README.TXT ISC-PRIME (dated 97224) January 25, 1999 The PRIME (Plume Rise Model Enhancement) algorithms have been incorporated into the ISCST3 (dated 96113) source code and the new model is called ISC-PRIME(dated 97224). PRIME is the next generation building downwash paradigm and was provided by the Electric Power Research Institute, Project Officer: Charles Hakkarinen. At this point in its development, ISC-PRIME is for review and comment only. To facilitate your review of and comment on this model, several sets of files and documents are being made publicly available through the SCRAM Website (http://www.epa.gov/scram001) and through NTIS ((800) 553-6847 or (703) 605-6550). Because of the number of figures in both the "Results of the Independent Evaluation of ISCST3 and ISC-PRIME", and the "Consequence Analysis for ISC-PRIME", these two documents are only available, in toto, from: National Technical Information Service (NTIS), 5285 Port Royal Rd. Springfield, VA 22161 (800) 553-6847 Internet: http://www.fedworld.gov/ntis/ntishome.html The NTIS ordering titles and PB numbers are: Paine, R.J. and F. Lew, 1997. Consequence Analysis for ISC-PRIME. Prepared for the Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA. ENSR Document Number 2460-026-450. (NTIS No. PB 98-156516) Paine, R.J. and F. Lew, 1997. Results of the Independent Evaluation of ISCST3 and ISC-PRIME. Prepared for the Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA. ENSR Document Number 2460-026-440. (NTIS No. PB 98-156524) An abbreviated copy of the Independent Evaluation, with text and most tables, is available from the SCRAM Website. There is no electronic copy available for the Consequence Analysis. The following is a list of files available from the SCRAM Website: SCRAM Filename, Filename - Description README ISCPRIME.TXT this file USEGUIDE USEGUIDE.PDF ISC-PRIME User's Guide (Addendum to the ISC3 User's Guide). Note a free Adobe Acrobat Reader (www.adobe.com) is needed in order to read a *.PDF file. TEKPAPR1 TEKPAPR1.PDF Technical papers (2) presented TEKPAPR2 TEKPAPR2.PDF at the 1998 AMS Conference in Phoenix, AZ EVALRPT ABEVLRPT.ZIP Abbreviated copy of the ENSR Independent Evaluation of ISCST3 and ISC-PRIME. CONSQPAPR CONSQPAPR.PDF Technical paper on the ENSR CONSQTBLS CONSQTBLS.PDF Consequence Analysis. This includes a separate PDF file with the accompanying tables. PRMRPT PRMRPT.ZIP EPA Staff Report, Consequences Analysis of using ISC-PRIME over the Industrial Source Complex Short Term Model. ISCPRMSR ISCPRMSR.ZIP Source code for ISC-PRIME and its building dimensions preprocessor code, BPIPPRM. PRMTESTS PRMTESTS.ZIP Executables, testcases, and other files necessary for running the ISC-PRIME testcase. SETUP INSTRUCTIONS To setup and run the ISC-PRIME test case, download, save, and unZIP PRMTESTS.ZIP in its own subdirectory. The two executables, BPIPPRM.EXE and ISC3P.EXE can be executed from a MS-DOS prompt or from a Windows 3.1 or Windows 95 RUN window. BPIPPRM The building dimensions preprocessor program, BPIP, has been modified to preprocess the same building dimension input files for ISC-PRIME. The modified program is called BPIPPRM and it outputs additional values needed as input to ISC-PRIME. BPIP input structure and execution lines have not been altered. A BPIP input file can be read by BPIPPRM without any alterations to its input structure or values. Further details are available in the Addendum to ISC3 User's Guide (The PRIME Plume Rise and Building Downwash Model). The execution line to run BPIPPRM is: BPIPPRM Note that BPIPPRM is coded to read the filename BPIP and to write to the output filenames BPIP.OUT and BPIP.SUM. The user does not have to add the input, output, and summary file names to the execution line as with the program BPIP. However, the input datafile has to be copied to the file, BPIP.INP, before execution takes place. During execution, no messages are printed to the screen. The user's output and summary files will always be named BPIP.OUT and BPIP.SUM. These two output files will have to be renamed to other filenames or the output will be overwritten the next time BPIPPRM is executed. Compare BPIP.OUT with BPIPOUT.ORG for differences. Compare BPIP.SUM with BPIPSUM.ORG for differences. For Windows 95 users, Ultraedit (www.idmcomp.com) and other commercial text editors have file comparison features similar in function and output to the old MS-DOS FC command. ISC-PRIME ISC3P.EXE is the ISC-PRIME executable filename. Output from BPIPPRM's BPIP.OUT file has already been copied and pasted into the ISC-PRIME input file, PRIMETST.INP. In addition to the BUILDHGT and BUILDWID keywords and associated data from BPIP.OUT, there are three new keywords, BUILDLEN, XBADJ, and YBADJ, and their associated data which have also been copied to PRIMETST.INP. For further details, read the Addendum to ISC3 User's Guide. The ISC-PRIME execution line is: ISC3P PRIMTETST.INP PRIMETST.OUT Compare PRIMETST.OUT with PRMTST.OUT End of readme file.