%% CALCULATE BUBBLE STATISTICS FROM JSON DATA %{ Description: This script reads a JSON file containing manually annotated bubble contours. It then calculates key bubble statistics for each image, aggregates the results by heat load, and computes the mean and standard deviation for each heat load condition. Instructions: 0. Define the pixel resolution parameter (l_px) accordingly. 1. Run this script. 2. A dialog will prompt you to select the JSON data file. 3. A second dialog will prompt you to select the folder containing the corresponding original images. 4. The script will process the data and display a results table in the Command Window. 5. (Optional) Set `save_contour_Mode` to true to save annotated images. Last modified: 2025/10/08 Author: Lige Zhang Reference: International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 255 (2026): 127894. %} clear; close all; clc format long %% --------------------- USER SETTINGS --------------------- % --- Set to true to save images with contours drawn on them --- save_contour_Mode = true; % --- Physical Constants --- % l_px = 32.26e-3; % Pixel resolution in [mm/pixel] <- IMPORTANT: need to be updated accroding to the dataset! l_px = 31.25e-3; A_px = l_px^2; % Area of a single pixel in [mm^2/pixel] %% --------------------- DATA LOADING --------------------- [jsonFileName, jsonPath] = uigetfile('*.json', 'Select the annotated JSON file'); if isequal(jsonFileName, 0), disp('File selection cancelled.'); return; end jsonFile = fullfile(jsonPath, jsonFileName); imageFolderDIR = uigetdir(jsonPath, 'Select the folder containing the original images'); if isequal(imageFolderDIR, 0), disp('Folder selection cancelled.'); return; end jsonText = fileread(jsonFile); structData = jsondecode(jsonText); imageDataNames = fieldnames(structData); %% ----------------- BUBBLE STATISTICS CALCULATION ----------------- bubbleStat = struct; disp('Processing images and calculating statistics...'); % --- Create the output directory for contour images --- if save_contour_Mode == true save_contour_DIR = fullfile(imageFolderDIR, "BubbleContours"); if ~exist(save_contour_DIR, 'dir'), mkdir(save_contour_DIR); end end for i = 1:length(imageDataNames) currentImageKey = imageDataNames{i}; currentImageData = structData.(currentImageKey); imageFileName = currentImageData.FileName; heatLoadToken = regexp(imageFileName, '_(\d+(\.\d+)?W)_', 'tokens'); if isempty(heatLoadToken) warning('Could not parse heat load from filename: %s. Skipping.', imageFileName); continue; end heatLoadStr = heatLoadToken{1}{1}; heatLoadFieldName = matlab.lang.makeValidName(['load_' heatLoadStr]); bubbles = currentImageData.Bubbles; bubbleNames = fieldnames(bubbles); numOfBubbles_i = length(bubbleNames); if numOfBubbles_i == 0, continue; end allBubbleAreas_i = zeros(numOfBubbles_i, 1); for j = 1:numOfBubbles_i bubbleName = bubbleNames{j}; x_coord = bubbles.(bubbleName).x_coordinate; y_coord = bubbles.(bubbleName).y_coordinate; allBubbleAreas_i(j) = polyarea(x_coord, y_coord) * A_px; end sumAreaBubbles_i = sum(allBubbleAreas_i); avgBubbleArea_i = mean(allBubbleAreas_i); avgBubbleRadius_i = sqrt(avgBubbleArea_i / pi); Img_proc = imread(fullfile(imageFolderDIR, imageFileName)); imageTotalArea = size(Img_proc, 1) * size(Img_proc, 2) * A_px; vaporAreaFraction_i = sumAreaBubbles_i / imageTotalArea; if ~isfield(bubbleStat, heatLoadFieldName) bubbleStat.(heatLoadFieldName).NumBubbles = []; bubbleStat.(heatLoadFieldName).AvgArea = []; bubbleStat.(heatLoadFieldName).AvgRadius = []; bubbleStat.(heatLoadFieldName).VaporFraction = []; end bubbleStat.(heatLoadFieldName).NumBubbles(end+1) = numOfBubbles_i; bubbleStat.(heatLoadFieldName).AvgArea(end+1) = avgBubbleArea_i; bubbleStat.(heatLoadFieldName).AvgRadius(end+1) = avgBubbleRadius_i; bubbleStat.(heatLoadFieldName).VaporFraction(end+1) = vaporAreaFraction_i; %% --- CORRECTED: Save tightly-cropped image with sanitized filename --- if save_contour_Mode == true % Create a figure but keep it invisible for faster processing fig = figure('Visible', 'off'); ax = axes(fig); % Create axes in the figure imshow(Img_proc, 'Parent', ax); hold(ax, 'on'); for j = 1:numOfBubbles_i bubbleName = bubbleNames{j}; plot(ax, bubbles.(bubbleName).x_coordinate, bubbles.(bubbleName).y_coordinate, 'r--', 'LineWidth', 2); end hold(ax, 'off'); % --- FIX 1: Sanitize filename to handle '.' correctly --- [~, base_name, ~] = fileparts(imageFileName); sanitized_name = strrep(base_name, '.', 'd'); output_image_path = fullfile(save_contour_DIR, [sanitized_name, '.png']); % --- FIX 2: Use exportgraphics to save without whitespace --- exportgraphics(ax, output_image_path, 'Resolution', 150); close(fig); end end disp('Calculation finished. Summarizing results...'); %% ------------------- FINAL RESULTS SUMMARY ------------------- loadNames = fieldnames(bubbleStat); numLoads = length(loadNames); resultsData = zeros(numLoads, 9); for k = 1:numLoads loadName = loadNames{k}; loadValueStr = regexp(loadName, '\d+(\.?\d+)?', 'match'); loadValue = str2double(loadValueStr{1}); resultsData(k, :) = [ loadValue, ... mean(bubbleStat.(loadName).NumBubbles), std(bubbleStat.(loadName).NumBubbles), ... mean(bubbleStat.(loadName).AvgArea), std(bubbleStat.(loadName).AvgArea), ... mean(bubbleStat.(loadName).AvgRadius), std(bubbleStat.(loadName).AvgRadius), ... mean(bubbleStat.(loadName).VaporFraction), std(bubbleStat.(loadName).VaporFraction) ]; end resultsData = sortrows(resultsData, 1); resultsTable = array2table(resultsData, 'VariableNames', { 'HeatLoad_W', ... 'Mean_NumBubbles', 'StdDev_NumBubbles', ... 'Mean_AvgArea_mm2', 'StdDev_AvgArea_mm2', ... 'Mean_AvgRadius_mm', 'StdDev_AvgRadius_mm', ... 'Mean_VaporFraction', 'StdDev_VaporFraction' }); disp(resultsTable);