How do you convert revolutions per minute to meters per second?

Answer 1

revolutions are angular velocity (w), so you need to know radius (r) to convert to velocity (v) meters per second. not linear velocity. v = wr. For example 30 revs per min is 30/60 revs per second; over a 2 meter radius velocity is 30/ 60 x 2 = 1 meter per second

Answer 2

You cannot. The centre of revolution will be moving at 0 metres per second and the speed will increase as you move further from the centre.

Answer 3

You first convert revolutions per minute to radians per second. Then you multiply that by the radius, to get meters per second at the circumference.