Category: Problem Solving in Chemical

Concepts Demonstrated Use of the Clapeyron and Antoine equations for vapor pressure correlation and estimation of latent heat of vaporization from the Clapeyron equation. Numerical Methods Utilized Linear regressions after proper transformations to a linear expression. Problem Statement The Clapeyron equation is commonly used to correlate vapor pressure (Pv) with absolute temperature (T) in °C…

A system of linear algebraic equations can be represented by the equation: Equation 1-2.  where A is an n × n matrix of coefficients, x is an n × 1 vector of unknowns and b an n × 1 vector of constants. Note that the number of equations is equal to the number of the unknowns. A detailed description of the various aspects of the solution of systems of linear…

The problem solving tools on the desktop that were used by engineers prior to the introduction of the handheld calculators (i.e., before 1970) are shown in Figure 1-1. Most calculations were carried out using the slide rule. This required carrying out each arithmetic operation separately and writing down the results of such operations. The highest precision…

As an engineering student or professional, you are almost always involved in numerical problem solving on a personal computer. The objective of this book is to enable you to solve numerical problems that you may encounter in your student or professional career in a most effective and efficient manner. The tools that are typically used…