FIELD GUIDE / WINDWARD Ż-1840
Operating the polder lab
Orbit: drag the 3D view, or use one finger on touch devices. Zoom: mouse wheel or two-finger pinch. Use Reframe and Top View to restore camera perspectives.
Experiment: vary wind, rainfall, outlet stage, pump connection, brake and sluice opening. The water budget evolves over accelerated model time. Clicking labels explains the components.
Readouts: pump flow is driven by estimated wind power and hydraulic lift. Opening the sluice when the canal is higher than the polder admits unwanted water. Flood thresholds are illustrative.
Important: this is an interpretive educational model, not a calibrated reconstruction, operational pump or real-world flood forecast.