Question

When the sleeve of a Porter governor moves downwards, the governor speed

(a) increases

(b) decreases

(c) remains unaffected

(d) first increases and then decreases

I have been asked this question by my college director while I was bunking the class.

I would like to ask this question from Types of Governors in portion Governors of Machine Dynamics

Answer 1

Right answer is (b) decreases

Easiest explanation: When the sleeve of a porter governor moves upwards, the governor speed increases and when the sleeve moves downwards, the governor speed decreases.