How Centrifugal Governors Work

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This video use a 3D animation to explain how a centrifugal governor (flyball governor) works. We list all of the governors main parts as well mentioning a typical application.

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▶️The main parts of the governor include:
Arms
Fly Weights/Balls
Spindle
Linkages
Sliding Sleeve

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[kennygo]

No matter how many time i read technical book and image how it works, this only understood me in a minute clearly. What a teacher!

[JakeRosenzweig]

I’m reading The Three-Body Problem series and this contraption was mentioned in detail. However I couldn’t visualize it. Your visuals and explanation were super helpful. Thank you!

[darandomator]

Four years of high school and a year of college, where i spent hours banging my head into my desk trying to understand how steam engines and governors work, and literately two videos, and now it all makes sense. I hate public school, they don't want you to actually learn anything. Thank you for making this video.

[DISKEVIN]

Came here after reading it from the novel “ Death’s End” from the Three Body Problem Trilogy :D

[nechellenurab]

Thank you for this. I have difficulty in learning due to this pandemic for there is no face to face class yet just online class. Our instructors only give us something to read and it's not enough. Thank you for making educational videos like this. Love you!

[misters]

A lot of people don't understand this style governor is where sayings "Balls Out" or "Balls to the Walls" came from - The only thing you didn't really show on the variable speed governor variant, is the spring that the governor must overcome to change the set speeds... My Two-Cylinder John Deere uses a very similar style in principle, but uses a leaf spring, hooked to the throttle demand lever on operator's station to pull the throttle arm open, and then when the speed exceeds the required load, the movement of the fly-weights overcomes that spring tension and shuts the throttle plates, also if you shut the lever at the Operators station it will force the throttle to idle in case of governor failure. It Idles at 350-400RPM and runs at 1050 No-Load and 975 under load. - The one you show is a more or less a "Fixed Speed Governor"

[saurabhawasthi]

I think you possess some extraordinary pedagogical skills.

[abhiyalgi]

I thought, I will watch 2, 3 videos to completely understand this concept But nope, This video is enough ...

[Aerojet]

Thanks for your simple explanation. I'm studying mechatronics and this has helped me to complete part of a module.

[mehmetkaya_]

I was reading What Might Cognition Be, If Not Computation? by Tim Van Gelder and He mentioned the governor. As someone far from engineering, I could understand how it works thanks to your video. Thank you so much.

[deubqwq]

I fully-understood! Your explain is easy to understand. I have trouble listening english but your pronunciation is clear to understand. I appreciate about your lecture👍Thank you!

[miguelquazar]

Otis Elevator flyball governors are not outdated in my opinion compared to most of the newer designs. It is just a strong yet simple design. It will do its job for many years with hardly any maintenance.Just like Great Grandma's cast Iron cookware will generations later. But sales need to be made and someone needs to produce something new to kill the everlasting.
In some cases, certain devices do not need to be redesigned. There is something special about things that were designed so well that they seemingly last forever and are easy to repair and/or maintain.

[MindbodyMedic]

this is the mechanism used to control speed of the motor in Kitchenaid stand mixers. when you move the lever an actual circuit board that is pivoted off the read moves back and forth, moving it further and closer to the governor depending on which speed is selected. antique tech but ingenious

[balajiprithviraj]

Best explanation in this topic segment

[Abhishek-goze]

You made me understand it easily. Beautiful animation .

[vkcostp]

Fantastically helpful explanation that helped this very dense, but curious layman. Much thanks!!!!

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[magicbit]

the bevel gears are use as the vector of the information feedback about the level of pressure inside the tube. it's so ingenious.

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