Steam engines, prepared in the Extension division of the University of Wisconsin (1919)
Shealy, Edward Marvin · New York, McGraw-Hill · leaf 234
a loaded governor on account of the heavy GOVERNING 219 weight placed around the central column. This weight revolveswith the governor and has the effect of increasing the controllingforce without adding to the centrifugal force, as would be thecase if the additional weight was placed at the ends… … Fig. 142. may be run at a lower speed than an unloaded governor havingballs of equal size. A powerful governor is necessary in order to overcome thefriction of the moving parts of the governor and controllingmechanism. Friction in a governor and its connected mechanismhas the effect of increasing…
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