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Invert the tridiagonal matrix either with a spreadsheet or the Thomas algorithm (shown here). The
Thomas parameters for each component (see Table 6-2 for n-C solution) are:
4

Calculate component flow rate on each stage for each component (see Table 6-2 for n-C solution)
4
l = (V2) , l = (V2) − (V3) l
3
3
3 4
4
4
l = (V2) − (V3)l , l = (V2) − (V3) l
1 2
1
1
2
2
3
The results are:

Calculate normalized values for component flow rates on each stage