Exp.

No: - 9
Date :
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:

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

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Observation:
1. = 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 + m c = kg
8.
Formulae:
Height of the Governor (h) = h0 x /2

Radius of rotation (r) =

Where a = Eccentric position = 47 mm

Angular speed ( )=

Controlling Force (F) = Newton

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Centrifugal Force = m r 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
mm ( ) r (N)
(mm)
1. 8 170

2. 27 185
3. 39 194

4. 61 212

5. 77 226

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Result:

Inference:

Signature:
Date :

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