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HVAC Duct Designer for a power-factor fix

Built for first responders planning or training for real incidents. Run fast what-if scenarios for response planning and training — no software to install in the field. Simulate a power-factor fix live below — adjust the inputs and watch it respond, right in your browser.

2D Fluid (CFD) StudioLive

Controls

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

Presets

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Data Inspector

Grid96×96
Total dye0
Mean speed0.000
Max speed0.000
Enstrophy0.00e+0

Governing equation

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

Runs locally in your browser — free forever. Scale to the cloud when reality gets heavy.

Sound Levels (dB SPL)Live

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Presets

Decibels are logarithmic, so loudness does not add the way you expect: two identical sources are only 3 dB louder than one, and ten are 10 dB. Meanwhile a point source drops 6 dB every time the distance doubles (the inverse-square law). Sustained exposure above 85 dB risks hearing damage.

▶ Run in Python

Data Inspector

Combined at 1 m85.0 dB
At 4 m73.0 dB
Doubling sources+3 dB
Risksafe range

Governing equation

Reading this result: A single source falls from 85 dB to 73 dB across 4 m — about 6 dB lost each time the distance doubles.

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Thermal Resistance

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Composite Wall Heat TransferLive

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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

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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Frequently asked questions

Is this good for first responders?
Yes — this version of "HVAC Duct Designer for a power-factor fix" is framed for first responders planning or training for real incidents. Run fast what-if scenarios for response planning and training — no software to install in the field.
Do I need to install anything?
No. It runs in any modern browser, free, with no account required.