Steam Engine--Built by Rob Beijersbergen

 
 

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Centrifugal governor

The centrifugal governor is keep simple. It consists of an axle rod #15a, which is built on the top a strip coupling #63b. Onto this strip coupling is placed a perforated strip #6a with the middle hole into the coupling. On the two ends of the strip is build two the same strip. Onto the end of these strips are build two pulley wheels #22a. If the centrifugal governor turns shall the strips with the pulley wheels going outside through the "from the out the middle point flying power". How faster the centrifugal governor turns how further the pulley wheels going to the outside. The axle rod of the centrifugal governor is operated through an axle rod #15 where on both side is mounted a pinion #25. One side were operated through a contrate #28 that is build on the crankshaft. The other pinion #25 powered the contrate #29 that is build onto the axle rod of the centrifugal governor. This all is mounted on a frame that consists of a flat plate #74 that is build on the small side of three double angle strips #48a. Two bush wheels #24 are use as bearing of the axle rod. One is build under the flat plate if the cylinder frame and the other are mounted on the flat plate #74.