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I am sharing a list of exercises on optimization. The course required Matlab skills, but I am doing it on Mathcad. Until now I didn't have problems.Any recommendation to improve optimization skills on Mathcad is welcome.Regards.The attached file was built on Mathcad 15.0 .
I am sharing a list of exercises on optimization. The course required Matlab skills, but I am doing it on Mathcad. Until now I didn't have problems. Any recommendation to improve optimization skills on Mathcad is welcome. Regards.The attached file was built on Mathcad 15.0 .
Hi there,I have this little routine (see attached file MC15, Win 7) where I read in parameters from an excel file. For a better oversight of used values I display the assigned values by the explicit command. The catch is, even when restricting it by not using the keyword ALL, it displays all steps back to the very beginning; i.e. when read in from excel.Is there a way to limit the steps back of the explicit function?Raiko
Hello,I have seen that similar topics were opened but I could not find a solution to my problem. So sorry if the solution of this problem was explained somewhere in the ptc community and I missed it.I have a problem opening a file that I created a couple of days ago. I was using Mathcad 14 but I haven't checked which version to be honest. I typed the solution of an exercise that we gave in the class to the students and when I was done I saved the file as "xmcd". In order to send to some colleagues I also saved the file as ".rtf". I wanted to add some comments in the solution. So I tried to open the .xmcd file again but I got "the requested file is not a valid mathcad xml worksheet" error. For the last 2 days I have been trying to find a way to open the file. I tried to uninstall and install Mathcad 14 but it didn't work out. Some people in other topics suggest that upgrading the version might help. I installed Mathcad 15 with free trial license and still cannot open the file.Could you
Hi, everyone,Is there a way to have an integer constraint in solve block?Say, the solution is in form of sin(t) or cos(t), I want to check the maximum values after several periods.Please see attachment.Thank you very much.Shawn
In the final study of the book described some methods for solving problems of stationary heat conductivity.Arguments about the relationship of mathematics and thermal engineering,on the content of lectures on mathematics for students are provided.Mathcad-sheets of the study in attach: Fig. 20.1. Thermal conductivity of a three-layer wall Fig. 20.2. Thermal conductivity of heat insulation materials Fig. 20.3. A calculation of thermal conductivity dependence on temperature in Mathcad Prime Fig. 20.4. Thermal conductivity of pure metals Fig. 20.5. Inertia of reference tabulated thermal conductivity dataFig. 20.6. WaterSteamPro-cubeFig. 20.7. Virtual WaterSteamPro-cube - http://twt.mpei.ac.ru/MCS/Worksheets/WSP/wspCube.xmcdFig. 20.8. Heat engineering Mathcad clock:
This study describes the common types of differential equations which you will work when solving the problems of thermal engineering tasks. Described the numerical methods for solving such problems. Continued analysis of finite element methods applied to heat transfer problems.The begin of the chapter you can read here Thermal Engineering Studies with Excel, Mathcad and Internet | Valery Ochkov | Springer Mathcad-sheets of the study in attach:Fig. 18.1. Spray cooling pondFig. 18.2. Simulation of Free Flight of Spherical DropFig. 18.3. Flight of water drop in the absence of windFig. 18.4. Flight of water drop in weak headwindFig. 18.5. Flight of water drop in strong headwindFig. 18.6. Solution of Differential Equations with Additional ParameterFig. 18.7. Virtual and real fountainsFig. 18.8. Simulation of Temperature Field of Computer BoardFig. 18.9. Numerical Solution of Non-Stationary Heat Transfer ProblemFig. 18.10. Unsuccessful Attempt to Call pdesolve FunctionFig. 18.11. Solution of
This study explains how to calculate the pressure loss in the pipeline using cloud functions for thermodynamic and transport properties of the fluid. A description is given of finite element methods for the solving of important engineering problems.Fig. 16.1. Throttling of steam in the web site hs-diagram - http://twt.mpei.ac.ru/MCS/Worksheets/PTU/h-s-ExpEng.xmcdFig. 16.2. Web page with the on-line calculation of dynamic viscosity of water - http://twt.mpei.ru/MCS/Worksheets/rbtpp/eng/tab9.xmcdFig. 16.3. List of “cloud” functions of properties of water and steam - Formulation of region 1 (the basic equation for water)Fig. 16.4. URL of the “cloud” function “Water and steam dynamic viscosity”Fig. 16.5. Inserting reference in the “cloud” function of water densityFig. 16.6. Calculation of loss of water pressure in the tubingFig. 16.6a. Calculation of loss of Ethylene Glycol Water Solution pressure in the tubing (with correct unit of dynamic viscosity)Fig. 16.7. Characteristic curve of rela
