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Re: Solving an ODE with nested functions

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However, I have run into yet another problem (see integrated outflow results) which for some strange reason presents the units as [s m3] but should be just [m3].

Prime is perfectly right - if you integrate a volume (Q.out(length)) over time (dt) you get dimension volume*time.

 

Why are time [s] units appearing in the result?

 

because you variable of integration is time.

 

The dimension of Int(a, db) is dimension_of_a * dimension_of_b. You may look at the integral as the summation of an (infinite) number of very small rectangles. In your case the "height" of those rectangles is measured in liter or m^3 (Q.out) and the (infinitesimal small) width dt in seconds.

 

You see the same effect in your sheet with the integral of I over time. I has dimension volume/time und so the integral has dimension volume.

 

Are you really sure about feeding h(t)/s into Q.out in the odesolve block? I just did it to show that using the correct units makes the solve block work but I never thought this would make any sense looking at the physics of the problem.

If it really should make sense (which I doubt) you get you desired units by using depth(t)/seconds when calling Q.out in your integral.

But I would urge you to doublecheck your formulas for consistency.


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