BITS, PILANI, K. K.

BIRLA GOA CAMPUS, SECOND SEMESTER 2017 – 2018

NUMERICAL METHODS FOR CHEMICAL ENGINEERS (CLOSED BOOK)
MID-SEM EXAMINATION
COURSE CODE: CHE F242

DATE: 8/Mar/2018 TIME: 1 Hrs 30 Min MAX. MARKS: 30

Solutions
Question 1

(a)

V(i+1) = V(i)- f(Vi)/ f’(Vi)

Iteration (i) 0 1 2 3
Vi= 1 32.5183 8.5801 8.5263
f(Vi) -34.0472 119.5953 0.2659 0.0000
f'(Vi) 1.0802 4.9960 4.9429 4.9422
Vi+1 32.5183 8.5801 8.5263 8.5263

(b)

Iteration (i) xl xu f(xl) f(xu) xr f(xr) εa

0 8 9 -2.599 2.3427 8.5 -0.1299
1 8.5 9 -0.1299 2.3427 8.75 1.1060 2.8571
2 8.5 8.75 -0.1299 1.1060 8.625 0.4880 1.4286
3 8.5 8.625 -0.1299 0.4880 8.5625 0.1790 0.7246
4 8.5 8.5625 -0.1299 0.1790 8.5313 0.0246 0.3650

Question 2

Amount of additive (x) Drying time (y) x^2 x^3 x^4 xy yx^2
0 12 0 0 0 0 0
1 10.5 1 1 1 10.5 10.5
2 10 4 8 16 20 40
3 8 9 27 81 24 72
4 7 16 64 256 28 112
5 8 25 125 625 40 200
6 7.5 36 216 1296 45 270
7 8.5 49 343 2401 59.5 416.5
8 9 64 512 4096 72 576
Summation (Σ) 36 80.5 204 1296 8772 299 1697
 BITS, PILANI, K. K. BIRLA GOA CAMPUS, SECOND SEMESTER 2017 – 2018
NUMERICAL METHODS FOR CHEMICAL ENGINEERS (CLOSED BOOK)
MID-SEM EXAMINATION
COURSE CODE: CHE F242

DATE: 8/Mar/2018 TIME: 1 Hrs 30 Min MAX. MARKS: 30

Solving the above linear system of equations with an appropriate numerical method:

C1= 12.2; C2= -1.85; C3= 0.183

Therefore, the quadratic equation which fits the given data:

Question 3

Lagrange third-order function approximation:

x 8 9 9.5 11
f(x) 2.0794 2.1972 2.2512 2.3978

(9.2 − 9)(9.2 − 9.5)(9.2 − 11) (9.2 − 8)(9.2 − 9.5)(9.2 − 11)

f(9.2) = (8) + (9)
(8 − 9)(8 − 9.5)(8 − 11) (9 − 8)(9 − 9.5)(9 − 11)
(9.2 − 8)(9.2 − 9)(9.2 − 11) (9.2 − 8)(9.2 − 9)(9.2 − 9.5)
+ (9.5) + (11)
(9.5 − 8)(9.5 − 9)(9.5 − 11) (11 − 8)(11 − 9)(11 − 9.5)

f(9.2) =2.2192

Question 4

Doolittle’s decomposition method:

L= U=

X1 = -0.067; X2 = 0.267; X3 = 0.4