| Abstract | This report is a discussion of the numerical experimentation which was necessary in order to understand the effects of the various parametric options available to the user of this program. Thus, the memorandum serves as a guide to future NRC use of the program. The numerical experimentation to be described was carried out with the kind assistance of the original program compiler at the Research Division, Dominion Engineering Works Ltd., see References 1 and 2.
It should be pointed out that no attempt was made to dissect and understand the computer program in the fullest sense. It was approached as a black box for which only an understanding of the required inputs was necessary. Many of the input options were never investigated. Only three types of fluid film journal bearings were considered, viz. full circular, partial arc and tilting pad, and only a brief sampling of those results are presented here as examples. This memorandum then does not replace the engineering report which accompanied the program, Reference 1, but is intended to complement that report and to give to the user a better perspective on the accuracy and logical structure of the program. A copy of Reference 1 is appended to the original copy of this memorandum with the intention that an NRC user refer to them concurrently. |
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