Hi,
To generate a linear equation for a specific flow rate using the given data table, you can interpolate between the known flow rates to find the slope and intercept for the desired flow rate. Then, you can use these values to form the linear equation. Refer to the below steps for better understanding:
- Store the given data in MATLAB arrays.
- Interpolate to find the slope and intercept at the desired flow rate.
- Generate the linear equation based on the interpolated slope and intercept.
I wrote an example implementation for better understanding, given below:
% Given data
relativeHumidity = [0, 20, 40, 60, 80, 100]; % Relative humidity in percent
flowRates = [20, 2, 0.5, 0.2]; % Given flow rates in std L/min
corrections = [0, 0, 0, 0;
-0.0075, -0.0085, -0.0095, -0.0105;
-0.015, -0.017, -0.019, -0.021;
-0.0225, -0.0255, -0.0285, -0.0315;
-0.03, -0.034, -0.038, -0.042;
-0.0375, -0.0425, -0.0475, -0.0525]; % Corrections at different humidities and flow rates
% Desired flow rate
desiredFlowRate = 6.45;
% Interpolate to find corrections at the desired flow rate
interpolatedCorrections = interp1(flowRates, corrections', desiredFlowRate, 'linear', 'extrap');
% Plot settings
hold on;
grid on;
xlabel('Relative Humidity (%)');
ylabel('Correction Factor');
title('Correction Factor vs. Relative Humidity for Various Flow Rates');
% Plot the original data points and lines for each flow rate
colors = ['b', 'g', 'r', 'c']; % Colors for the lines
for i = 1:length(flowRates)
plot(relativeHumidity, corrections(:, i), 'o', 'MarkerEdgeColor', colors(i));
% Fit and plot line for each flow rate
p = polyfit(relativeHumidity, corrections(:, i), 1);
f = polyval(p, relativeHumidity);
plot(relativeHumidity, f, 'Color', colors(i), 'DisplayName', sprintf('%.2f std L/min', flowRates(i)));
end
% Fit and plot line for the interpolated flow rate
pInterpolated = polyfit(relativeHumidity, interpolatedCorrections, 1);
fInterpolated = polyval(pInterpolated, relativeHumidity);
plot(relativeHumidity, fInterpolated, 'k--', 'LineWidth', 2, 'DisplayName', sprintf('%.2f std L/min (Interpolated)', desiredFlowRate));
% Print the equation for the interpolated flow rate
fprintf('Equation for %.2f std L/min (Interpolated): y = %.4fx + %.4f\n', desiredFlowRate, pInterpolated(1), pInterpolated(2));
legend('show', 'Location', 'southwest');
hold off;
For interpolation, I have made use of the interp1 function; for more information on this function, you can refer to the below documentation:
