{"id":400,"date":"2020-08-07T15:43:41","date_gmt":"2020-08-07T15:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/back-matter\/appendix-excel-solver-guide\/"},"modified":"2020-08-07T15:43:41","modified_gmt":"2020-08-07T15:43:41","slug":"appendix-excel-solver-guide","status":"publish","type":"back-matter","link":"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/back-matter\/appendix-excel-solver-guide\/","title":{"raw":"Appendix: Excel Solver Guide","rendered":"Appendix: Excel Solver Guide"},"content":{"raw":"<h2><strong>How to load \"Solver Add-in\" in Excel:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<strong> Step 1: <\/strong> Click \"file\" in the header and open the \"Options\" menu:\n\n<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-194 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Capture-solver-add-in-1-283x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"387\" height=\"410\">\n\n<strong> Step 2: <\/strong> In the Excel Options menu, select \"Solver Add-in\" in the \"Add-ins\" section, then click \"OK\".\n\n<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-195 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Capture-solver-add-in-2-300x226.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"507\" height=\"382\">\n\n<strong> Step 3: <\/strong> Then you can find the \"Solver\" in the \"Analyze\" section under the \"Data\" menu.\n\n<img class=\" wp-image-196 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Capture-solver-add-in-3-300x39.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"762\" height=\"99\">\n<h2><\/h2>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--examples\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Sample Question<\/p>\n\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n\nA heat exchanger uses superheated steam to heat up a stream of pure acetic acid.\n\n<img class=\"wp-image-391 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/08\/Solver-example-question-300x107.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"743\" height=\"265\">\n\nThe following data can be used for calculating the enthalpy change of the acetic acid stream:\n\n$$C_{p}=A+BT+CT^2+DT^3$$\n\nwhere T is in K and [latex]C_{p}[\/latex] is given in J\/mol K.\n<table class=\"grid aligncenter\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">A<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">B<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">C<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">D<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">acetic acid<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">[latex]4.84[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">[latex]0.2549[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">[latex]-1.753E-4[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">[latex]4.949E-8[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nThe enthalpy change for superheated steam can be found using data from the steam table:\n<table class=\"grid aligncenter\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%;height: 30px\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 15px\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 15px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 15px\">300\u00b0C, 1 MPa<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 15px\">250\u00b0C, 1 MPa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15px\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 15px\">[latex]\\hat{H}[\/latex] (J\/mol)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 15px\">54990<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 15px\">53035<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nThe boiling point for acetic acid at 1 atm is 117.9\u00b0C. Does the acetic acid boil in the heat exchanger? If not, calculate the final temperature of the acetic acid stream. Assume there is no energy loss due to heat transfer.\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n&nbsp;\n<h2>Solution<\/h2>\nBecause there are no other forms of energy transfer other than THE heat transfer between the streams, the energy balance simplifies to:\n\n$$\\Delta\\dot{H}_{water}+\\Delta\\dot{H}_{acetic \\;acid}=0$$\n\nBased on the type of data given to calculate enthalpy change, the [latex]\\Delta\\dot{H}[\/latex] term in the energy balance can be expanded to:\n\n$$\\Delta\\dot{H}_{water}=\\dot{H}_f-\\dot{H}_i$$\n\n\\begin{align*}\n\\Delta\\dot{H}_{acetic \\;acid}&amp;=\\int_{T_i}^{T_f}C_pdT\\\\\n&amp;=\\int_{T_i}^{T_f}A+BT+CT^2+DT^3 dT\\\\\n&amp;=AT+\\frac{1}{2}BT^2+\\frac{1}{3}CT^3+\\frac{1}{4}DT^4\\;\\Bigg|_{T_i}^{T_f}\\\\\n&amp;= A(T_f-T_i)+\\frac{1}{2}B(T_f-T_i)^2+\\frac{1}{3}C(T_f-T_i)^3+\\frac{1}{4}D(T_f-T_i)^4\n\\end{align*}\n\n<strong>Step 1: <\/strong>Input given information that will be used in the calculation. This includes the given data to calculate enthalpy change, the molar flow rate of both substances, and the initial temperature of acetic acid.\n\n<img class=\" wp-image-392 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-1-300x179.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"447\" height=\"267\">\n\n<strong>Step 2:\u00a0<\/strong>Calculate the molar enthalpy change. For water, this is calculated by subtracting the molar enthalpy values given at the final and initial temperatures. For acetic acid, we need to provide a guess of the final temperature to substitute into the equation.\n\n<img class=\" wp-image-393 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-2-300x123.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"246\">\n\n<img class=\" wp-image-394 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-3-300x195.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"444\" height=\"287\">\n\n<strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Calculate the total enthalpy change for both substances by multiplying the molar flow rate by the molar enthalpy change.\n\n<img class=\" wp-image-395 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-4-300x220.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"438\" height=\"321\">\n\nou\n\n<strong>Step 4:\u00a0<\/strong>Use a cell to represent the sum of enthalpy change. If we have guessed the correct final temperature, the value of this cell should be 0. We will use solver to let excel perform the guess-and-check process for us.\n\n<img class=\" wp-image-396 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-6-300x249.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"446\" height=\"370\">\n\n<strong>Step 5:\u00a0<\/strong>Select \"Solver\" from the \"Data\" menu in the header, and indicate that we want to solve for the final temperature of acetic acid that makes our [latex]\\text{sum of} \\delta H=0[\/latex]:\n<ul>\n \t<li>Set objective to be the cell containing [latex]\\text{sum of} \\delta H[\/latex]<\/li>\n \t<li>To be: value of 0<\/li>\n \t<li>By changing variable cells containing the final temperature of acetic acid<\/li>\n \t<li>Click \"Solve\"<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<img class=\" wp-image-397 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-7-300x280.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"421\" height=\"393\">\n\n<strong>Step 6:<\/strong> Click \"OK\" if solver finds a solution. If the solver cannot find a solution, it is maybe because our initial guess is too far away from the actual final temperature, if so, we can change the temperature and try to solve it again.\n\n<img class=\" wp-image-398 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-8-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"444\" height=\"296\">\n\n<strong>Step 7:\u00a0<\/strong>After the window closes, the value of the final temperature of acetic acid and all cells affected by temperature are changed to the corresponding values calculated with the actual final temperature.