Solar-h2o:Copper-Graphs

Plots of Ehren's Equation Against Recorded Values

http://cs.earlham.edu/~hip/enpr256/test1.png

[EPS]

http://cs.earlham.edu/~hip/enpr256/test2.png

[EPS]

http://cs.earlham.edu/~hip/enpr256/test3.png

[EPS]

Process (so I can remember)

Export database table to file

hip=# BEGIN;
BEGIN
hip=# CREATE TEMP TABLE copper_runs AS
hip-# SELECT to_char(run3,'099.99') as run3, \
  to_char(run2,'099.99') as run2, \
  to_char(run1,'099.99') as run1 FROM ss_copper_lab ORDER BY date ASC;
SELECT
hip=# COPY copper_runs TO '/clients/users/copelco/copper_lab.txt' NULL AS '-';
COPY
hip=# ROLLBACK;
ROLLBACK
hip=#

Add 3 second time interval to data file

#    run3    run2    run1
#--------------------------
000  073.96  073.74  072.72
003  075.54  075.09  073.29
006  076.55  076.66  074.41
...

[Data File]

Create gnuplot file

set xrange [0:210]
set xlabel "Time (seconds)"
set ylabel "Temperature (F)"

########### Test 1 ###########
set title "Copper Pipe Heat Exchanger Test - Test #1"

A = 97.5
F = 72.72
f(x) = A - (A - F) * exp(-0.009547*x)

set terminal png
set output "test1.png"
plot f(x) with lines lt 1 lw 2, \
  "copper_lab.txt" using 1:4 title "Test 1" with lines lt 3 lw 3

set term postscript eps enhanced color
set output "test1.eps"
replot

########### Test 2 ###########
set title "Copper Pipe Heat Exchanger Test - Test #2"

A = 107
F = 72.28
f(x) = A - (A - F) * exp(-0.009547*x)

set terminal png
set output "test2.png"
plot f(x) with lines lt 1 lw 2, \
 "copper_lab.txt" using 1:3 title "Test 2" with lines lt 3 lw 3

set term postscript eps enhanced color
set output "test2.eps"
replot

########### Test 3 ###########
set title "Copper Pipe Heat Exchanger Test - Test #3"
 
A = 105
F = 72.28
f(x) = A - (A - F) * exp(-0.009547*x)

set terminal png
set output "test3.png"
plot f(x) with lines lt 1 lw 2, \
  "copper_lab.txt" using 1:2 title "Test 3" with lines lt 3 lw 3

set term postscript eps enhanced color
set output "test3.eps"
replot

[Plot File]