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🌋 Lava Flow River - 2D Side View, Bingham Velocity Profile and Cooling Run-Out

2D companion of the lava-river simulator: a side view of a viscous lava flow on a slope with tracer particles, the Jeffreys/Bingham velocity profile with a rigid plug, a cooling crust and viscosity growth that stops the front.

Physics & Mechanics2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version
Lava Flow River - 2D Side View, Bingham Velocity Profile and Cooling Run-Out ↗ Open standalone
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2D companion of the lava-river simulator: a side view of a viscous lava flow on a slope with tracer particles, the Jeffreys/Bingham velocity profile with a rigid plug, a cooling crust and viscosity growth that stops the front.

Lava FlowViscosityBingham FluidJeffreys EquationCanvas 2D

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

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