A common concern for anyone who visits the Dal Lake and wants some fun is : "Is the ice safe enough?". The expert's answer is, well, the ice is never safe enough.
But here we'll adopt a more scientific approach. It is well known that
snowmobiles and ATV’s need at least 5 inches, and cars and light trucks need at least 12 inches of good clear ice.
Here are some stats of the Dal Lake:
1)Total depth (water+ice) in winters: 20ft.
2)Surface temperature: -16*C.
3)Bottom temperature: +4*C.
Assume the thermal conductivity of ice: 2.18 units, and that of water: .58.
So, is the ice safe for snowmobiling? for driving? for both? for none?
for both
ReplyDeletelove the way you put up questions!
ReplyDeletebtw, it is safe for both..(i'm getting the width of ice as 18.75 approx)
yes both
ReplyDeleteSame question was in our HRT-9 also
lovely question!i think you should rewrite our vm modules to make them more interesting
ReplyDelete-aakash
Thanks for the compliments.
ReplyDeleteThe question was a re-phrasing of an interesting one from our worksheet.
And Sambhav's answer is right.
18.752668007883862 the thickness of ice
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