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🌬️ Wind Turbine Blade Aerodynamics - 2D Blade Element Momentum Lab

2D companion of the 3D wind turbine blade simulation: a blade element momentum solver shows the rotor, the velocity triangle at a blade section, angle of attack along the blade, power coefficient against tip-speed ratio and the Betz limit.

Physics & Mechanics2DAdvanced60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version

⚙ Under the hood

2D companion of the 3D wind turbine blade simulation: a blade element momentum solver with the velocity triangle, angle of attack along the blade, power coefficient against tip-speed ratio and the Betz limit.

Wind TurbineBlade Element MomentumBetz LimitAerodynamics

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