Question
Find the time in which a layer of ice 3cm thick on the surface of pond will increase by 2mm when the temperature of air is –25°C. Take density of ice 900kg/m3and thermal conductivity 0.005cal/msK.
Solution
Initial thickness of layer of ice, x1 = 3 cm
Final thickness of ice, x2 = 3.2 cm
Temperature of air, = -25o C
Density of ice, = 900 kg/m3
Thermal conductivity, K = 0.005 cal/msK
Time taken to freeze the lake from thickness to x1 is given by,