I need to solve this problem in Matlab. I have a hot body placed over cold ground, this having a thermal conductivity k = 1.
I need to estimate the total heat loss by conduction into the substratum at each timestep.
For each of these timesteps I have a temperature profile and the associated vertical profile at 1cm intervals (see .mat files attached).
How can I estimate the total heat loss (w/m2) at each time interval (i.e., the heat loss for every profile)?
Any help woud be grately appreciated!
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