The rolling of a complete ship side-ways is known as pitching of a ship.
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The rotor of a ship rotates in clockwise direction when viewed from stern and the ship takes a left turn. The effect of gyroscopic couple acting on it will be
The rotor of a ship rotates in clockwise direction when viewed from stern and the ship takes a right turn. The effect of gyroscopic couple acting on it will be to raise the stern and lower the bow.
The pitching of a ship is assumed to take place with simple harmonic motion.
When the pitching of a ship is upward, the effect of gyroscopic couple acting on it will be
The height of a Watt’s governor (in metres) in equal to
The ratio of the height of a Porter governor (when the length of arms and links are equal) to the height of a Watt’s governor is
When the sleeve of a Porter governor moves upwards, the governor speed
A Hartnell governor is a
Which of the following governor is used to drive a gramophone ?
Which of the following is a spring controlled governor?
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