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Tip-Speed Ratio & Power Coefficient Explorer

Interactive 3D wind turbine simulator: sweep wind speed, blade pitch and rotor RPM to see how the tip-speed ratio drives the power coefficient Cp along the classic Cp(λ,β) curve, with the Betz limit and a live MPPT tracker.

Energy & Thermodynamics3DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 2D version

A wind turbine's rotor is only efficient across a narrow band of speeds relative to the wind — this 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 real 3D rotor spins at the resulting tip-speed ratio and the delivered power updates in real time.

⚙ Under the hood

wind turbinetip-speed ratiopower coefficientBetz limitMPPTaerodynamics

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