Feet per minute to rpm. Rpmfpm p d 12 where. It measures the number of feet traveled in a minute. Convert the cars speed from miles per hour to feet per minute. Rpm formula linear distance traveled divided by linear distance per wheel rpm.
However with so much talk about high spindle speeds it is tempting to retrofit for as high a shaft speed as possible but there are more things to to be considered in selecting the right spindle. Wheel circumference in feet diameter times pi 27inches12 inches per foot times 31416 7068 feet wheel circumference. Related calculators average chip thickness chip load per tooth clpt corrosion rate. Feet per minute is a unit of speed in both us customary units as well as the imperial system.
60 mph 1 mile per minute which in turn is 5280 ftmin. The symbol for feet per minute is ftm. Rpm is a measure of the number of complete revolutions in a minutefor example if a wheel is rolling so it completes one full revolution per second in 60 seconds it will have completed 60 revolutions and so it would be rotating at 60 rpm. If s n pd divide both sides of the equation by pd.
Rick ftpm feet per minute c circumference of roll in feet or length of felt in feet rpm 1cftpm to get the circumference of the roll take the roll diameter usually in inches multiply by pi 3142 and divide that answer by 12 to get the answer into feet. Fpm feet per minute d diameter.