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Docs: add link to CSF tool and change NREL --> NLR in docs.#3255

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Docs: add link to CSF tool and change NREL --> NLR in docs.#3255
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Feature or improvement description
Minor updates to documentation

Related issue, if one exists
closes #3122

Impacted areas of the software
Documentation only

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NREL change names a few months ago to NLR.

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Some usage of ai to update documentation
Co-authored-by: Anthropic Claude claude@anthropic.com

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@andrew-platt andrew-platt marked this pull request as draft March 11, 2026 23:35
@andrew-platt andrew-platt added this to the v5.0.0 milestone Mar 11, 2026
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The NREL 5-MW reference turbine is now labelled as the `historic NREL 5-MW` or `Jonkman 5-MW`
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Pull request overview

Documentation-only PR that updates organizational naming/references (NREL → NLR), refreshes various external links to repos/resources, and adds a link to the Continuous Section Field (CSF) tool (Issue #3122).

Changes:

  • Update documentation text to reflect NLR naming and related references.
  • Update external links (GitHub org/repo links, forum links, report/tool links).
  • Add CSF tool link and brief description in the “support tools” section.

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File Description
docs/source/working.rst Updates scripting/tools section (incl. new CSF link) and replaces NREL→NLR references.
docs/source/user/subdyn/modeling.rst Updates BModes attribution text and removes a legacy forum link reference.
docs/source/user/subdyn/introduction.rst Updates SubDyn creator organization name (NREL→NLR).
docs/source/user/index.rst Updates “external to …” wording (NREL→NLR).
docs/source/user/hydrodyn/input_files.rst Updates SS_Fitting link domain.
docs/source/user/hydrodyn/index.rst Updates linked publication/report URLs and SS_Fitting link domain.
docs/source/user/hydrodyn/appendix.rst Updates “NREL 5.0 MW …” wording to “historic NREL …”.
docs/source/user/fast_to_openfast.rst Adds note about lab rename; updates forum/contact info.
docs/source/user/fast.farm/ModelGuidance.rst Updates SOWFA documentation link.
docs/source/user/fast.farm/Introduction.rst Updates SOWFA/ROSCO links.
docs/source/user/fast.farm/FutureWork.rst Updates WISDEM link target.
docs/source/user/fast.farm/FFarmTheory.rst Updates SOWFA links in theory references.
docs/source/user/elastodyn/coordsys.rst Updates FAST manual/report links to new domain.
docs/source/user/beamdyn/theory.rst Updates illustration attribution (NREL→NLR).
docs/source/user/beamdyn/introduction.rst Updates BeamDyn organization references (NREL→NLR).
docs/source/user/beamdyn/index.rst Updates LDRD attribution (NREL→NLR).
docs/source/user/aerodyn-aeroacoustics/references.bib Updates NAFNoise PDF URL.
docs/source/user/aerodyn-aeroacoustics/acronyms.rst Adds NLR acronym and updates NREL definition note.
docs/source/user/aerodyn-aeroacoustics/03-model-verification.rst Updates ROSCO link.
docs/source/user/aerodyn-aeroacoustics/02-noise-models.rst Updates wording referencing the NREL tech report.
docs/source/testing/regression_test.rst Updates NREL 5MW naming to Jonkman 5‑MW wording; NREL→NLR references.
docs/source/install/index.rst Updates “NREL OpenFAST team” to “NLR OpenFAST team” and adjusts 5‑MW naming text.
docs/source/help.rst Updates forum/contact info and removes legacy portal/contact references.
docs/source/dev/versioning.rst Adds parenthetical about NREL being renamed to NLR.
docs/source/dev/performance.rst Updates naming around NREL→NLR and 5‑MW naming text.
docs/source/dev/index.rst Updates developer-guide references from NREL team to NLR team.
docs/source/dev/github_workflow.rst Updates workflow doc references from NREL team to NLR team.
docs/source/dev/cppapi/index.rst Updates NREL 5‑MW naming to Jonkman 5‑MW wording.
docs/source/acknowledgements.rst Updates acknowledgements organization name and link (NREL→NLR).

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@andrew-platt andrew-platt merged commit 341763c into OpenFAST:dev Mar 12, 2026
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