Solar & Wind Site for a groundwater flow
Built for k-12 students learning it in middle or high school. Watch the idea come alive with plain-language steps and everyday examples — perfect for projects and homework. Simulate a groundwater flow live below — adjust the inputs and watch it respond, right in your browser.
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A solar array's output is its rated power (area × efficiency at 1000 W/m²) multiplied by the peak sun hours your location receives — the equivalent full-intensity hours per day. Tilt matters too: aiming the panels near your latitude maximizes annual yield. Real systems lose a bit more to heat, wiring, and inverters.
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Governing equation
Runs locally in your browser — free forever. Scale to the cloud when reality gets heavy.
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Wind power scales with the cube of wind speed and the square of rotor diameter — which is why turbines keep getting bigger and why a windy site is worth so much more. No turbine can extract more than 59.3% of the wind's energy (the Betz limit); real machines reach about 45%. Below cut-in and above cut-out speeds they produce nothing.
Data Inspector
Governing equation
Runs locally in your browser — free forever. Scale to the cloud when reality gets heavy.
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Frequently asked questions
- Is this good for k-12 students?
- Yes — this version of "Solar & Wind Site for a groundwater flow" is framed for k-12 students learning it in middle or high school. Watch the idea come alive with plain-language steps and everyday examples — perfect for projects and homework.
- Do I need to install anything?
- No. It runs in any modern browser, free, with no account required.