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In a longwall face, the full seam thickness of 3 m is cut by a shearer with a web of depth 0.7 m. The hauling speed of shearer during cutting is 12 m/min. The trough cross-section of AFC is 0.4 m2 and the average loading coefficient is 0.7. In order to evacuate coal from the face without spillage, the speed of AFC, in m/s is ________. (round off to one decimal place)
Correct : 1.4
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