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In a governor, if the equilibrium speed is constant for all radii of rotation of balls, the governor is said to be

(a) Stable

(b) unstable

(c) inertial

(d) isochronous

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My doubt is from Hartung Governor topic in division Governors of Machine Dynamics

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Right choice is (d) isochronous

To explain I would say: The governor is said to be Isochronous if the equilibrium speed is constant for all radii of rotation of balls.

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