The moment of inertia for a speed governor can be derived using the equation I = ∑i mi ri², where mi represents the mass of each particle and ri is the distance from the axis of rotation. This formula is applicable to the two masses located at the ends of the arms of the speed governor. To accurately calculate the moment of inertia, it is essential to determine the correct values for the distances (ri) from the axis of rotation for each mass.
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I don't see why not. The only issue that you need to work out is how to determine the ris, but you need to provide more information for us to help you with that.Bugsy23 said:The equation for the moment of inertia of a system of particles rotating about a given axis is
I = ∑i mi ri2, but I don't know if this would apply to a speed governor too, ...