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WATT / 1876

Two-ball centrifugal speed governor

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DRAG TO ORBIT · SCROLL TO ZOOM

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Interactive mechanism

Centrifugal equilibrium

A rotating pair of brass flyballs rises as speed increases. Connecting links lift the sliding sleeve to regulate an external throttle.

Spindle speed56 RPM

48 RPM72 RPM

—Flyball arm angle

—Sleeve lift from minimum

—Flyball orbital radius

—Rotations / sec

Dynamics

cos θ = g / (ω² L)

Ideal conical-pendulum model with g = 9.81 m/s² and arm length L = 0.42 m. Joint constraints drive sleeve height. Real historical governors also experience friction, load, and mechanical stops.

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