Surface mesh of the TUDELFT_V3_KITE CAD with edge fillets.

A surface mesh representing the TUDELFT_V3_KITE at true scale is present. Unlike the real kite, edge fillets are added, the trailing edge connecting the upper and lower surfaces is rounded and no bridle lines are present.It was initially developed in 2022 for aerodynamic CFD simulations, and used in a MSc Thesis by G. Lebesque titled: Steady-state RANS simulation of a leading edge inflatable wing with chordwise struts. This work was published as: Viré A., Lebesque G., Folkersma M., Schmehl R. (2022) Effect of Chordwise Struts and Misaligned Flow on the Aerodynamic Performance of a Leading-Edge Inflatable Wing. Energies 15(4): 1450. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15041450 The current file is no longer identical to the one used for CFD simulations in the paper mentioned above, but has been rotated, translated, and axis transformed. To adhere to the paper: Poland, J. A. W., van Spronsen, J. M., Mac Gaunaa, & Schmehl, R. (2025). Wind tunnel load measurements of a leading‐edge inflatable kite rigid scale model. Wind Energy Science. (add doi)Rotation was done by pitching the wing at an angle of 1.02°, such that the mid-span chord line (used to define the angle of attack) was parallel to the horizontal plane. Translation has been done to set the leading-edge point at mid-span at the origin. Finally, the axis transformation has been applied to adhere to the definition employed by the Vortex-Step Method, and the wind tunnel experiment. The new axis has the x-axis defined from the leading edge to the trailing edge, parallel to the mid-span chord line. The y-axis is described in the spanwise direction to the left, when looking from the front (in the positive x direction). The z-axis is defined upwards, when looking from the front (in the positive x direction).This research has been supported by the Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NWO) under grant number 17628.