You need more information to specify exactly what you are trying to do here, but I can give you one common example that will hopefully get you on the right track.
If you take the example of a cylinder spinning about it's axis, then you can convert between its rotational speed in revolutions per minute (RPM) and the tangential surface velocity (m/s) if you know the diameter of the cylinder. Essentially, you divide the time of one rotation into the circumference of the cylinder.
Legend:
V = tangential surface velocity
C = circumference of cylinder
D = diameter of cylinder
RPM = revolutions per minute
Pi = 3.14
Equations:
V = C * RPM = Pi * D * RPM
or
RPM = V / (Pi * D)
Example:
A cylinder with a diameter of 1 meter is rotating at 60 rpm. Its tangential surface velocity is:
V = (3.14) * (1 m) * (60 rpm) = 188.4 m/min = 3.14 m/s.
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