⚓ 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.
⚙ Under the hood
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