Question

A conveyor belt must accelerate the cans from rest to v = 18 ft/s as quickly as possible.Treating each can as a uniform circular cylinder weighing 1.1 lb, find the

minimum possible time to reach v so that the cans do not tip or slip on the conveyer. Assume that the releation is uniform, and use w = 2.71 in., h =5 in., and µ, = 0.5.

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