\n\n<img class=\" wp-image-399 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-9-300x226.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"438\" height=\"330\">\n\nTherefore, the final temperature of the acetic acid stream is [latex]364.7K[\/latex], which is equal to [latex]94.5\u00b0C[\/latex]. This temperature is lower than the boiling temperature of acetic acid at 1 atm, so the stream will not start to boil.","rendered":"<h2><strong>How to load &#8220;Solver Add-in&#8221; in Excel:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong> Step 1: <\/strong> Click &#8220;file&#8221; in the header and open the &#8220;Options&#8221; menu:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-194 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Capture-solver-add-in-1-283x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"387\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Capture-solver-add-in-1-283x300.png 283w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Capture-solver-add-in-1-65x69.png 65w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Capture-solver-add-in-1-225x239.png 225w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Capture-solver-add-in-1-350x371.png 350w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Capture-solver-add-in-1.png 649w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 387px) 100vw, 387px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong> Step 2: <\/strong> In the Excel Options menu, select &#8220;Solver Add-in&#8221; in the &#8220;Add-ins&#8221; section, then click &#8220;OK&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-195 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Capture-solver-add-in-2-300x226.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"507\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Capture-solver-add-in-2-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Capture-solver-add-in-2-768x578.png 768w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Capture-solver-add-in-2-65x49.png 65w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Capture-solver-add-in-2-225x169.png 225w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Capture-solver-add-in-2-350x264.png 350w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Capture-solver-add-in-2.png 948w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong> Step 3: <\/strong> Then you can find the &#8220;Solver&#8221; in the &#8220;Analyze&#8221; section under the &#8220;Data&#8221; menu.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-196 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Capture-solver-add-in-3-300x39.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"762\" height=\"99\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Capture-solver-add-in-3-300x39.png 300w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Capture-solver-add-in-3-1024x134.png 1024w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Capture-solver-add-in-3-768x100.png 768w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Capture-solver-add-in-3-65x8.png 65w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Capture-solver-add-in-3-225x29.png 225w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Capture-solver-add-in-3-350x46.png 350w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Capture-solver-add-in-3.png 1263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 762px) 100vw, 762px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--examples\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Sample Question<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<p>A heat exchanger uses superheated steam to heat up a stream of pure acetic acid.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-391 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/08\/Solver-example-question-300x107.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"743\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/08\/Solver-example-question-300x107.png 300w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/08\/Solver-example-question-1024x365.png 1024w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/08\/Solver-example-question-768x274.png 768w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/08\/Solver-example-question-65x23.png 65w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/08\/Solver-example-question-225x80.png 225w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/08\/Solver-example-question-350x125.png 350w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/08\/Solver-example-question.png 1085w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 743px) 100vw, 743px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The following data can be used for calculating the enthalpy change of the acetic acid stream:<\/p>\n<p>$$C_{p}=A+BT+CT^2+DT^3$$<\/p>\n<p>where T is in K and [latex]C_{p}[\/latex] is given in J\/mol K.<\/p>\n<table class=\"grid aligncenter\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">A<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">B<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">C<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">D<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">acetic acid<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">[latex]4.84[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">[latex]0.2549[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">[latex]-1.753E-4[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%\">[latex]4.949E-8[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The enthalpy change for superheated steam can be found using data from the steam table:<\/p>\n<table class=\"grid aligncenter\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%;height: 30px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 15px\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 15px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 15px\">300\u00b0C, 1 MPa<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 15px\">250\u00b0C, 1 MPa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15px\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 15px\">[latex]\\hat{H}[\/latex] (J\/mol)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 15px\">54990<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 15px\">53035<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The boiling point for acetic acid at 1 atm is 117.9\u00b0C. Does the acetic acid boil in the heat exchanger? If not, calculate the final temperature of the acetic acid stream. Assume there is no energy loss due to heat transfer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Solution<\/h2>\n<p>Because there are no other forms of energy transfer other than THE heat transfer between the streams, the energy balance simplifies to:<\/p>\n<p>$$\\Delta\\dot{H}_{water}+\\Delta\\dot{H}_{acetic \\;acid}=0$$<\/p>\n<p>Based on the type of data given to calculate enthalpy change, the [latex]\\Delta\\dot{H}[\/latex] term in the energy balance can be expanded to:<\/p>\n<p>$$\\Delta\\dot{H}_{water}=\\dot{H}_f-\\dot{H}_i$$<\/p>\n<p>\\begin{align*}<br \/>\n\\Delta\\dot{H}_{acetic \\;acid}&amp;=\\int_{T_i}^{T_f}C_pdT\\\\<br \/>\n&amp;=\\int_{T_i}^{T_f}A+BT+CT^2+DT^3 dT\\\\<br \/>\n&amp;=AT+\\frac{1}{2}BT^2+\\frac{1}{3}CT^3+\\frac{1}{4}DT^4\\;\\Bigg|_{T_i}^{T_f}\\\\<br \/>\n&amp;= A(T_f-T_i)+\\frac{1}{2}B(T_f-T_i)^2+\\frac{1}{3}C(T_f-T_i)^3+\\frac{1}{4}D(T_f-T_i)^4<br \/>\n\\end{align*}<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1: <\/strong>Input given information that will be used in the calculation. This includes the given data to calculate enthalpy change, the molar flow rate of both substances, and the initial temperature of acetic acid.