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In a Hartnell governor, if a spring of greater stiffness is used, then the governor will be

(a) less sensitive

(b) more sensitive

(c) unaffected of sensitivity

(d) isochronous

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My enquiry is from Porter Governor topic in section Governors of Machine Dynamics

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The correct answer is (a) less sensitive

For explanation: In general, the greater the lift of the sleeve corresponding to a given fractional change in speed, the greater is the sensitiveness of the governor.

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