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A new technique for precedence‐ordering chemical process equation sets
Author(s) -
Soylemez Sezer,
Seider Warren D.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
aiche journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 167
eISSN - 1547-5905
pISSN - 0001-1541
DOI - 10.1002/aic.690190508
Subject(s) - fortran , algebraic equation , process (computing) , substitution (logic) , variable (mathematics) , chemical equation , algebraic number , computer science , mathematics , algorithm , structural equation modeling , mathematical optimization , chemistry , mathematical analysis , physics , programming language , quantum mechanics , nonlinear system , machine learning
An algorithm that combines structural equation analysis with algebraic rearrangement and substitution has been developed to precedence‐order algebraic chemical process equations. The SWS (Structural Analysis with Substitutions) algorithm selects an output variable for each equation, rearranges the equation to solve for that variable, and reduces the number of equations by substitution. The algorithm has been used for computer generation of Fortran programs to perform meterial and energy balances in the design of chemical processes.