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Hydrogen Blending in Natural Gas Pipelines — 2D Kinetics & Diffusion

2D kinetic-theory gas-mixing chamber plus a real Fick's-law wall-diffusion model: blend hydrogen into a natural-gas stream and watch live Wobbe Index, energy-density and embrittlement-risk readouts respond to blend ratio, pressure and pipe material.

Energy & Thermodynamics2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version

This 2D companion rebuilds the same hydrogen-blending physics as a genuine kinetic-theory gas simulation plus a real Fick's-law diffusion solver, instead of a flattened camera view of a pipe. Colliding CH₄/H₂ disks in a 2D mixing chamber obey correct elastic-collision mechanics with mass-dependent speeds, feeding a live measured outlet composition. A separate finite-difference panel integrates Fick's second law across the pipe wall with a Sievert's-law boundary condition, so the embrittlement-risk readout is the output of an actual time-dependent diffusion model rather than a static formula.

⚙ Under the hood

A 2D kinetic-theory gas-mixing chamber with real elastic-collision physics (H2 disks visibly move ~2.8x faster than CH4, matching kinetic theory) paired with a Fick's-law finite-difference solver for hydrogen diffusion into the pipe wall. Tune blend ratio, pressure and pipe material and watch the Wobbe Index, energy density and a live, time-dependent embrittlement-risk readout respond.

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2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install