Is this good for educators?

Yes — this version of "Heat Exchanger Sizing for a district heating loop" is framed for educators teaching it to a class. Drop a live demo into a lecture or assign it as a shareable link — no lab installs.

Do I need to install anything?

No. It runs in any modern browser, free, with no account required.

For Educators · Heat Exchanger Sizing

Heat Exchanger Sizing for a district heating loop

Built for educators teaching it to a class. Drop a live demo into a lecture or assign it as a shareable link — no lab installs. Simulate a district heating loop live below — adjust the inputs and watch it respond, right in your browser.

Fluid

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2D Fluid (CFD) StudioLive

Stam stable-fluids · Navier–Stokes

Controls

Speed1×

Click and drag on the canvas to inject dye and velocity.

Presets

Viscosity

Injection force

Dye amount

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Data Inspector

Grid96×96

Total dye0

Mean speed0.000

Max speed0.000

Enstrophy0.00e+0

Governing equation

\frac{\partial u}{\partial t} + (u \cdot \nabla) u = - \frac{\nabla p}{ρ} + 1.0 e - 7 \nabla^{2} u, \nabla \cdot u = 0

Reading this result: Near-zero viscosity: momentum barely dissipates, so vortices persist and the flow tips into turbulent, chaotic mixing.

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Thermal Resistance

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Composite Wall Heat TransferLive

R-value & U-value

Controls

Presets

Drywall (mm)

Insulation (mm)

Brick (mm)

Inside temp (°C)

Outside temp (°C)

Heat flows through a wall like current through resistors in series. Each layer's thermal resistance is its thickness over its conductivity; adding them gives the total R-value, and the heat flux is the temperature difference divided by it. Insulation, with very low conductivity, dominates the R-value — the steep temperature drop shows where it does its work.

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Data Inspector

Total R-value2.71 m²K/W

U-value0.37 W/m²K

Heat flux9.6 W/m²

Governing equation

R = \sum \frac{L _{i}}{k _{i} A} = 2.71 \frac{m ^{2} K}{W}, Q = \frac{Δ T}{R} = 9.6 \frac{W}{m ^{2}}

Reading this result: The insulation layer carries the most thermal resistance, so the temperature falls most steeply across it. A total R-value of 2.71 m²K/W lets 9.6 W/m² flow for this 26°C difference.

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Heat 3d

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3D Heat Diffusion StudioLive

3D finite difference · ∂u/∂t = α∇³u

Controls

Speed1×

Presets

Diffusivity α

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Data Inspector

Grid40³

Cells64,000

SchemeExplicit FD

Governing equation

\frac{\partial u}{\partial t} = 0.12 \nabla^{2} u = 0.12 (u_{xx} + u_{y y} + u_{z z})

Reading this result: Heat spreads outward at a rate set by the diffusivity — each cell relaxes toward the average of its six neighbors every step.

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Frequently asked questions

Is this good for educators?: Yes — this version of "Heat Exchanger Sizing for a district heating loop" is framed for educators teaching it to a class. Drop a live demo into a lecture or assign it as a shareable link — no lab installs.
Do I need to install anything?: No. It runs in any modern browser, free, with no account required.