Power to keep a conveyor belt moving while sand falls on it
This type of question, asked 2 times: 27 Jul 2022, 29 Jan 2025. All 2 questions below, oldest first.
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Question 1
27 Jul 2022
3Sand is being dropped from a stationary dropper at a rate of on a conveyor belt moving with a velocity of . The power needed to keep belt moving with the same velocity will be:Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 2
29 Jan 2025
87A sand dropper drops sand of mass on a conveyer belt at a rate proportional to the square root of speed (v) of the belt, i.e. . If P is the power delivered to run the belt at constant speed then which of the following relationship is true?Tap an option to check your answer.