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A Porter governor is a

(a) dead weight governor

(b) pendulum type governor

(c) spring loaded governor

(d) inertia governor

This question was addressed to me during an online exam.

Origin of the question is Watt Governor in chapter Governors of Machine Dynamics

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The correct answer is (b) pendulum type governor

To elaborate: A Hartnell governor is a spring loaded governor.

Watt’s governor is a pendulum type governor.

As Porter governor is the modification of Watt’s governor, so it is also a pendulum type governor.

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