Please help with this Matlab problem

The purpose of this problem is to a) appreciate the implications of writing the model equations the correct way; and b) to learn how you can extract useful information related to the solution to your problem. We will do these while studying an equation solving problem:

A packed bed reactor is a tubular reactor filled with a packing material (you will learn more about this type of reactor). For such a reactor the Ergun equation provides a relationship between the pressure drop per unit length and the properties of the bed:

Using the Matlab function fzero calculate the void fraction. However, to appreciate the importance of the initial guess, solve the equation using initial guesses from 0.05 to 1.0 with a 0.025 increment. Record the number of iterations required for each initial guess and plot this number as a function of the initial guess. To do so you will need to call the function as follows:

[x, residual, exitflag, output] = fzero(fun, x0);

The number of iterations fzero took can be found in: output.funcCount

Use the Publish command to generate a report, save it as a pdf file and submit the pdf file

= 150-0) (1-02 + Where = pressure drop = 416Pa, L = reactor length = 1.5m, h = fluid viscosity = 1R,vo- superficial velocity-0.1-,e-void fraction, Dp-particle diameter-5cm, -fluid density- 2g/cm3. HOWEVER, try solving the problem two different ways: solve the equation: solve the equation: and see what happens.. -1500D2) (1-3)2-4 (pue)! . 1500D22 (1-r)2--(va)(1-r) 1) 2) 7 0% 4 D. Hint: to make the equation consistent with respect to units you must set: Dp -5 x 10-2 h-1 x 103 p 2 x 103