英语词汇“pendulum governor”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

pendulum governor n. Mechanics a governor which is actuated or regulated by means of a pendulum; spec. one having two equal pendulums attached to and revolving with a spindle driven by the engine or machine to be controlled, and operating by centrifugal force to lift a weighted sleeve and so gradually close a valve.

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1849 Sci. Amer. 14 July 340/1 Mr. James W. Chapman, an old inventor in Washington, Davis County, Ia. has made a new improvement in the Governor for engines, which may be denominated the ‘pendulum governor’ and which has been highly recommended as a valuable invention.

1872 S. E. Warren Elem. Machine Constr. & Drawing 313 In the ordinary pendulum governor, the balls move in the arc of a circle, and rise as they extend.

1924 Sci. Monthly Jan. 96 The speed was controlled by a conical pendulum governor, which could be shortened or lengthened at will.

1971 Notes & Rec. Royal Soc. 26 216 This electric pendulum inspired Thomson to design a chronometer of his own, regulated by a peculiar pendulum governor, in which the driving force of the clockwork was to be controlled by the difference between the reference speed of the pendulum and the actual speed of the drive.

单词	pendulum governor
释义	> as lemmas pendulum governor pendulum governor n. Mechanics a governor which is actuated or regulated by means of a pendulum; spec. one having two equal pendulums attached to and revolving with a spindle driven by the engine or machine to be controlled, and operating by centrifugal force to lift a weighted sleeve and so gradually close a valve. ΚΠ 1849 Sci. Amer. 14 July 340/1 Mr. James W. Chapman, an old inventor in Washington, Davis County, Ia. has made a new improvement in the Governor for engines, which may be denominated the ‘pendulum governor’ and which has been highly recommended as a valuable invention. 1872 S. E. Warren Elem. Machine Constr. & Drawing 313 In the ordinary pendulum governor, the balls move in the arc of a circle, and rise as they extend. 1924 Sci. Monthly Jan. 96 The speed was controlled by a conical pendulum governor, which could be shortened or lengthened at will. 1971 Notes & Rec. Royal Soc. 26 216 This electric pendulum inspired Thomson to design a chronometer of his own, regulated by a peculiar pendulum governor, in which the driving force of the clockwork was to be controlled by the difference between the reference speed of the pendulum and the actual speed of the drive. extracted from pendulumn. < as lemmas
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