clear; clc; printf('FUNDAMENTALS OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER \n Incropera / Dewitt / Bergman / Lavine \n EXAMPLE 5.6 Page 288 \n'); //Example 5.6 // Burial Depth //Operating Conditions k = .52; //[W/m.K] Thermal Conductivity rho = 2050; //[kg/m^3] Density c = 1840; //[J/kg.K] Specific Heat Ti = 20+273; //[K] Initial Temp Ts = -15+273; //[K] Temp of surrounding T = 0+273; //[K] Temp at depth xm after 60 days t = 60*24*3600; //[sec] time perod alpha = k/(rho*c); //[m^2/s] //Using eqn 5.57 xm = erfinv((T-Ts)/(Ti-Ts))*2*(alpha*t)^.5; printf("\n Depth at which after 60 days soil freeze = %.2f m",xm); //END