Fluid Simulation Website — Real Hydrodynamics in Browser
Real-time fluid simulation via WebGPU compute shaders — water, smoke, flame for premium projects.
Fluid simulation websites run real-time hydrodynamics in the browser, mostly via WebGPU compute shaders. Use cases: water hero scene with realistic ripples, smoke or fog simulation for atmospheric brand sites, flame effects for fitness or energy brands. Pricing \$5,000-\$12,000 because the technical bar is high — performance budget is tight, mobile fallback needs simpler version. Strongest fit for desktop-primary projects (luxury brands with high-end audiences), weaker for mobile-heavy traffic where the simulation needs significant downgrade. Worth it when fluid is brand-defining; overkill for typical marketing sites.
Timeline
Discovery week 1, design week 1-2, development weeks 2-5, integration and QA week 5-6. Total: 4-6 weeks for the standard scope. Larger scope (configurator, multi-scene scrollytelling) extends to 8-12 weeks. I send weekly progress in writing — you always know where the project stands.
Concrete deliverable
What you receive at handover: a working Fluid Simulation Website — Real Hydrodynamics in Browser on production hosting, all source files committed to your GitHub repo, og-images for social sharing, basic schema.org markup, sitemap entry, and a 5-min walkthrough video. The site is yours from day one — I never hold code hostage.
Engagement model
Fixed price, fixed deadline, payment on delivery. The price covers up to two rounds of revision within original scope. Out-of-scope changes are quoted separately before any work happens. No retainer required, no monthly minimum. We agree once, I deliver, you pay.
Technical foundation
Stack: Three.js v0.170 with GSAP for animation timeline, Lenis for smooth scroll, Vite for build, GLSL for custom shaders when needed. Hosting on a Hetzner / DigitalOcean equivalent — fast first byte, HTTP/2, Brotli compression, CDN for static assets. Lighthouse mobile 85+ guaranteed.
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