A set-i~!.s rf sle(1clrly loorl eccentricity and c~ttitu(le angle measure-,ttro~/.s 11. ri . s been t~~k a n sing experimentnl journal bearing rig roil/, (1.63.58 ~L I~L dinmeter by 25.4 mm long test bearing. Operating cotrc1ition.s i?~cl~i(led shrgt .s/)ec& of 188.5 ant1377.0 radls (1800 crtlrl 3600 rptl) ~u i / l~ se71eml Newtonian oils (~n d (L wide range of 1ontl.s. T l~e ~ttcr~sulalt~enLs covered eccentricity mtios of 0.5 to 0.98 11:rr(1 Solt~itrerJelrl n1cn3elr of 1.0 to 0.013. 7 . l /re ?~L C ( L F I I~~C~N~T I / . S were .systemticnlly stuttered in the bearing clerrmrce circle. Annlysb ofthe meruuremen~s showed that althougli rliJI;!r~!~t,: .sfiee(ls (llld vLsco,sities resulted in sliglitly different eccentricity r(1tio ver.sz~s Sott~vierJelekl number curves, the Sommetfell ul~ltrber did (L good job rf itonnalizing tile merrsuremenls. However, /Ire ntlitrtrle n7rgle.s were not solely dependent 14on the eccenlricily rrrtio; /hcry rrlso vnried with s/~ee(l and visco.sity.