Guidance in Gambit 2.4 -- How change airfoil chords in Wells turbine model?

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The discussion focuses on modifying the airfoil chords in a Wells turbine model using Gambit 2.4. The user seeks to increase the upper airfoil chord relative to the lower one and expresses concerns about the efficiency of the sweep tool for this purpose. They suggest that obtaining the coordinates of the vertices from two different airfoils would facilitate the creation of a new model. The user also inquires about resources for airfoil coordinates with varying chords, citing specific websites that provide airfoil data but noting that the chords appear identical.

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  • Familiarity with Gambit 2.4 for CAD modeling
  • Understanding of airfoil design principles
  • Knowledge of coordinate systems in 3D modeling
  • Experience with turbine design and aerodynamics
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  • Research how to manipulate airfoil coordinates in Gambit 2.4
  • Explore alternative CAD tools for airfoil modeling, such as SolidWorks or AutoCAD
  • Learn about airfoil coordinate databases and how to extract varying chord data
  • Investigate computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations for turbine performance analysis
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This discussion is beneficial for mechanical engineers, CAD designers, and researchers involved in turbine design and aerodynamics, particularly those working with Gambit and airfoil modeling.

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hi my dear friends,

Wells turbine is the subject of the my Thesis:

http://www.upload7.ir/imgs/2014-10/37346220310608280524.jpg
i make below model in gambit 2.4 ,But now I want to make the upper airfoil cord bigger than the bottom one.

below model is constant,attention to third pictures( Attend dash line)

http://www.upload7.ir/imgs/2014-10/02095749321854107784.jpg

[PLAIN]http://www.upload7.ir/imgs/2014-10/54732704053427838378.jpg http://www.upload7.ir/imgs/2014-10/33345987589287448245.png

Now Here,
I do not think the sweep tool is efficient(attention to below picture ).

http://www.upload7.ir/imgs/2014-10/42573181976873875991.jpg

I think that have the coordinates of the vertexes from the two airfoils(for blade),I can easily Create New model.

Do not know of a site that would provide the coordinates airfoils with different chord?

The following sites provides coordinates but I think cords are identical:

http://m-selig.ae.illinois.edu/ads/coord_database.html

http://airfoiltools.com/

Another way you know, Guide me.thanks for your help.

Previous model:

[PLAIN]http://www.upload7.ir/imgs/2014-10/54732704053427838378.jpg
 
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There is no one answer:(

thanks for your help.
 

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