Home▸Physics & Mechanics▸Reentry Capsule Heat Shield Simulation — 2D Trajectory and Heating

☄️ Reentry Capsule Heat Shield Simulation — 2D Trajectory and Heating

2D companion of the reentry capsule simulation: a ballistic entry trajectory through an exponential atmosphere with Sutton-Graves stagnation heating, g-load, heat load and radiative-equilibrium wall temperature, checked against Allen-Eggers.

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

⚙ Under the hood

Atmospheric reentryHeat shieldBallistic coefficientAerothermodynamics

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