Defining the Shaft Data for a Generic Rotating Machine

To define the shaft:

1. To open the shaft data Properties dialog box, double-click the Machine > Shaft entry in the project tree on the desktop. (You can also enter values in the Properties section of the desktop without opening a separate window.)
2. Select or clear the Magnetic Shaft check box to specify whether or not the shaft is to be made of magnetic material.
3. Enter the frictional loss in the Frictional Loss field.
4. Enter the windage loss (or power for wind power generators) measured at the Reference Speed in the Windage Loss or Power field.
5. Enter the reference speed at which frictional and windage losses are measured in the Reference Speed field.
6. Click OK to close the Properties window.