This study explains how the usual simplified formula to calculate thermal efficiency of an internal combustion engine is appears. Described Internet sites with the "reverse" design challenge – you must not to enter raw data and get a response, but you must enter formulas for calculations and verify their correctness (educational task). Fig. 15.1. Otto cycle thermal efficiency - http://twt.mpei.ac.ru/MCS/Worksheets/PTU/otto-cycle-1.xmcd Fig. 15.2. "Pointwise" calculation of Otto cycle thermal efficiency Fig. 15.3. Ideal gas specific entropy calculation Fig. 15.4. Ideal gas enthalpy calculation Fig. 15.5. The site with the calculation and graphical display of the Otto cycle - http://twtmas.mpei.ac.ru/mas/Worksheets/Therm/Otto_anim.mcdFig. 15.6. Start of the test on knowledge of the calculation of the Otto cycle - http://twtmas.mpei.ac.ru/mas/Worksheets/Therm/otto_ideal_cycle_test.mcd Fig. 15.7. End of the test on knowledge of the calculation of the Otto cycle
This study describes approaches to calculate the efficiency of a binary power cycle consisting gas and steam turbines. Links to authors’ web sites with calculations such binary cycles of different types are provided.Fig. 14.1. Calculation of steam turbine part of the combined cycleFig. 14.2. Calculation of gas turbine part of the combined cycleFig. 14.3. Calculation of thermal efficiency for the simplest ideal combined cycleFig. 14.3a. T-s chart of the simplest ideal combined cycleFig. 14.3b. h-s chart of the simplest ideal combined cycleFig. 14.3c. Corrected h-s chart of the simplest ideal combined cycleFig. 14.3d. Corrected T-h chart of the simplest ideal combined cycleFig. 14.4. CCPP with compressor driven by steam turbine - Расчет КПД парогазовой установки с приводом компрессора от паровой турбиныFig. 14.5. CCPP with single pressure heat recovery steam generator - http://twt.mpei.ac.ru/MCS/Worksheets/PTU/Vv-17.xmcdFig. 14.6. CCPP with single pressure reheat heat recovery steam gen
This study describes how you can build contour lines (isobars, isotherms and isochores) and lines of phase transitions on the state diagrams of water and steam.Fig. 10.1 Water steam isobar, isotherm and isochor on hs-diagramFig. 10.2 Auxiliary operators in the problem of building the water steam isobar, isotherm and isochor
A typical optimization problem with the objective function, optimization parameters and constraints solved in this study. The search for optimal values of the pressure of the steam extraction from the turbine for feedwater heating to improve the thermal efficiency of the Rankine cycle is used. Symbolic mathematics and graphical tools to solve this problem are described.You can download sheets of figures:Fig. 6.1. Calculation of cycle thermal efficiency of steam turbine with two steam extractions - http://twt.mpei.ac.ru/MCS/Worksheets/PTU/2RegP.xmcdSee please in the attach new version of the sheet 6-01-2RegP-eng-compression.xmcdzw with new function wspHEXPANSIONPTPEFFFig. 6.2. Function of cycle thermal efficiency of steam turbine with two steam extractionsFig. 6.3. Debbuging the function, shown on the Fig. 6.2Fig. 6.4. Optimization of STP cycle with two extractions points Fig. 6.5. Graphic illustration of the optimization problem - http://twt.mpei.ac.ru/MCS/Worksheets/PTU/2R
This study explains how cloud algorithms can be used in the heat power processes calculations for the thermal power plants, for example, the processes of expansion or throttling of the steam, compression water in the pump. Information technology for the Internet libraries of equations is provided.Mathcad and Excel sheets of the Study in attachAdd Information!On the site Interactive Equations - Knovelnow (up 2015/09/25) we can use 50 sheets with properties of water and steamYou can download sheets of figures:Fig. 5.1. Calculation Process throttling and expansion of steam in the turbineFig. 5.2. Pump performance calculationFig. 5.3. Thermodynamic parameters of a human heart Fig. 5.4. Calculation of water mass flow in MS Excel (demonstration of calculated values and formulas used; work with connected WaterSteamPro package)Fig. 5.5. Calculation of water flow rate in Mathcad: usage of a reference to a "cloud" functionFig. 5.6. Calculation of water mass flow rate in SMath: operation w
The study introduces how to use cloud functions and the WaterSteamPro software for calculation of thermophysical properties of water and steam. The thermal efficiency of steam-turbine Rankine cycle calculation is taken as example. A comparison between spreadsheet software and mathematical package is provided.You can download sheets of figures:Fig. 4.1. Link to a cloud Mathcad-worksheet Fig. 4.2. The calculation of the efficiency of a steam turbine cycle in Mathcad 15 by using the "cloud" functionsFig. 4.3. The calculation of the efficiency of steam turbine cycle with using the functions of the package WaterSteamProFig. 4.4. "Cloud" Mathcad-document functions on the properties of water and steamFig. 4.5. Link to Mathcad-sheet that is stored on your computerFig. 4.6. User function in Mathcad (Rankine cycle)Fig. 4.7. Reference to the calculation of the efficiency of a steam turbine cycleFig. 4.8. The calculation of the efficiency of steam turbine cycle with MS ExcelFig. 4.9. Calcula
