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🧪 Renewable Energy Hydroelectric Simulation

Interactive hydroelectric dam simulator: adjust reservoir head, gate opening and turbine efficiency to watch water fall through the penstock and spin the turbine, with live power output (MW), flow velocity and turbine speed readouts.

Energy & Thermodynamics2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted💧 Water

This simulation demonstrates the operation of a hydroelectric power plant: how gravitational potential energy stored in a raised reservoir is converted into electrical energy as water falls through the penstock and spins a turbine coupled to a generator. Adjust the reservoir head, the intake gate opening and the turbine's efficiency, and bring more turbine units online, to see how each factor drives the plant's real-time power output, flow velocity and turbine speed — all computed from the same P = ηρgQH equation used to design real hydroelectric stations.

⚙ Under the hood

This simulation demonstrates the operation of a hydroelectric power plant. It illustrates how gravitational potential energy is converted into electrical energy through the flow of water and the rotation of turbines.

Hydroelectric PowerEnergy Flow

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