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-392 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-1-300x179.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"447\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-1-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-1-65x39.png 65w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-1-225x135.png 225w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-1-350x209.png 350w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-1.png 515w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 447px) 100vw, 447px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:\u00a0<\/strong>Calculate the molar enthalpy change. For water, this is calculated by subtracting the molar enthalpy values given at the final and initial temperatures. For acetic acid, we need to provide a guess of the final temperature to substitute into the equation.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-393 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-2-300x123.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-2-300x123.png 300w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-2-768x315.png 768w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-2-65x27.png 65w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-2-225x92.png 225w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-2-350x143.png 350w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-2.png 925w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-394 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-3-300x195.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"444\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-3-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-3-65x42.png 65w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-3-225x146.png 225w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-3-350x227.png 350w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-3.png 586w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Calculate the total enthalpy change for both substances by multiplying the molar flow rate by the molar enthalpy change.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-395 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-4-300x220.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"438\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-4-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-4-65x48.png 65w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-4-225x165.png 225w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-4-350x257.png 350w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-4.png 543w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>ou<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4:\u00a0<\/strong>Use a cell to represent the sum of enthalpy change. If we have guessed the correct final temperature, the value of this cell should be 0. We will use solver to let excel perform the guess-and-check process for us.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-396 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-6-300x249.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"446\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-6-300x249.png 300w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-6-65x54.png 65w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-6-225x187.png 225w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-6-350x291.png 350w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-6.png 533w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 5:\u00a0<\/strong>Select &#8220;Solver&#8221; from the &#8220;Data&#8221; menu in the header, and indicate that we want to solve for the final temperature of acetic acid that makes our [latex]\\text{sum of} \\delta H=0[\/latex]:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Set objective to be the cell containing [latex]\\text{sum of} \\delta H[\/latex]<\/li>\n<li>To be: value of 0<\/li>\n<li>By changing variable cells containing the final temperature of acetic acid<\/li>\n<li>Click &#8220;Solve&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-397 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-7-300x280.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"421\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-7-300x280.png 300w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-7-65x61.png 65w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-7-225x210.png 225w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-7-350x327.png 350w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-7.png 738w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 421px) 100vw, 421px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 6:<\/strong> Click &#8220;OK&#8221; if solver finds a solution. If the solver cannot find a solution, it is maybe because our initial guess is too far away from the actual final temperature, if so, we can change the temperature and try to solve it again.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-398 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-8-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"444\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-8-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-8-65x43.png 65w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-8-225x150.png 225w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-8-350x234.png 350w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-8.png 731w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 7:\u00a0<\/strong>After the window closes, the value of the final temperature of acetic acid and all cells affected by temperature are changed to the corresponding values calculated with the actual final temperature.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-399 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-9-300x226.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"438\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-9-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-9-65x49.png 65w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-9-225x170.png 225w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-9-350x264.png 350w, https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/Solver-example-9.png 521w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Therefore, the final temperature of the acetic acid stream is [latex]364.7K[\/latex], which is equal to [latex]94.5\u00b0C[\/latex]. This temperature is lower than the boiling temperature of acetic acid at 1 atm, so the stream will not start to boil.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"menu_order":4,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"back-matter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-400","back-matter","type-back-matter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/back-matter\/400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/back-matter"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/back-matter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/back-matter\/400\/revisions"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/back-matter\/400\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"back-matter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/back-matter-type?post=400"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=400"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/chbe220\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}