Evaluation should be based on the governor’s
- stability (i.e., ability to maintain a desired engine speed without fluctuation)
- sensitivity (i.e., percent of speed change required to produce corrective action on the throttle).
Process/Skill Questions:
- What happens as the load on the engine increases?
- When the centrifugal force on the flyweight decreases, what happens to the governor control spring, and how does this affect engine performance?