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June 20, 2023
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Results in mathcad prime 9 not as expected

  • June 20, 2023
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A=Q/U*T should give m^2 , where Q= heat capacity in kW, U heat transfer coefficient W/m^2*K, T is temperature difference in K. 

 

The area I am getting is in Kg^2. Why?

 

 

Best answer by Werner_E

@MP_10403367 wrote:

here is the file

 


And here is the culprit:

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Whenever you typed "m" below of this definition, Prime assumed that you mean it to be that very mass variable, while you assumed it to be the unit meter.

When you defined

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you actually wanted m to be the mass variable you defined, but when you defined

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you intended m to be the unit meter while Prime still assumed the mass variable and this caused the problem

 

Two ways to solve that problem:

1) Manually re-label ever occurrence of "m" which should be interpreted as meter manually as "unit"

2) Chose another name for that mass variable and don't forget to use that very name in later calculations where the mass is meant to be used.

 

I would go for option 2)

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25-Diamond I
June 20, 2023

If we have to assume invisible pairs of parentheses around U*T and also around m^2 * K, then you are right, the result should be and actually IS an area.

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But without seeing what you actually had done (not, what you think you had done) its not possible to tell you what went wrong.

 

So attach your sheet!

1-Visitor
June 20, 2023

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25-Diamond I
June 20, 2023

Pls attach the worksheet, not just a picture.

 

Its hard to impossible to debug a picture, but I noticed that the "m" in the evaluation of U is not labelled as unit.

So my best guess is that you had defined a mass variable (of approx. 3.5 kilo tonne) somewhere in the sheet and called it "m". This would perfectly explain the result in kg^2.