Only getting zero as my output for ode45

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Harry Parker
Harry Parker on 23 Nov 2020
Commented: Harry Parker on 26 Nov 2020
Hi,
So I'm producing a model based on a paper I've recently reviewed. When entering it into ode45 it only ouputs 0 as the value of X. I believe this is because X0 = 0. Though this is the correct initial condition is there anyway to work around this.
function dxdt = microalgal_model(t, X)
uxmax = 0.275; %h-1
%fxS variables
kxs = 0.0624; %gSL-1
kixs = 12.40; %gSL-1
%fxN variables
kxn = 0.0812; %gNL-1
kixn = 0.6250; %gNL-1
%fxI variables
kxi = 45.50; %uEm-2s-2
kixi = 297.75; %uEm-2s-2
o = 0.7419; %gX-1Lm-1
l = 0.25; %m
%fxT variables
aox = 0.6175; %h-1
eax = 25.9243; %Kcalmol-1
r = 0.0099858775; %Kcalmol-1
to = 293; %K
box = 0.1101; %h-1
ebx = 48.0151; %Kcalmol-1
S = 1.05;
N = 0.098;
Io =125;
T = 303;
fxS = S / (S + kxs + ((S^2)/kixs));
fxN = N / (N + kxn + ((N^2)/kixn));
Il = Io*exp(-o*X*l);
fxI = Il / (Il + kxi + ((Il^2)/kixi));
fxT = aox * exp((-eax/r)*((1/T)-(1/to))) - box * exp ( (-ebx/r)*((1/T)-(1/to)));
ux = uxmax * fxS * fxN * fxI * fxT;
dxdt = ux * X;
end
tspan = [0 192];
X0 = 0;
[t, X] = ode45(@(t,X) microalgal_model(t,X), tspan, X0);
plot(t,X)

Answers (2)

Jon
Jon on 23 Nov 2020
The "problem" is that x0 = 0 is an equilibrium point of your system dx/dt = 0 when x = 0.
So if you start the system at x0 = 0 then it doesn't go anywhere, it just stays at zero.
Please try for a non-zero initial condition and you will see that it infact evolves to another value.
If you don't think x0 should be an equilibrium point then you need to look further into your equations in microalgal_model as currently they evaluate to zero when x = 0
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Harry Parker
Harry Parker on 26 Nov 2020
Thanks, I had a look through the literature and found a non zero X0 value

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Star Strider
Star Strider on 23 Nov 2020
Give it something other than 0 as the intial condition, for example:
X0 = 0+eps;
That worked when I tried it.

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