Articles | Volume 11, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1123-2026
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1123-2026
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08 Apr 2026
Data description article |  | 08 Apr 2026

An open database of high-fidelity, multi-Reynolds airfoil polars for wind turbine blade design

Francesco Papi, Pier Francesco Melani, and Alessandro Bianchini

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High-Reynolds Wind Turbine Airfoil Database Francesco Papi et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15706283

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This paper presents an open-access database of aerodynamic polars for a wide range of airfoils, relevant for wind turbine design and simulation. It includes lift, drag, and moment coefficients for multiple Reynolds and Mach numbers. Coefficients are computed with computational fluid dynamics for fully turbulent and free transition boundary layers, as well as a blend of the two. Beyond-stall extrapolation models are calibrated via a number of high-fidelity calculations at various angles of attack in separated flow.
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