The Porter governor is an example of a centrifugal governor.
It refers to a type of engine that is used to maintain the mean speed of an engine by controlling fuel flow with respect to the load on the engine. When the load increases, the fuel supply increases, and when the load on the engine decreases the fuel supply also decreases.
The Porter governor has equal arms with 250 mm length and is pivoted on the axis of rotation. It has a heavy central load attached to the sleeve.
The simplest form of centrifugal governor is the Watt governor. But it is not convenient for high-speed engines. The Watt governor is modified to create a Potter governor.
Governors are of two types:
Centrifugal governor
Inertia governor
- The important parts of porter governor are:
Spherical balls, Arms, Spindle, Center Weight, Sleeve, etc.
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