1 ft spacing. What will be its recommended rpm and speed in number of buckets per minute?
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