Met 305 tutorial_7-governors
- 1. MET 305 MECHANICS OF MACHINES TUTORIAL. 7 Student Name & No.______________________________________ Date: ____________________ Section: ________________________________________________ Score: ___________________ GOVERNERS Objective a. To study the different types of governors b. To Define effort and power c. To understand the sensitivity and stability of governors. d. To solve problems in governors Introduction The function of a governor is to regulate the mean speed of an engine, when there are variations in the load e.g. when the load on an engine increases, its speed decreases, therefore it becomes necessary to increase the supply of working fluid. On the other hand, when the load on the engine decreases, its speed increases and thus less working fluid is required. The governor automatically controls the supply of working fluid to the engine with the varying load conditions and keeps the mean speed within certain limits. When the load increases, the configuration of the governor changes and a valve is moved to increase the supply of the working fluid ; conversely, when the load decreases, the engine speed increases and the governor decreases the supply of working fluid.
- 2. MET 305 MECHANICS OF MACHINES TUTORIAL. 7