Water-Jet Propulsion System Design Studies Using a Computer
In the early stages of system design studies it is generally not feasible to generate a formalized design procedure that can be implemented on a computer. Yet such studies can be expedited by causing the computer to carry out those routine calculations that form the basic blocks of the model of the system. This capability can be utilized effectively on a remote-console, time-sharing computer by formulating a program, based essentially on a set of blocks of formalized procedures to carry out these routine calculations, in such a manner that the parameters to be varied and the results to be monitored may be selected during run time. Application of this principle to design studies of a gas turbine driven, water-jet propulsion system for a ship is described and experience with the operation of the program discussed.