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CHAPTER 3
Analysis Procedures
Chapter 3 Topics
Having stepped through the example problem in Chapter 2, it is now possible to discuss in
greater detail the actual procedures and entries used to perform analyses using the TURNS
program. This chapter discusses the minimum input requirements to conduct a reasonable
analysis, as well as practical limitations of the program. Then appropriate analysis procedures
are explained. This chapter is designed to fully explain the operation of the TURNS program and
provide additional understanding of the example shown in Chapter 2.
Chapter 3 Topics
Chapter 3 Introduction
Input Requirements
Analysis Procedures
Input Requirements
This section discusses the basic input requirements for TURNS. It begins with a discussion of the
minimum input requirements to produce various reports, and then discusses the limitations to
data input which exist. This section is quite important in that it sets the minimum information
for valid results, as well as the limitations of the program.
Minimum Input Requirements
Input Limitations
Minimum Input Requirements
Many of the input parameter values have defaults which eliminate the need to enter data for
every parameter.
After the program is started or the File-New menu or RESET
[PARAMETERS] command is issued, these default values can be viewed in any of the input
dialogs of the Visual Mode or with the DATA or ASK commands in the Manual Mode. The
default values of each command are also listed in the right-hand section of the HELP displays
which are generated by the Help-Commands menu or the HELP command in the Manual Mode.
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