Refinement parameters

Refinement parameters#

The block named &REFINE_PARAMS contains the parameters related to grid refinement.

Variable name

Fortran type

Default value

Description

x_refine

real array

0.0

Geometry-based strategy: center of the refined region at each level of the AMR grid.

y_refine

real array

0.0

Geometry-based strategy: center of the refined region at each level of the AMR grid.

z_refine

real array

0.0

Geometry-based strategy: center of the refined region at each level of the AMR grid.

r_refine

real array

1e10

Geometry-based strategy: diameter (yes, not a radius) of the refined region at each level.

a_refine

real array

1.0

Geometry-based strategy: ratio Y/X of the refined region at each level.

b_refine

real array

1.0

Geometry-based strategy: ratio Z/X of the refined region at each level.

exp_refine

real array

2.0

Geometry-based strategy: exponent of the norm.

jeans_refine

real array

-1.0

Jeans refinement strategy: each level is refined if the cell size exceeds the local Jeans length divided by jeans_refine(ilevel).

mass_cut_refine

real

-1.0

Mass threshold for particle-based refinement

m_refine

real array

-1.0

Quasi-Lagrangian strategy: each level is refined if the baryons mass in a cell exceeds m_refine(ilevel)*mass_sph, or if the number of dark matter particles exceeds m_refine(ilevel), whatever the mass is.

mass_sph

real

0.0

Quasi-Lagrangian strategy: mass_sph is used to set a typical mass scale. For cosmo runs, its value is set automatically.

err_grad_d

real

-1.0

Discontinuity-based strategy: density gradient relative variations above which a cell is refined

err_grad_u

real

-1.0

Discontinuity-based strategy: velocity gradient relative variations above which a cell is refined

err_grad_p

real

-1.0

Discontinuity-based strategy: pressure gradient relative variations above which a cell is refined

floor_d

real

1e-10

Density floor below which gradients are ignored

floor_u

real

1e-10

Velocity floor below which gradients are ignored

floor_p

real

1e-10

Pressure floor below which gradients are ignored

ivar_refine

int

-1

Variable index for refinement

var_cut_refine

real

-1.0

Threshold for variable-based refinement

interpol_var

int

0

Variables used to perform interpolation (prolongation) and averaging (restriction). interpol_type=0: conservatives; interpol_type=1: primitives

interpol_type

int

1

Type of slope limiter used in the interpolation scheme for newly refined cells. interpol_type=0: Straight injection (1st order), interpol_type=1: MinMod limiter, interpol_type=2: MonCen limiter, interpol_type=3: unlimited central slope, interpol_type=4: type 3 for velocity and type 2 for density and internal energy (if interpol_var=2)

sink_refine

bool

.false.

Refines grid around sinks to levelmax