I dont know why odesolve cant solve this

[SavitriN]

I'm trying to solve a simple differential equation dCO2L but it does not work with ode solver

I'm curios why.... Need help!

[LucMeekes]

Most probably because you've used a range in the Guess values.

Does it work if you delete from the Guess values:

 L:0,1..LEND

?

Additionally: you HAVE to provide one initial condition for your C02L function. E.g. C02L(0)=0...

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Luc

[SavitriN]

Hey there!

I tried, and now it gave error commen like "There are too few equations"....

I dont understand

[LucMeekes · Accepted solution]

Further, your differential equation is simple enough to solve. Which should save you the hassle of (trying to work with) ranges.

Don't mind the red stuff, its just that the numeric processor doesn't like undefined variables.

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Luc

[SavitriN]

Yes, exactly! That's why i'm so confused why such a easy one can't give me result.

Thank you very much.

Wish you all the best!

[LucMeekes]

There's no doubt. Mathcad (and Prime too) really CAN solve this differential equation numerically. It's just that you have tro set it up correctly.

I can't show you how to do it in Prime (I'm limited to Prime express), but in Mathcad 11 it goes as follows:

I know that the way to set up a solve block for solving differential equations differs between various mathcad versions. In Mathcad 11 it's different from Mathcad 15, and Prime uses a completely different structure.

I suggest you look up the help information regarding Odesolve and work out some simple examples, to see that it really works, THEN correct your sheet....

Or you just learn how to solve differential equations symbolically (Note that Prime cannot do that out of the box, nor can Mathcad) and use those symbolical results. The calculation of/with resulting functions will(should) go faster, will work outside of the borders that you can set for a solve block, AND symbolically solving might give you some (or all) insight in what is really going on regarding the stuff you are modelling.

All that said, there ARE occasions where you really need the solve block to (numerically) approximate the function described by a differential equation (DE). This usually occurs with non-linear DE's. See for example here: https://community.ptc.com/t5/PTC-Mathcad/Nonlinear-1-ord-differential-equation/m-p/572071#M182386

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Luc

[SavitriN]

Yeah, i tried as well in Matchad 15 and still it does not work!

You can look from the file i attached

[LucMeekes]

Are all your constants defined?

Did you write the derivative correctly? (NOTE: Mathcad distinguishes between upper and lower case!)

Did you provide an initial condition for your function?

Did you consult the (Mathcad 15) help regarding Odesolve to see if you formatted the solve block correctly for Mathcad 15?

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Luc

[Werner_E]

There are a lot of errors in your sheet.

You mixed lower case and capital "L/l"

You have a typo in front of the H in the denominator

You are missing an initial condition

You haven't looked up the correct syntax for odesolve in Mathcad 15