In the study you will learn how to use the value of the concentration of a solute in aqueous solutions in computer calculations, how to convert the species concentration using modern computer tools.Fig. 3.1. Problem of solution parametersFig. 3.2. Online calculation of molar mass - http://twt.mpei.ac.ru/MCS/Worksheets/Chem/MW.xmcdFig. 3.3. Direct and inverse functions of density and concentration (mass percentage) of NaCl aqueous solutionFig. 3.4. Online calculation of concentration - http://twt.mpei.ac.ru/MCS/Worksheets/Chem/CRC.xmcdFig. 3.5. Method of sequential approximations in a manual modeFig. 3.6. Freezing temperature of some aqueous solutions depending on temperature - http://twtmas.mpei.ac.ru/mas/Worksheets/Chem/t_freezing.mcdFig. 3.7. Calculation of density of NaCl solution for any type of concentration
This study deals with the use of dimensional quantities in thermal calculations. The main aspects of work with dimensional variables in thermal calculations are given. The concepts of physical and empirical formulas are extended by pseudo-empirical formula concept. Few samples are provided. You can download sheets of figures: Fig. 2.1. Using units in Mathcad 15Fig. 2.2. Working with empirical formulaFig. 2.3. Working with pseudo empirical formulasFig. 2.4. Formula for the conversion of concentrations from the Internet Fig. 2.5 Conversion of Molarity à Molality Fig. 2.6. Pseudo-empirical Formula as a purely empirical formulaFig. 2.7. Using Formula like a physical oneFig. 2.8 Working with Temperature scalesFig. 2.9 Working with temperature scales in Mathcad 13/14/15 Fig. 2.10 Working with dBFig. 2.11 Working with decibels and a reference to the baseFig. 2.12 Tube CalculationFig. 2.13 Emergency stop during pump-calculationFig. 2.14 "Fixing" the emergency stop with an error&nbs
This study describes the methods of calculation of grids – hydraulic and electric. Emphasis on the mathematical basis of solving such problems. Described methods of improving the efficiency of power supply due to the simultaneous production of heat, electricity and cold. Fig. 17.1 Small boilers on the balcony of an apartment building to heat individual apartmentsFig. 17.1a A centralized system heating and cooling newFig. 17.1b A centralized system heating newFig. 17.2 Calculation of fuel economy on a CHP gas turbine compared to separate power generation (http://twt.mpei.ac.ru/MCS/Worksheets/PTU/Vol-13.xmcd)Fig. 17.3 Determination of equivalent fuel economy for district heating with the turbine type T (district heating) compared to separated production of the same amount of electricity and heat (http://twtmas.mpei.ac.ru/mas/Worksheets/ES/Vol-8.mcd) Fig. 17.4 Search in GoogleFig. 17.5 Interactive computation of NaCl water solution density (http://twt.mpei.ac.ru/MCS/Worksheets/wate
I created a set of equations that calculates the positions of the two masses with a couple of springs: one to the ground and another between them. The result looks reasonable as it shows below:Now I am actually performing a tolerance analysis and there are 18 different conditions in a 9x2 matrix. I vectorized all statements and got as far as it shows below:Rightfully so, each element in the vector has 9x2 matrix nested. How do I access a particular vector corresponding to a condition? For example, how do I plot one vector or all vectors?
Hi, everyone,For a vibration SDOF system, when I defined the units for variables like spring stiffness, mass, damper constant...Mathcad tells the plot fails, but when I delete the units, it succeeds.Please see the attachment for both cases.Looking forward to your help.Thank youShawn
Hello everyone!I'm not an experienced user of either Mathcad or this forum, so I apologize if this question is in the wrong place.Sometimes it's needed to calculate the worksheet with attention to certain breakpoints - for example, some values may need manual adjustments.Is it possible to make Mathcad stop calculation upon reaching such breakpoints and give user some kind of prompt?In other words, do not return the final result until all attention points are attended.I hope I was able to explain this clearly!
I want to integrate the following expression in mathcad. the answer should be the following if p(r)=po=constantBut when i try to solve this expression in mathcad i get this:It should give 64 instead of 24. What am i doing wrong.?
I am trying to make changes to matrices with a VBScript Scripted Object. I can get the matrix with worksheet.getValue("Matrix"), but changes I make to that with Matrix.SetElement do not persist outside the script. It seems like the matrix returned by worksheet.getValue is a new object rather than a reference to the one in the worksheet, is that correct? If so is there any way to modify the original matrix from within the VBScript?Thanks,Evan
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