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🦢 Swan Family on the Lake: Kelvin Wake, Hull Speed and Cygnet Drafting

A swan and her cygnets cross a Blender-built lake. A spectral linear-wave solver draws the Kelvin wake, wave resistance and hull speed, and a slope-force map shows where cygnets save effort by riding the wake.

Physics & Mechanics3DAdvanced60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted🟠 Blender

⚙ Under the hood

A Blender-built swan family crosses a lake while a spectral linear-wave solver draws the Kelvin wedge, wave resistance and hull-speed limit, and a slope-force map shows where cygnets can ride the wake.

Kelvin WakeHull SpeedFroude NumberWave ResistanceCygnetsThree.jsBlender

3D · Three.js / WebGL renderer · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install