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🚀 Rocket Launch Exhaust Simulation: 2D Nozzle Plume and Ascent Physics Lab

2D companion of the Rocket Launch Exhaust Simulation: an isentropic de Laval nozzle, plume shape that depends on exit and ambient pressure, thrust and specific impulse against altitude, a vertical ascent with gravity and drag, and the Tsiolkovsky rocket equation.

Physics & Mechanics2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version
Rocket Launch Exhaust Simulation: 2D Nozzle Plume and Ascent Physics Lab ↗ Open standalone
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2D companion of the Rocket Launch Exhaust Simulation: an isentropic de Laval nozzle, plume shape that depends on exit and ambient pressure, thrust and specific impulse against altitude, a vertical ascent with gravity and drag, and the Tsiolkovsky rocket equation.

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

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