A spring controlled governor is said to be unstable when the controlling force

If the controlling force line for a spring controlled governor when produced intersects the Y-axis at the origin, then the governor is said to be

A

stable

B

unstable

C

isochronous

D

none of the mentioned

In a spring controlled governor, when the controlling force ________ as the radius of rotation increases, it is said to be a stable governor.

A

Remains constant

B

Decreases

C

Increases

D

None of these

A closely coiled helical spring is acted upon by an axial force. The maximum shear stress developed in the spring is $$\tau $$. The half of the length of the spring if cut off and the remaining spring is acted upon by the same axial force. The maximum shear stress in the spring in new condition will be

A

$$\frac{\tau }{2}$$

B

$$\tau $$

C

$$2\tau $$

D

$$4\tau $$

A spring controlled governor is said to be isochronous when the controlling force

A

increases as the radius of rotation decreases

B

increases as the radius of rotation increases

C

decreases as the radius of rotation decreases

D

remains constant for all radii of rotation

A spring controlled governor is said to be stable if the controlling force line when produced intersects the Y-axis

A

at the origin

B

below the origin

C

above the origin

D

any of the mentioned

When a closely-coiled helical spring of mean diameter (D) is subjected to an axial load (W), the deflection of the spring ($$\delta $$) is given by (where d = Diameter of spring wire, n = No. of turns of the spring and C = Modulus of rigidity for the spring material)

A

$$\frac{{{\text{W}}{{\text{D}}^3}{\text{n}}}}{{{\text{C}}{{\text{d}}^4}}}$$

B

$$\frac{{2{\text{W}}{{\text{D}}^3}{\text{n}}}}{{{\text{C}}{{\text{d}}^4}}}$$

C

$$\frac{{4{\text{W}}{{\text{D}}^3}{\text{n}}}}{{{\text{C}}{{\text{d}}^4}}}$$

D

$$\frac{{8{\text{W}}{{\text{D}}^3}{\text{n}}}}{{{\text{C}}{{\text{d}}^4}}}$$

A spring controlled governor is found unstable. It can be made stable by

A

increasing the spring stiffness

B

decreasing the spring stiffness

C

increasing the ball mass

D

decreasing the ball mass

Two closely coiled helical springs 'A' and 'B' are equal in all respects but the number of turns of spring 'A' is half that of spring 'B'. The ratio of deflections in spring 'A' to spring 'B' is

A

$$\frac{1}{8}$$

B

$$\frac{1}{4}$$

C

$$\frac{1}{2}$$

D

2

When an open coiled helical compression spring is subjected to an axial compressive load, the maximum shear stress induced in the wire is (where D = Mean diameter of the spring coil, d = Diameter of the spring wire, K = Wahl's stress factor and W = Axial compressive load on the spring)

A

$$\frac{{{\text{WD}}}}{{\pi {{\text{d}}^3}}} \times {\text{K}}$$

B

$$\frac{{2{\text{WD}}}}{{\pi {{\text{d}}^3}}} \times {\text{K}}$$

C

$$\frac{{4{\text{WD}}}}{{\pi {{\text{d}}^3}}} \times {\text{K}}$$

D

$$\frac{{8{\text{WD}}}}{{\pi {{\text{d}}^3}}} \times {\text{K}}$$

Two closely-coiled helical springs 'A' and 'B' are equal in all respects but the number of turns of spring 'A' is double that of spring 'B'. The stiffness of spring 'A' will be __________ that of spring 'B'.

A

One-sixteenth

B

One-eighth

C

One-fourth

D

One-half

A spring controlled governor is said to be unstable when the controlling force

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