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Steam Engine with Fly-ball Governor

Engine with a flyball governor

Concept Overview:

1. Increase in speed results in increased diameter of an object in circular motion

2. Rotational flattening (Astro)

Lecturer Procedure

Step(s) to FollowExpected Result

1. Plug motor in.

2. Turn knob at the base of the motor 

As the speed of the governor increases, the fly balls move in an increasingly larger circular path
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Identifier
M: CM - 006