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If the sleeve lift is 80 mm and Power generated by the governor is 6 N-m, then find the mean effort.

(a) 7.5 N

(b) 15 N

(c) 20 N

(d) 30 N

I got this question during an internship interview.

My question comes from Effort and Power of a Governor topic in chapter Governors of Machine Dynamics

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The correct answer is (a) 7.5 N

Explanation: Power is given by

mean effort x sleeve lift

6 = 0.8xmean effort

6/0.8 = 7.5 N.

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