When generating a loads document for a wind turbine, you will usually need to run all the IEC design load cases. This can be a daunting task, and doing it one case at a time may lead to errors and inconsistencies.

To make this task a little easier, We've created two Perl scripts to automate it for you. One of them, RunIEC, runs all the discrete wind events generated by IECWind and WindMaker. Its companion, RunNTM, runs a series of normal-turbulence-model simulations. CondorNTM is nearly identical to RunNTM (although it also does extreme turbulence models), but is different in that it can use a computational grid powered by Condor.

To use this script, you will need TurbSim, FAST, Crunch, and a Perl interpreter. You can obtain a freeware Perl intrepreter from ActiveState. You must also have Condor installed on at least one machine in your network to run jobs on, although more machines will result in a faster turnaround.

You may download the following files from our server:

• CondorNTM Change Log (v1.00, 0 KB, 04-December-2004)

  This is a list of changes made to the code.  Look at this text file to see if we've made worthwhile changes since you received your previous version of CondorNTM.

• CondorNTM User's Guide (v1.0, 53 KB, 03-December-2004)

  This is the CondorNTM User's Guide.  It explains what CondorNTM does and how you can use it.  It is also included in the archive.

• CondorNTM Archive (v1.00, 98 KB, 04-December-2004)

  This is a self-extracting archive of CondorNTM for PCs. It includes the CondorNTM Perl scripts, the change log, the user's guide, and sample input files.

If you want to refer to the CondorNTM website in a report, here is a reference you can use:

NWTC Design Codes (CondorNTM by Pat Moriarty).  http://wind.nrel.gov/DesignCodes/miscellaneous/CondorNTM/.  Last modified 15-August-2006; accessed 15-August-2006.

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