Solar system air flow simulation tool
Free to use!
Storms simulated till now: 592
* Disclaimer: The air flow around buildings is extremely complex. solarcfd.com is providing wind loads based on a simplified 2D simulation that MUST NOT be used as a basis for designing safety relevant parts. solarcfd.com is a science toy built for educational purposes and not a professional analysis tool. Contact your local solar contractor for professional analysis, design and mounting of solar systems.
Visualize roof air flow
Estimate wind loads on solar panels*
FREEof charge!
- Real atmospheric wind profile
- Wind speeds up to 220km/h or 140mph
- Custom roof geometry, panel size and position
- Detailled report and flow videos
ground mounted
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simple gable roof
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flat roof
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shed roof
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Custom engineering services
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- Simulation
- Webinterfaces
- Dataanalysis
* Disclaimer: The air flow around buildings is extremely complex. solarcfd.com is providing wind loads based on a simplified 2D simulation that must not be used as a basis for designing safety relevant parts. solarcfd.com is a science toy and not a professional analysis tool. Contact your local solar contractor for professional analysis, design and mounting of solar systems.
What is this all about?
solarcfd.com is a webplatform where you can perform a 2D air flow simulation of your roof including rooftop solar panels. This can help to understand basic flow patterns at roof ridges and around panels. You see where the air speed is amplified or dampened. We utilize computational fluid dynamics (CFD) which is a method that solves a large set of mathematical equations to predict fluid flow.
This process provides some insight into the complex air flow around buildings during strong winds. Despite that, seeing the wind flowing around your roof is simply …
… cool.
Why was this service made?
Quick Parameter Studies
Changing the position of solar panels on the roof can have a crucial effect on the resulting wind loads. Although solarcfd.com’s wind loads need to be taken with a grain of salt, it can be beneficially used to quickly investigate parameters like position, panel protrusion, tilting angle, in a qualitative manner.
Science toy
solarcfd.com was created as a side project to celebrate physics and try out new stuff. We hope that you like it too and find flow fields as fascinating as we do… almost hypnotizing.
Educational purposes
solarcfd.com was made to bridge the gap between complex high-tech simulation tools and the general public. Everybody should be able to get insight into what CFD or numerical simulation in general can be used for. Beside that it was also fun to make and we learned a lot ourselves.
