Airfoil Comparison
Select airfoils from the airfoil database or add your own airfoils and compare the airfoil shape and lift/drag polars.
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(bw3-il) Bergey BW-3 (smoothed) | Bergey BW-3 wind turbine airfoil (smoothed) Max thickness 5% at 7.4% chord Max camber 5.7% at 45.4% chord | Remove Airfoil details Airfoil plotter |
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Polars for (bw3-il)
| Plot | Airfoil | Reynolds # | Ncrit | Max Cl/Cd | Description | Source | |
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| bw3-il | 50,000 | 9 | 46.7 at α=5.5° | Mach=0 Ncrit=9 | Xfoil prediction | Details | |
| bw3-il | 50,000 | 5 | 46 at α=5° | Mach=0 Ncrit=5 | Xfoil prediction | Details | |
| bw3-il | 100,000 | 9 | 67.6 at α=4.5° | Mach=0 Ncrit=9 | Xfoil prediction | Details | |
| bw3-il | 100,000 | 5 | 58.4 at α=4° | Mach=0 Ncrit=5 | Xfoil prediction | Details | |
| bw3-il | 200,000 | 9 | 74.7 at α=4° | Mach=0 Ncrit=9 | Xfoil prediction | Details | |
| bw3-il | 200,000 | 5 | 68.5 at α=3.25° | Mach=0 Ncrit=5 | Xfoil prediction | Details | |
| bw3-il | 500,000 | 9 | 88.6 at α=3.25° | Mach=0 Ncrit=9 | Xfoil prediction | Details | |
| bw3-il | 500,000 | 5 | 79.3 at α=2.25° | Mach=0 Ncrit=5 | Xfoil prediction | Details | |
| bw3-il | 1,000,000 | 9 | 98.6 at α=2.5° | Mach=0 Ncrit=9 | Xfoil prediction | Details | |
| bw3-il | 1,000,000 | 5 | 89.2 at α=7.75° | Mach=0 Ncrit=5 | Xfoil prediction | Details | |
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