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    A governor, or speed limiter or controller, is a device used to measure and regulate the speed of a machine, such as an engine. A classic example is the...
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    to its home position driven by the spring at a speed regulated by a governor device. During this return rotation, an electrical switch interrupts the direct...
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  • automation, ANSI Device Numbers can be used to identify equipment and devices in a system such as relays, circuit breakers, or instruments. The device numbers...
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  • engine's constant speed unit changes the propeller pitch to maintain engine speed. Controller (control theory) Governor (device) Process control v t e...
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  • wrestler Shannon Spruill (born 1975) Governor (device), a device that regulates the speed of a machine Governor (linguistics), a type of syntactic object...
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    the Army, Air Force, or Space Force for acts of valor in combat, the "V" device is authorized for wear on the medal. When the medal is awarded by the Navy...
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    rotational speed remains constant. The device which controls the propeller pitch and thus speed is called a propeller governor or constant speed unit. Reversible...
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  • describing an organism or colony of organisms which limits its own growth Governor (device), used to control the speed of mechanical equipment to prevent it from...
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    throttle as the speed (RPM) decreases. The devices shown are on steam engines. Power is supplied to the governor from the engine's output shaft by a belt...
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  • A euthanasia device is a machine engineered to allow an individual to die quickly with minimal pain. The most common devices are those designed to help...
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