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Tip-Speed Ratio & Yaw Loss Explorer (2D)

Interactive 2D wind turbine simulator: sweep wind speed, blade pitch and rotor RPM to watch the tip-speed ratio drive the power coefficient Cp along the classic Cp(λ,β) curve against the Betz limit, then drag the top-down view to yaw the nacelle off the wind and see the cosine-cubed power loss in real time, with an optional MPPT tracker.

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

A wind turbine's rotor is only efficient across a narrow band of speeds relative to the wind — this 2D simulator makes that relationship tangible. Adjust wind speed and blade pitch, then either drive rotor speed by hand or hand control to a maximum-power-point-tracking (MPPT) controller, and watch the operating point slide along a live-plotted Cp(λ,β) curve against the Betz limit while a 2D rotor spins at the resulting tip-speed ratio. Drag the top-down inset to yaw the nacelle off the wind and watch the cosine-cubed power loss take hold in real time.

⚙ Under the hood

Interactive 2D wind turbine simulator: sweep wind speed, blade pitch and rotor RPM to watch the tip-speed ratio drive the power coefficient Cp along the classic Cp(λ,β) curve against the Betz limit, then drag the top-down inset to yaw the nacelle off the wind and see the cosine-cubed power loss in real time, with an optional MPPT tracker.

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