Hydraulic turbine governors chapter 11

Question 1

A hydraulic turbine governor must maintain a balance between

Answer 1

Water input to the turbines and the power requirement of the system

Question 2

Governor settings, and response must take into consideration

Answer 2

All of the 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 complicating dashpot is inserted in the

Answer 4

Restoring, mechanism linkage

Question 5

The compensating dashpot serves to prevent over travel or hunting of the gates by centering the

Answer 5

Pilot valve

Question 6

The rate at which the smaller plunger of the compensating dashpot returns to normal is usually determined by the Setting of the

Answer 6

Needle valve

Question 7

The adjustment provided in the speed adjusting linkage to cause the governor to add speed adjustment in the lower direction as the gate opens. Wider is called

Answer 7

Speed drop adjustment

Question 8

The governors of unit designated to regulate system frequency well generally have speed drops settings closer to

Answer 8

0%

Question 9

An Isochronous governor is one that has

Answer 9

Zero speed droop

Question 10

Governor safety device usually serves to

Answer 10

Any or all of the above