Excel for Engineers Part 2

1-Macros in Excel
2-User defined functions
3-Controls from form Toolbar
4-User form and controls
5-VBA (Visual Basic for Applications)

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How to record a macro Macros in Excel

1-Go to tools→macro→ record a new macro

2-Go to cell B6 and type x, and type y in cell C6
3-Write the numbers 1 to 10 in cells B7 to B16

1-Macros in Excel 4-Go to cell B18 and type =sum(B7:B16)

5-Go to Cell C7 and write =B7^2
6-Copy from cell C7 to C16
7-stop recording the macro by pressing the stop button

Now go to visual basic editor (i.e. press Alt+F11)

And then click on module
You will see the macro that you have created

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 Record a macro Macros in Excel Record a macro Macros in Excel

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Record a macro Macros in Excel Record a macro Macros in Excel

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 Record another macro Macros in Excel Assign a macro to a command button Macros in Excel

How to create a command button on the

excel sheet and link it to a macro

1-After creating a button

2-Go to view→toolsbar→forms
3-A small window will pop up showing some of the
controls that you can place on the excel sheet
4-Choose the Command button and place it some
where in the excel sheet
5-Once you release the mouse another window will pop
up asking you to attach or link the command button you
have created to the macro available
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Assign a macro to a command button Macros in Excel Assign a macro to a command button Macros in Excel

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 Assign a macro to a command button Macros in Excel Assign a macro to a command button Macros in Excel

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Form controls

Form controls

You can create scroll bar, list_box,

combo_box and others on Excel
sheet using the form controls

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 Form controls
Form controls
Group box

Command
button

Combo Box

List Box
Check
Box
Scroll Bar

Option button
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Form controls Form controls

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 Form controls

msgBox and inputBox

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InputBox Function
InputBox Function
Syntax
InputBox(prompt[, title] [, default] [, xpos] [, ypos] [, helpfile, context])

Value=inputBox(Prompt, title, default)

Prompt is a text ( i.e. it must be

written between two quotes)
Title is also a string

Value1=inputBox(“Enter A value”, “Heat

Transfer”,111)

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 Input Box

Massage Box

Syntax

MsgBox(prompt[, buttons] [, title] [, helpfile, context])

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User Defined Functions

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 Creating user defined functions User defined functions User defined functions

To access the visual basic editor

tools→macros →visual basic editor
Or just type Alt-F11
You will see the visual basic
Go to insert and insert a module
You can view the project ad see that a
module is added to the project. In the
module now you can add functions and
subroutines

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User defined functions User defined functions

Suppose we want to add a function

that do the followings

y = a0 + a1 x + a2 x 2
Function myfun(x)
a0=5
a1=0.5
a2=0.75
myfun=a0+a1*x+a2*x^2
End function

Now you can go to the excel sheet and type =myfun(1) the
answer will be 6.25
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 User defined functions User defined functions

Select a cell and type

=myfun(1)

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Notes on creating user defined functions

To see all user defined functions and
subroutines 1-Try to document every function you write. So
that when you come back to it after a while you
can remember what was the purpose of the
go to tools→macro→visual basic editor function and the source of it
And press on module 2-if you start the first line with single quote or the
word rem, then that statement is a remark
statement
3-use the command debug.print to send values
of the variable to immediate window
4-Keep all related functions and subroutines in
separate module.
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 Example on creating functions

Another Example of creating A user

defined functions

The effectiveness for counter current flow

heat exchanger

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List of the function eff_counter

Function eff_counter(NTU, Cr)

' This function finds the heat effectivness for
' counter current heat exchanger
' The input parameters
' 1-NTU is the no of transfer unit
' 2-Cr is the capacity ratio=Cmin/cmax
'
' C=m_dot*Cp
' NTU=Cmin/UA
' the output is the heat exchanger effectiveness
If Cr = 1 Then
Cr = 0.999
End If
x1 = 1 - Exp(-NTU * (1 - Cr))
y1 = 1 - Cr * Exp(-NTU * (1 - Cr))
eff_counter = x1 / y1
End Function
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 Steps to insert a module into a
Modules can be saved and worksheet
insert in new worksheet
1-In a new or current workbook go to Visual
Basic editior (Alt-F11)
Steps to export a module
2-Insert a new module
Go to visual basic editor
3-Click on the module with mouse right click
Choose the module to export select import file
With mouse right click select Export file 4-A pop up window will appear to select the
module you want to insert
Choose the prefer name and location to
save the module file [The extension of the 5-Choose the location and the name of the file
file will be *.bas]. It can be several (module) you want to insert
functions and modules
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Inserting a module into excel sheet

Some Useful Applications

1-Table interpolation
2-Friction factor in pipes
3-Moist air properties
4-Thermodynamic properties
of water

