APPENDIX B

ANALYSIS OF QUADRATIC EQUATION ARISING IN THE CROSS FLOW

CONFIGURATION
From Chapter V we have,
y1,p = (-b b 2 - 4c ) / 2
b=

[(K ov,1 - K ov,2 )x 1 + K p1 - K p2 + K ov,2 ]

(K p1 - K p2 )

= 1

K ov,1 x 1 + K ov,2 (1 - x 1 )
(K p1 - K p2 )

c = Kov,1/( Kp1-Kp2)
Thus we have the following cases:
Case a): c > 0
[Kov,1/( Kp1-Kp2)] > 0
i.e. Kp1 > Kp2 (since Kov,1 > 0)
b = 1

K ov,1 x 1 + K ov,2 (1 - x 1 )
(K p1 - K p2 )

Also, since c > 0, |b| = (-b) >

<0

(since, K ov,1 x 1 + K ov,2 (1 - x 1 ) >0)

b 2 - 4c

- b + b 2 - 4c > - b b 2 - 4c > 0
but, 0 < y1,p < 1, in order to have a unique solution, y1,p = ( - b b 2 - 4c ) / 2
Case b): c < 0
i) b < 0
c < 0, |b| = (-b) <
(-b -

b 2 - 4c

b 2 - 4c )/2 < 0

but, 0 < y1,p < 1, y1,p = (-b + b 2 - 4c ) / 2

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ii) b > 0
(-b) < 0, -b -

b 2 - 4c < 0

but, 0 < y1,p < 1, y1,p = (-b + b 2 - 4c ) / 2

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