Linear Algebraic Equations

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Linear Algebraic Equations

• Pasteboard Manufacture

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A Pasteboard Production Facility
½ lb/lb H2O
? H2O entering at A removed.
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Pasteboard
From ChE 317 a mass balances can be written for
each component at each unit except the divider.
Evaporator
Overall
Wood
Salt
Wood
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Pasteboard
Final Equations
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Matrix Representation
The previous equation are a set of linear
equations to be solved simultaneously. It is
cumbersome to keep track of the equations in
algebraic form. A matrix representation is a
much more efficient way to express and
mathematically manipulate the problem.
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Matrix Representation