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⚓ Harbour Capstan: Rope Friction, Wraps and Holding a Ship with One Hand — 2D Plan View and Rope Tension

2D companion of the harbour capstan lab: a plan view of the quay with rope tension, wraps and slip, the capstan-law capacity curve, line load, rope heating and an automatic wrap-count experiment, using the same physics module as the 3D scene.

Engineering & Materials2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version
Harbour Capstan: Rope Friction, Wraps and Holding a Ship with One Hand — 2D Plan View and Rope Tension ↗ Open standalone
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2D companion of the harbour capstan lab: a plan view of the quay with rope tension, wraps and slip, the capstan-law capacity curve, line load, rope heating and an automatic wrap-count experiment, using the same physics module as the 3D scene.

Capstan EquationRope FrictionMooringMarine EngineeringStatics

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

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