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🚢 Flettner Rotor Ship Plan View: Spin Ratio, Wind Triangle, Net Thrust and Fuel Saving (2D)

2D plan view of a cargo ship with Flettner rotors: wind particles, the apparent-wind triangle, per-rotor Magnus force arrows, net thrust, side force and fuel saving, with four numerical checks.

Fluid Dynamics & Aerodynamics2DAdvanced60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version

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2D plan view of a cargo ship with Flettner rotors: wind particles, the apparent-wind triangle, per-rotor Magnus force arrows, net thrust, side force and fuel saving, with four numerical checks.

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