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🛰️ Reentry Plasma Sheath - 2D Entry Trajectory, G-Load and Heating Profile

2D companion of the reentry plasma sheath simulation: a capsule decelerates through an exponential atmosphere with live altitude, speed, g-load and Sutton-Graves stagnation heat flux, checked against the Allen-Eggers closed-form solution.

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Reentry Plasma Sheath - 2D Entry Trajectory, G-Load and Heating Profile ↗ Open standalone
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2D companion of the reentry plasma sheath simulation: a capsule decelerates through an exponential atmosphere with live altitude, speed, g-load and Sutton-Graves stagnation heat flux, checked against the Allen-Eggers closed-form solution.

Reentry PhysicsPlasma SheathAtmospheric EntryAerothermodynamics

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

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