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Spacesuit CO2 Scrubber: Sorbent Breakthrough Front (2D)

Interactive 2D model of a spacesuit portable life-support CO2 scrubber bed: a finite-difference fixed-bed adsorption front sweeps through a sorbent-bed cross-section, with a live breakthrough curve confirming shorter beds and faster flow break through sooner.

Engineering & Materials2DAdvanced60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version

This is the 2D finite-difference counterpart to the 3D instanced-granule scrubber model: the same real fixed-bed adsorption physics — a Langmuir isotherm and linear-driving-force rate law integrated along the bed's flow axis — rendered as a live saturation heatmap and a breakthrough curve instead of a 3D particle field. Dial the astronaut's inlet CO2 concentration, the purge gas flow rate and the bed length, compare a fresh bed against a degraded one, and watch the outlet CO2 concentration trace stay flat until the mass-transfer zone reaches the outlet and the curve breaks upward.

⚙ Under the hood

Adjust CO2 concentration and purge gas flow in a 2D sorbent bed to see breakthrough time and mass-transfer zone position.

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