Re: Beginner--Help on using FindRoot to solve the system of equations
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- Subject: [mg66227] Re: Beginner--Help on using FindRoot to solve the system of equations
- From: dh <dh at metrohm.ch>
- Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 05:21:38 -0400 (EDT)
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Hi,
correct the typo, get the syntax right and eliminate the superfluous
WorkingPrecision, see below.
You get a more accurate result by giving accurate input, e.g. 291/100
instead of 2.91 and using WorkingPrecision->32
Daniel
xiaochu at che.utexas.edu wrote:
> This is a code to solve vapor-liquid equilibrium by van der Waals Equation of State.
>
> I don't why this code is not working, please help, thanks very much!
>
>
> (* Name of EOS *)
>
> EOSName = "Van der Waals";
>
> Ttilde = .;
>
> Dtilde = .;
>
> Z = 3/(3-Dtilde)-9*Dtilde/8/Ttilde;
>
> (* Related variables *)
>
> Psi1 = (-9*Dtilde)/(8*Ttilde) - Log[3-Dtilde];
>
> lnB = (1-Z)-Psi1;
>
> mu = -lnB+Log[Dtilde];
>
> P = Dr Ttilde Z;
===> Typo Dr is nowhere defined, think it means Dtilde
>
> DtildeG=10^-14;
>
> DtildeL=2.91;
>
> Dtilde1=.;
>
> Dtilde2=.;
>
> mu1=mu/.Dtilde->Dtilde1;
>
> mu2=mu/.Dtilde->Dtilde2;
>
> P1=P/.Dtilde->Dtilde1;
>
> P2=P/.Dtilde->Dtilde2;
>
> Ttilde = 0.1;
>
> Result=
> FindRoot[
> {P1==P2,mu1==mu2},
> {Dtilde1,DtildeG},
> {Dtilde2,DtildeL},
===syntax: must be written {{Dtilde1,DtildeG},{Dtilde2,DtildeL}}
> MaxIterations->1000,
> WorkingPrecision->16];
eliminate WorkingPrecision->16, this is approximately MachinePrecision
>
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