Centrifugal governor
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title:
Centrifugal governor
text:
A centrifugal governor is a specific type of governor with a feedback system that controls the speed of an engine by regulating the flow of fuel or working fluid, so as to maintain a near-constant speed. It uses the principle of proportional control. Centrifugal governors, also known as "centrifugal regulators" and "fly-ball governors", were invented by Christiaan Huygens and used to regulate the distance and pressure between millstones in windmills in the 17th century. In 1788, James Watt adapt
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description:
Mechanism for automatically controlling the speed of an engine
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centrifugal_governor
date created:
2002-09-11T21:19:19Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T07:26:17Z
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