Matlab Code

% Loading in data
fid=fopen('dataset1.txt','r');
text2discard=textscan(fid,'%s',11,'delimiter', ' ', 'HeaderLines',0);
data=textscan(fid,'%f %f %f %f','delimiter', ' ', 'HeaderLines',0);
fclose(fid);
locationNo=data{1};
steel_1d0_in1=data{2};
alum_0d5_in1=data{3};
alum_1d0_in1=data{4};
fid=fopen('dataset2.txt','r');
text2discard=textscan(fid,'%s',11,'delimiter', ' ', 'HeaderLines',0);
data=textscan(fid,'%f %f %f %f','delimiter', ' ', 'HeaderLines',0);
fclose(fid);
locationNo=data{1};
steel_1d0_in2=data{2};
alum_0d5_in2=data{3};
alum_1d0_in2=data{4};
% Array of Thermocouple Positions
x=[0,0.1,0.5,1,1.5,2,2.5,3]*0.3048;
% Diameter
D=1*0.0254;
% Perimeter
P=pi*D;
% Area
A=(pi*D^2)/4;
% Length of Fins
L=3*0.3048+7.94E-3;
% k for aluminum
K=177;
% k for steel
K_st=15;
% Average Ambient Temperature
t_amb=(21.227766+21.230077)/2;
t_amb=mean([21.227766,21.230077])+273;
% Average Base Temperature
t_b=mean([124.692058,125.630037])+273;
%Discarding data points 3 and 5 because of faulty thermocouples
alum_1d0_in1
alum_1d0_in1 =
108.7503
98.9269
187.4615
76.2896
175.4703

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43.7889
36.1148
31.3809
27.9631
alum_1d0_in1=[108.7503
98.9269
76.2896
56.3363
43.7889
36.1148
31.3809
27.9631];
steel_1d0_in1
steel_1d0_in1 =
103.0832
81.2167
239.1964
39.4183
29.7386
24.5751
21.6551
21.0722
20.9988
21.2724
steel_1d0_in1=[ 103.0832
81.2167
39.4183
24.5751
21.6551
21.0722
20.9988
21.2724];
alum_1d0_in2
alum_1d0_in2 =
109.4526
99.4810
186.4798
76.3777
172.4078
56.3756
43.9052
36.2717
31.5080
27.9576
alum_1d0_in2=[109.4526

99.4810
76.3777
56.3756
43.9052
36.2717
31.5080
27.9576];
steel_1d0_in2
steel_1d0_in2 =
103.5309
81.3608
239.1981
39.6509
29.9680
24.6882
21.6893
21.1543
21.0091
21.3066
steel_1d0_in2=[103.5309
81.3608
39.6509
24.6882
21.6893
21.1543
21.0091
21.3066];
% Average of temperatures
alum_1d0_in=(alum_1d0_in1+alum_1d0_in2)/2;
steel_1d0_in=(steel_1d0_in1+steel_1d0_in2)/2;
% Calculate theta_exp
Thetai_exp_Al=alum_1d0_in-t_amb;
Thetab_exp_Al=t_b-t_amb;
theta_exp_Al=Thetai_exp_Al./Thetab_exp_Al;
Thetai_exp_St=steel_1d0_in-t_amb;
Thetab_exp_St=t_b-t_amb;
theta_exp_St=Thetai_exp_St./Thetab_exp_St;
% Initial guess for heat transfer coefficient
h=linspace(1,50,10000);
% Determine heat transfer coefficient using least squares method
theta_exp_Al=theta_exp_Al';
for i = 1:length(h)
m = sqrt((h(i).*P)./(K*A));
thetai_theory_Al = cosh(m.*(L - x)) + (h(i)/(m*K)).*...
sinh(m.*(L - x));
thetab_theory_Al = cosh(m*L) + (h(i)/(m*K))*sinh(m*L);

theta_theory_Al = thetai_theory_Al./thetab_theory_Al;
e_i =theta_exp_Al - theta_theory_Al;
S_r_Al(i) = sum(e_i.^2);
end
theta_exp_St=theta_exp_St';
for i = 1:length(h)
m = sqrt((h(i).*P)./(K_st*A));
thetai_theory_St = cosh(m.*(L - x)) + (h(i)/(m*K_st)).*...
sinh(m.*(L - x));
thetab_theory_St = cosh(m*L) + (h(i)/(m*K_st))*sinh(m*L);
theta_theory_St = thetai_theory_St./thetab_theory_St;
e_i =theta_exp_St - theta_theory_St;
S_r(i) = sum(e_i.^2);
end
% Value and location of smallest Sr
[value,location] = min(S_r_Al);
Actual_h = h(location)
[value,location] = min(S_r);
Actual_h = h(location)
Actual_h =
50
Actual_h =
50
% Plotting theta_exp and curve fit line vs x/L
m = sqrt((Actual_h.*P)./(K*A));
thetai_theory = cosh(m.*(L - x)) + (Actual_h/(m*K)).*...
sinh(m.*(L - x));
thetab_theory = cosh(m*L) + (Actual_h/(m*K))*sinh(m*L);
theta_theory_actual = thetai_theory/thetab_theory;
plot(xL,theta_exp_Al,'-b',xL,theta_theory_actual,'-r')
title('Curve Fit of Experimental and Theoretical Data');
xlabel('Position [m]');
ylabel('Thetai/Thetab');
legend('Experimental Data','Theoretical Data');
m = sqrt((Actual_h.*P)./(K_st*A));
thetai_theory = cosh(m.*(L - x)) + (Actual_h/(m*K_st)).*...
sinh(m.*(L - x));
thetab_theory = cosh(m*L) + (Actual_h/(m*K_st))*sinh(m*L);
theta_theory_actual = thetai_theory/thetab_theory;

plot(xL,theta_exp_St,'-b',xL,theta_theory_actual,'-r')
title('Curve Fit of Experimental and Theoretical Data');
xlabel('Position [m]');
ylabel('Thetai/Thetab');
legend('Experimental Data','Theoretical Data');