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This document describes an experiment to study the characteristics of a Porter governor. The Porter governor is a modification of the Watts governor that includes an additional central load to increase the speed required for the balls to rise to a predetermined level. The experiment involves measuring the sleeve displacement and radius of rotation at different motor speeds. Speed is increased gradually while displacement and radius are recorded. The results are tabulated to plot the sleeve displacement and radius of rotation versus speed curves.

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This document describes an experiment to study the characteristics of a Porter governor. The Porter governor is a modification of the Watts governor that includes an additional central load to increase the speed required for the balls to rise to a predetermined level. The experiment involves measuring the sleeve displacement and radius of rotation at different motor speeds. Speed is increased gradually while displacement and radius are recorded. The results are tabulated to plot the sleeve displacement and radius of rotation versus speed curves.

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PORTER GOVERNOR

Aim:
To study the porter governor and plot the following characteristic curves
1. Sleeve displacement Vs Speed
2. Radius of Rotation Vs Controlling Force

Apparatus: Tachometer, scale

Porter governor:
The Porter governor is modification of a Watts’ governor, with central load attached to
the sleeve. The load moves up and down the central spindle. This additional downward
force increases the speed of revolution required to enable the balls to rise to any pre-
determined level.

Description:
The drive unit consists of small DC electric motor connected through belt and pulley
arrangement. Motor and Test set up are mounted on a M.S fabricated stand. The governor
spindle is driven by motor through V belt and is supported in a ball bearing.

The optional governor mechanism can be mounted on spindle. The electronic


control unit controls speed, an extension to the spindle shaft allows the use of a hand
tachometer to determine the speed. A graduated scale is fixed to the sleeve and guided in
vertical direction. The weight is added over the sleeve.

Procedure:
1. Make proper connection of the motion for porter governor
2. Increase the motor speed slowly and gradually by means of regulator
3. Take the sleeve displacement reading when the pointer remains in steady state
4. Note down the speed of sleeve by means of tachometer
5. Determine the experiment at different speeds and make a neat tabular column

Observation:
1. Length of each link ‘l’ = 127 mm
2. Initial height of governor, h0 = 80mm
3. Initial radius of rotation r0 = 150 mm
4. Mass of each ball (m) = 0.5 Kg
5. Mass of the sleeve (ms) = 1.1 kg
6. Additional mass placed (mc) = kg
7. Total center Mass M = ms + mc = kg
8. Distance of pivot point from centre, ‘a’ = 47 mm
Formulae:
Height of the Governor (h) = h0 – x /2

Radius of rotation (r) = l 2  h2  a


Where a = Eccentric position = 47 mm
2N
Angular speed (  ) =
60
M  mgr
Controlling Force (F) = Newton
L2  r 2
Centrifugal Force = m r 2 N

L = 20cm

l = 12.7cm

4.7 cm

Tabulation:
S. No Displacem Speed Height Angular Radius of Centrifugal Controlling
ent (rpm) (h) in Speed Rotation Force (N) Force
‘x’ in mm mm ( ) r (N)
(mm)
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Result:

Inference:
Signature :

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