HYDROTHERM

PC Windows Platform

Installing the Software

The installation of the HT software normally only involves uncompressing and unpacking the distribution. The distribution uses Windows Installer to install the HYDROTHERM software package in .msi format. Administrator privileges on the target computer are necessary to execute the installation package, ht-3.r.p.msi. The minimum disc space required to install HYDROTHERM is 20 MB. Double clicking on the package name will invoke the unpacking and installation process. Unpacking the distribution creates a top-level directory named HT and several subdirectories.

After the installation process has finished, the HYDROTHERM simulator can be tested using the examples located in the HT/examples subdirectory. Each example with input data and selected output files is located in its own subdirectory. The example input and output files are provided with the suffix .orig. Note that the executable program is invoked by moving up two directory levels from the example file locations and over to the bin directory.

For example:

1. Open a window to use as a command line interface.
2. Change to one of the examples/Ex. directories.
3. Run the example by invoking HYDROTHERM, ../../bin/ht.exe, and entering the name of the data file and a suffix for the output files when prompted.
4. Compare the results to the output files provided.

Building the Simulator Executable

Building the executable normally follows making changes to the source code. Please contact the code custodian about building the HYDROTHERM INTERACTIVE simulator from source code.

Uninstalling the Software

Remove the software with the following steps:

1. As a user with administrator privileges run: Start->Control Panel->Add or Modify Program.
2. Select HYDROTHERM in the window that appears.
3. Click on the Remove button.

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