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Gas Centrifuge Isotope Separation

Interactive 3D gas-centrifuge simulator: watch UF6 molecules carrying U-235 and U-238 separate radially under the centrifugal potential, tune rotor speed, temperature and countercurrent flow, and read the live separation factor and stage output enrichment.

Energy & Thermodynamics3DAdvanced60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 2D version
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Uranium enrichment plants separate the fissile isotope ²³⁵U from the far more abundant ²³⁸U by spinning gaseous uranium hexafluoride (UF6) in a rotor at extreme speed. This simulator renders the radial isotope migration inside a single centrifuge rotor exactly as the underlying barometric mass-separation law predicts, lets you tune peripheral speed, temperature and countercurrent flow, and chains the result through a cascade of stages so you can see how a tiny per-machine separation factor compounds into a usable product assay — the same mechanism, scaled very differently, behind both low-enriched reactor fuel and highly enriched material.

⚙ Under the hood

Watch UF6 molecules carrying U-235 and U-238 separate radially inside a spinning centrifuge rotor under the centrifugal potential, tune rotor speed, temperature and countercurrent flow, and read the live separation factor and cascade output enrichment.

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3D · Three.js / WebGL renderer · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install

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