An electric motor drives a gearbox of a conveyor belt via a fluid coupling. The motor delivers 40 kW at a speed of 1550 r/min. Take the efficiency of the coupling as 96% and calculate: a. the torque on the gearbox shaft, b. the speed of the gearbox shaft, c. the heat developed in the couplin

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 An electric motor drives a gearbox of a conveyor belt via a fluid coupling. The motor delivers 40 kW at a speed of 1550 r/min. Take the efficiency of the coupling as 96% and calculate: a. the torque on the gearbox shaft, b. the speed of the gearbox shaft, c. the heat developed in the couplin
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