Question: A vertical conveyor has sprocket A as the driver, and sprocket B turns freely. The bodies to be lifted are pushed onto the conveyor belt

A vertical conveyor has sprocket A as the driver, and sprocket B turns freely. The bodies to be lifted are pushed onto the conveyor belt by a plunger C and are taken off from the conveyor at D as shown in the diagram. If the belt runs at 2m/s and the bodies being transported each has a mass of 0.25kg, what average torque is required by the driving sprocket A? On the average, 40 bodies are on the conveyor at any time.(ANS.14.76 N-m)

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