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 1- Table interpolation

1- Table interpolation

Program name:
table interpolation.xls

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1- Table interpolation 1- Table interpolation

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 1- Table interpolation

Air properties 2- Friction factor for flow

inside pipes
Cp_air(T)
Prandtl_air(T)
Density_air(T)
Program name f_factor.xls
Conductivity_air(T)

Water properties
Cp_water(T)
Prandtl_water(T)
Spvolliq_water(T)
Conductivity_water(T)
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2- Friction factor for flow

2- Friction factor for flow inside pipes
inside pipes

Laminar 64
flow Re<2300 f =
Re

Turbulent 1 ⎡e / D 2.51 ⎤
Re>=2300 = −2.0 log ⎢ + 0.5 ⎥
flow f 0. 5
⎣ 3.7 Re f ⎦

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 2- Friction factor for flow
inside pipes
3-Moist air properties

Dry bulb temp

Wet bulb temperature
Total pressure
Humidity ratio
Enthalpy
Relative humidity
Dew point temperature

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3-Moist air properties

3-Moist air properties

humidity ratio
Given two thermodynamic properties of air
along with total pressure, one then can find the h
rest of the properties W h Ws

f
For example Ws
*

Given tdry, twet, air pressure pa W

1
Find h, RH, dew point temp. sa
t.
t
*
humidity ratio etc

dry temp. td t

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 3-Moist air properties
Some of the moist air properties relation

W = 0.622 Pv
P - Pv
*
Ws ( 2501 - 2.326 t * ) - (t - t * )
W=
(2501 + 1.86 t - 4.186 t * )
WP
Pvs ( t d ) =
0.622 + W

φ = Pv
Pvs
h = C pa * t + W (2501 + C pv * t ) = t + W (2501 + 1.86 * t )

ln( Pvs ) = C1 /T + C 2 + C 3 T + C 4 T 2 + C 5 T 3 + C 6 T 4 + C7 ln(T)

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3-Moist air properties

4-Water thermodynamic properties

File name:
Xsteam_excel_v2.6.xls
Site: http://www.x-eng.com

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 4-Water thermodynamic properties
4-Water thermodynamic properties
T

CP
Steam and water thermodynamic and P2 > P1
thermo-physical properties
P1
Sub-cooled region
Sub-cooled region
Saturated region Super heated region
Saturation region
Saturated vapor line
Superheated region
Saturated liquid line

s
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4-Water thermodynamic properties 4-Water thermodynamic properties

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 4-Water thermodynamic properties 4-Water thermodynamic properties

Given the pressure P ( in bar)

Saturated temperature (Tsat) : Tsat_p(P)

Saturated liquid enthalpy hf: hl_p(P)
Saturated vapor enthalpy hg: hv_p(P)
Saturated liquid specific volume vf: vl_p(P)
Saturated vapor specific volume vg: vv_p(P)

1 bar=100 kPa
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4-Water thermodynamic properties 4-Water thermodynamic properties

Given the temperature T ( in deg. C) Superheated steam properties given P & T

Saturated pressure (Psat) : Psat_p(T)

1-Enthalpy h: h_pt(P,T)
Saturated liquid enthalpy hf: hl_t(T)
2-Entropy s: s_pt(P,T)
Saturated vapor enthalpy hg: hv_t(T)
3-Density rho: rho_pt(P,T)
Saturated liquid specific volume vf: vl_t(T)
Saturated vapor specific volume vg: vv_t(T)

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 4-Water thermodynamic properties

User form and creating a user interface

1-Go to Visual Basic editor

2-Insert a userform
3-On the userform insert tools
4-Change the properties of each tools as
required
5-Program other tools such as command
button, listBox, ComboBox, etc

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Insertion of a form Insert controls on the userform

ComboBox
Command
button

Label Tools
Forms, user Toolbox for
form1 Controls

Text Box Userform

Properties window frame
Properties
Userform window

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 Example: Simple Program

Construct a program with user interface

to add two numbers and show the result

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Summary
1-Cell Referencing (Relative & absolute) Conclusions & Recommendations
2-Introducing some of the built in functions &
Extend your use of Excel 1-Excel is handy, available and powerful
3-Use of Goal & Seek and Solver 2-Lots of help and examples from the net
4-Macros in Excel 3-It is highly recommended to extend you
5-Forms toolbox capability of using Excel for your courses

6-User defined functions 4-Learn how to use new functions, build your
own functions and form modules
7-Usful Engineering Applications
5-For full excel usefulness learn VBA
8-Userform and VBA

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References for Excel uses and

VBA programming

1-Excel for Engineers

2-Internet (lots of sites, examples and
forums

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