Ripper, William, 1853-1937 · London, New York [etc.] : Longmans, Green and co. · leaf 218
hen this speed is reached, the governorbegins to act. If, when the speed increases, the governor reaches its top position,and in doing so does not close the steam-supply to the engine, then thespeed may go on increasing, but the governor is no longer acting as agovernor. It acts as a governor only… … Fig. 217. 202 STEAM-ENGINE THEORY AND PRACTICE Then F x /« = W X r T F= W and F is therefore known for both positions, r and li being deter-mined by measurement, and W being the weight of one ball (omittingfor simplicity the weight of the arms). Or F may be determined byexperiment, as shown in Fig.…
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