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🚆 Rail Catenary Icing - 2D Ice Load, Wire Sag and Joule De-icing Lab

2D companion of the rail catenary icing simulation: freezing rain builds glaze ice on a contact wire, the added weight and wind load deepen the sag, and a de-icing current melts the ice by Joule heating.

Physics & Mechanics2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version

⚙ Under the hood

2D companion of the rail catenary icing simulation: freezing rain builds glaze ice on a contact wire, the added weight and wind load deepen the sag, and a de-icing current melts it by Joule heating.

Rail ElectrificationIce AccretionCatenary SagJoule Heating

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