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A centrifugal Watt governor is fitted with two balls, each of mass 2.5 kg. Find the height of the governor, when it is running at 75 r.p.m.

(a) 139 mm

(b) 149 mm

(c) 159 mm

(d) 169 mm

I have been asked this question during an internship interview.

My query is from Wilson-Hartnell and Pickering Governor in chapter Governors of Machine Dynamics

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The correct choice is (c) 159 mm

Explanation: Mass of flyballs(m) = 2.5 kg and N speed of governor = 75 r.p.m.

So the angular velocity of the governor ω = 2пN/60 = 2п75/60 = 2.5п rad/s

Height of the governor, h = g/ω^2 = 9.81/2.5п^2 = 0.159m = 159 mm.

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