Microsoft Excel 14.0 Answer Report Worksheet: [New Microsoft Excel Worksheet.

xlsx]Sheet1 Report Created: 1/29/2014 4:13:41 PM Result: Solver found a solution. All Constraints and optimality conditions are satisfied. Solver Engine Engine: GRG Nonlinear Solution Time: 0.016 Seconds. Iterations: 9 Subproblems: 0 Solver Options Max Time Unlimited, Iterations Unlimited, Precision 0.000001, Use Automatic Scaling Convergence 0.0001, Population Size 100, Random Seed 0, Derivatives Forward, Require Bounds Max Subproblems Unlimited, Max Integer Sols Unlimited, Integer Tolerance 1%, Assume NonNegative Objective Cell (Min) Cell Name Original Value $F$12 Cost 1826.324608

Final Value 627.615749

Variable Cells Cell Name Original Value Final Value Integer $B$9 Diameter 3 0.361413474 Contin $B$11 Velocity 5 62.57275309 Contin

Constraints Cell Name $F$10 Flowrate $F$9 Pressure $B$9 Diameter $B$9 Diameter

Cell Value 19.99996521 26.20543373 0.361413474 0.361413474

Formula $F$10>=20 $F$9>=10 $B$9<=6 $B$9>=0.25

Status Slack Binding 0 Not Binding 16.20543373 Not Binding 5.638586526 Not Binding 0.111413474

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Variables Name Value Length Diameter Density Velocity

Units ft in slugs/ft^3 ft/s

Functions Name Area Pressure Flowrate Horsepower Cost

Value

Units

1000 0.361413 1.94 62.57275

0.102536 in^2 26.20543 psi 19.99997 gpm

0.30578 hp 627.6157 USD