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Interpreting The Experimental Data: How To Approach: CHME 324, Chemical Engineering Lab I

1) Plot experimental data as scattered points without connecting lines and compare the trend to literature models. 2) Fit a mathematical model using nonlinear regression and plot the model alongside experimental results. 3) Quantify deviations between experimental and theoretical values using statistical analysis like average absolute deviation and standard deviation to assess data quality.

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Interpreting The Experimental Data: How To Approach: CHME 324, Chemical Engineering Lab I

1) Plot experimental data as scattered points without connecting lines and compare the trend to literature models. 2) Fit a mathematical model using nonlinear regression and plot the model alongside experimental results. 3) Quantify deviations between experimental and theoretical values using statistical analysis like average absolute deviation and standard deviation to assess data quality.

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Interpreting 

the experimental Data: How to 
Approach

CHME 324, Chemical Engineering Lab I

Mohammad Hasan Arshad
Interpreting the experimental Data: 
How to Approach
1. Plot your experimental data as scattered point (not as 
connecting line). For example as below.
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Total pump Head (m)

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0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2
Flow rate (L/S)

Mohammad Hasan Arshad
Interpreting the experimental Data: How to 
Approach
• Just hold your breadth for a while and think  what should be the expected 
trend.
• Don’t jump to conclusion.
• Look for the expected trend in text book, literature  or technical websites.
• Compare your results with the trend you found in literature.
• If it is not matching with the literature trend at all, go back to your 
calculation and recheck the way you processed the data..
• Look for the suitable trend line (mathematical model/correlations) 
available in the literature  

Mohammad Hasan Arshad
Fitting the mathematical model using nonlinear 
regression (least square technique) 
• For example. One of the mathematical model for the Total head of the 
pump with flow rate is H=a‐bQ2 
• Fit the above equation using least square technique as explained in 
Tutorial. Example attached. curve fitting.xlsx.
• Plot Model and experimental results together to show the quality of fit.
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Total pump Head (m)

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5 5 model
4 4 exp
3 3 Poly. (exp)
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1 1
0 0
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2
Mohammad Hasan Arshad
Flow rate (L/S)
Fitting the mathematical model using nonlinear regression 
(least square technique):Empirical modeling 
• One of the famous equation in Chemical engineering is highly non‐linear… 
what is that??
• Antoine Equation (How to get the model coefficients)

Mohammad Hasan Arshad
Interpreting the experimental Data: How to 
Approach
• Discuss the plot referring to over all quality of experimental data as 
compared  to the theoretical model/correlation.
• Quantify the deviations by doing statistical analysis
o % deviation=(experimental value –theoretical value)/theoretical value*100.
o Mention the maximum deviation you are having in your result.
o AAD (average absolute deviation)

 exp erimental  theoritica l  100


AAD    n
 theoritica l 
Where n is the number of data points.

AAD give the idea of over all quality of data.

Mohammad Hasan Arshad
Interpreting the experimental Data: How to 
Approach
• Quantify the deviations by doing statistical analysis (continued)
o Standard deviation

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 2 
   exp,i   cal ,i  
n

SD   i 1 
 n p 
 
Where n is the number of data points and p is the number of adjusted 
parameters

Mohammad Hasan Arshad
Interpreting the experimental Data: How to 
Approach
• Justify the trend with physical principle.
o Refer to the related theory you learned before.
o Come up with scientific reasons involved and explain the trends 
clearly.
o You are most welcome to share your thought with instructor. Your 
thought could be fined tuned and you will be guided towards better 
understanding of physical phenomenon happening in the experiments.

Mohammad Hasan Arshad

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