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rpm to g?

pathos pathos at freerealtime.com
Thu Apr 6 15:03:19 EST 2000


In article <38ECD063.658EA07F at cable.A2000.nl>, lamb
<L.A.M.Buisman at cable.A2000.nl> wrote:

> I have the formula at work somewhere. I'll look for it tomorrow.
> 
> Loes
> 
> "Chong Wai Yin( Zhang Weixian)" wrote:
> 
> > Hi, does anyone know how to convert rpm (rounds per minute) to g (gravity)?
> > eg. 14000rpm = ?g
> >

RCF = 1.12r (RPM/1000)exp2   RCF= root cetrifugal force
                              r =radius of rotor

I could be wrong but this is the formula a seem to recall

-- 
Peter Pediaditakis
University of Pittsburgh
Dept. of Pathology




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