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The ratio of height of Porter governor to the height of Watt’s governor is

(a) m/m + M

(b) M/ m + M

(c) m + M/m

(d) m + M/M

I got this question in unit test.

This question is from Types of Governors topic in division Governors of Machine Dynamics

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Correct answer is (c) m + M/m

For explanation: The ratio of height of a Porter governor (when length of arms and links are equal) to the height of Watt’s governor is m + M/n, where m and M re the masses of the ball and sleeve respectively.

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