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The sensing element consists of two opposed, flexible, metallic bellows. The upper bellows is evacuated, and the lower bellows senses air box r pressure. A spacer joins the bellows at the center wnile the outer end of each bellows is restrained to prevent movement. Air box pressure acting internally on the sensing bellows produces a force causing the spacer to move towards the evacuated bellows. The evacuated bellows pro-vides an absolute reference, therefore the sensing bel-lows force is directly proportional to the absolute air box pressure. Movement of the bellows spacer is transmitted through an output strap and a bleed valve pin to the bleed valve diaphragm.
When the governor speed setting is advanced, the gov-ernor power piston moves upward supplying additional fuel. Since air box pressure lags engine acceleration, the fuel limiter cam and bellcrank initially remain sta-tionary until air box pressure rises. As the governor power piston moves upward increasing fuel, the fuel limit floating lever depresses the right end of the feed-back lever on the hydraulic amplifier. This pushes the amplifier pilot valve plunger below center, allowing pressured oil to flow into the area under the amplifier piston, causing the piston to rise. As the piston rises, it lifts the fuel limit lever. When the fuel limit lever con-tacts the fuel limit nut on the shutdown bushing it be-gins lifting the shutdown rod to recenter the governor pilot valve plunger. The upward movements of the fuel limit and feedback levers continue until the left end of the feedback lever raises far enough to recenter the amplifier pilot valve plunger and stop the flow of oil to the amplifier piston. At this point, the fuel limit lever recenters the governor pilot valve plunger, stopping the upward movement of the governor power piston. Although the governor flyweights are in an underspeed condition at this time, the power piston remains sta-tionary until air box pressure rises.
As engine speed and load increases, air box pressure begins to rise after a short time lag. The increase in air box pressure produces an increase in the sensing bel-lows force. The bellows force, causes the bleed valve diphragm to move further off its seat. This allows a greater flow of oil to the sump than is admitted through the orifice pack. Governor oil pressure acting on the upper side of the sensor piston forces the piston downward and further compresses the restoring spring. The piston continues its downward movement until the net increase in restoring spring force equals the bel-lows force. This restores the bellows and bleed valve diaphragm to their original positions. At this point, the outflow of oil is again equal to the inflow and move-ment of the piston is halted.
As the sensor piston and cam move downward in re-sponse to a rise in air box pressure, the bellcrank ro-tates in a clockwise direction. This allows the floating lever pivot point, the left end of the lever, and in turn the hydraulic amplifier pilot valve plunger to rise.
When the pilot valve plunger rises above center, the oil under the amplifier piston bleeds to sump through a drilled passage in the center of the plunger. The pas-sage in the plunger restricts the rate of oil flow to sump and decreases the rate of movement of the am-plifier piston to minimize hunting. As the amplifier piston moves downward, the left end of the fuel limit lever also moves downward. This lowers the shutdown rod which in turn lowers the governor pilot valve plunger and increases engine fuel.
The sequence of events described above occurs in a continuous and rapid sequence. Normal governor op-eration is overridden during an acceleration transient and engine fuel is scheduled as a function of air box pressure, regardless of governor speed setting. During steady state operation, air box pressure is normally greater than that at which fuel limiting occurs, and the sensor piston and cam will be positioned below the effective limiting point.