Long Numerical Integration: Is this possible with MATLAB?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the feasibility of performing a specific numerical integration in MATLAB, particularly related to the pressure response of a horizontal observation well. Participants explore various methods and approaches for integrating a complex equation that includes a summation series, with integration limits ranging from 0 to 10,000.

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  • Mathematical reasoning

Main Points Raised

  • One participant expresses difficulty in performing the integration in MATLAB and describes the specific equation they are attempting to integrate, which includes constants and a summation from n=1 to infinity.
  • Another participant points out that the variable 'td' is not defined in the provided code, which could lead to errors during execution.
  • A participant clarifies that 'td' is intended to be the variable of integration and explains the limits of integration, indicating that they are working with varying upper limits.
  • One participant suggests using symbolic variables in MATLAB by defining 'td' with the command 'syms td' and provides an example of how to structure the integration command.
  • There is a suggestion that if the integration is to be done numerically rather than symbolically, the function should be evaluated first before integration, emphasizing the need to define 'td' appropriately.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the need to define 'td' for the integration to work correctly. However, there are differing views on whether to approach the integration symbolically or numerically, and the discussion remains unresolved regarding the best method to implement.

Contextual Notes

There are unresolved issues regarding the proper definition of variables and the integration method to be used, as well as the handling of the summation series within the integration.

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Please, I am new in MATLAB and need some help as to whether MATLAB can perform this integration, and how to go about it. I have tried 'quad', 'quad8', 'trapz' and even a sum approach but it returns either a not-a-number answer or mtimes error or mrdivide error message. What I want to do is this (Pressure response of a horizontal observation well at a distance xd, yd and zd from a producer)
integral= (1/(sqrt(td)))*(exp(yd^2/(4*td)))*(erf((1+xd)/(2*sqrt(td)))+erf((1-xd)/(2*sqrt(td))))*(1+2*(exp((-n^2*pi^2*td)/hd^2)*cos(n*pi*zwd)*cos(n*pi*((zd/hd)+zwd))));
xd, yd, zd, hd and zwd are constants.
i am integrating from 0 to td for td values of 0.001 to 10000
for each of the integral segment, 0.001 to 10000, (exp((-n^2*pi^2*td)/hd^2)*cos(n*pi*zwd)*cos(n*pi*((zd/hd)+zwd))) will be summed for n=1 to infinity. ie Ʃ(exp((-n^2*pi^2*td)/hd^2)*cos(n*pi*zwd)*cos(n*pi*((zd/hd)+zwd))) for n=1 to ∞

This is my recent attempt: where I did td =1 to 10000; and n= 1 to 100 just for it to work first.
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clc
x=2800;
y=0;
z=50;
zw=50.165;
kx=300;
ky=300;
kz=100;
l=1000; %well half length
h=100;
% t=150;
% td=(0.0002637*ky*t)/(phi*mu*ct*xf.^2)
k=nthroot(kx*ky*kz,3);
xd = x/l*sqrt(k/kx);
yd = y/l*sqrt(k/ky);
zd = z/h;
zwd=zw/h;
hd = h/l*sqrt(k/kz);
for i = 1:1e+1:10000
for j=1:100
int(i,j)= (1./(sqrt(td(i)))).*(exp(yd.^2./(4.*td(i)))).*(erf((1+xd)./(2.*sqrt(td(i))))+erf((1-xd)./(2.*sqrt(td(i))))).*(1+2.*(exp((-n(j)^2.*pi^2.*td(i))./hd.^2).*cos(n(j)*pi*zwd).*cos(n(j)*pi*((zd./hd)+zwd))));
end
end
p=sum(int*10,3)

Error: ? Undefined function or method 'td' for input arguments of type 'double'.
**The attached document contains the equation.
 
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I'm having trouble understanding this. Is this all of your code? You don't have a definition for td.
 
Yes, I am integrating with respect to td. So, I did not define td.
Lower integral limit is zero, and I will have several upper limits of 0.001 to 10000 with varying intervals. The equation contains a sum series within.
Equation is:
integral= (1/(sqrt(td)))*(exp(yd^2/(4*td)))*(erf((1+xd)/(2*sqrt(td)))+erf((1-xd)/(2*sqrt(td))))*(1+2*Ʃ(exp((-n^2*pi^2*td)/hd^2)*cos(n*pi*zwd)*cos(n*pi*((zd/hd)+zwd))))
the sigma is for n=1 to infinity.
 
If you're using it as a symbolic variable, you need to define it using
Code:
syms td;

I don't know if there are alternate syntaxes for integrating, but AFAIK it's normally

Code:
int(expr,var)

so your code would be

Code:
syms td
int((1./(sqrt(td(i)))).*(exp(yd.^2./(4.*td(i)))).*(erf((1+xd)./(2.*sqrt(td(i))))+erf((1-xd)./(2.*sqrt(td(i))))).*(1+2.*(exp((-n(j)^2.*pi^2.*td(i))./hd.^2).*cos(n(j)*pi*zwd).*cos(n(j)*pi*((zd./hd)+zwd)))),td)

or something like that. If you're trying to integrate numerically rather than symbolically, then you should evaluate the function first and then integrate it, and you would need to define td.
 
Thanks, let me try it.
 

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