Ch 11

Question 1

A hydraulic turbine governor must maintain a balance between the:

Answer 1

the water input to the turbines and the power requirements of the system

Question 2

Governor settings and responses must take into consideration:

Answer 2

all above

Question 3

Any change in the position of the flyballs is transmitted to the pilot valve by the:

Answer 3

speeder rod

Question 4

The compensating dashpot is inserted in the:

Answer 4

in restoring mechanism linkage

Question 5

The compensating dashpot serves to prevent overtravel or hunting of the gates by re-centering the:

Answer 5

pilot valve

Question 6

The rate at which the small plunger of the compensating dashpot returns to normal is usually determined by the setting of the:

Answer 6

Needle vlv

Question 7

The adjustment provided in the speed adjusting linkage to cause the governor to add speed adjustment in the lower direction as the gates open wider is called the:

Answer 7

The answer is A

Question 8

The governors of units designated to regulate system frequency will generally have speed droop setting closer to:

Answer 8

0 %

Question 9

An isochronous governor is one that has:

Answer 9

has zero speed droop

Question 10

Governor safety devices usually serve to:

Answer 10

any or all above