BOUT++¶
Contacts: Orso Meneghini, Theresa Wilks, Cody Moynihan
Short Description¶
Run the BOUT++ code
Long Description¶
This module prepares the input, runs, and postprocesses the output of the BOUT++ code.
Typical workflows¶
The BOUT++ module handles building of the BOUT++ user model, execution, data fetching and post-processing
The input files of BOUT++ need to be set
the script .cxx root[‘INPUTS’][‘CXX’] as OMFITascii
the option file BOUT.inp root[‘INPUTS’][‘INP’] as OMFITini
the NetCDF grid file .nc (optional) root[‘INPUTS’][‘GRID’] as OMFITnc
the NetCDF restarting files BOUT.restart.*.nc (optional) [‘RESTART’][‘data/BOUT.restart.*.nc’] as OMFITnc
Running BOUT++
The run of BOUT++ can be made by the execution of root[‘SCRIPTS’][‘runBOUT++’].
If a sweep over mode numbers is preferred, execution of root[‘SCRIPTS’][‘batchrun’] is useful.
The output can be pre-visualized in the console of OMFIT.
The run of BOUT++ can be aborted, continuing the script root[‘SCRIPTS’][‘runBOUT++’] or completely killed.
When the run of BOUT++ is done, the output files are saved into
root[‘OUTPUTS’][‘LOG’] a OMFITascii type for the BOUT.log.* files
root[‘OUTPUTS’][‘DATA’] a single merged OMFITnc type for the BOUT.dmp.*.nc data files This file is obtained by merging the output data files BOUT.dmp.*.nc by the script root[‘SCRIPTS’][‘fetchBOUT++’]
root[‘OUTPUTS’][‘RESTART’] a OMFITnc type for the last time step needed for restarting the BOUT++ run
Post-running / Analysis
Saving of data to
root['Saves']
can be achieved through the GUIroot['GUIS']['SAVE']
.Data visualization is available via the GUIs
root['GUIS']['BOUT++_Analysis']
androot['GUIS']['BOUT++_ScanAnalysis']
.The GUI
root['GUIS']['BOUT++_Analysis']
allows the following for a single runPlot of the linear log growth rate
Plot of 1D mode structure vs. Psi
Plot of 2D mode structure
The GUI
root['GUIS']['BOUT++_ScanAnalysis']
allows the following for multiple runsPlot the 1D mode structure for each run on the same figure
Plot the growth rate vs. n for multiple trends
Supported devices¶
Device independent
Relevant publications¶
B D Dudson, M. V. Umansky, X. Q. Xu, P. B. Snyder, H. R. Wilson: BOUT++: a framework for parallel plasma fluid simulations. Computer Physics Communications 180 (2009), pp. 1467-1480 doi:10.1016/j.cpc.2009.03.008
External resources¶
Official webpage: https://boutproject.github.io/
Contributors¶
List of contributors sorted by number of lines authored:
630 Cody Moynihan
281 Orso Meneghini
93 Sterling Smith
90 Fusion Bot
69 Galina Avdeeva
58 Theresa Wilks
37 Olivier Izacard
Users¶
List of usernames sorted by number of module imports: wilkstm, moynihanc, meneghini, binchen, cmoynih2, train41, jgchen, twilks, luxin, wangy, luoyiming, oizacard, tang31, train45, wanghuiqian, zhuyiren, eldond, izacard, train33, train35, david, izacardo, josephi, smithsp, train37, train47, train48, umansky1, zhhwang, carbinj, chenj, drsmith, duhl, greendl1, guowf, halpernf, hhwang, izzov, jlchen, lizj, mfitz, namili, nelsonand, parkjm, rchurchi, shenders, shisy, snyder, teklua, train31, train36, train38, train39, train43, train46, train50, train53, umansky, wangzhuo, wangzw, willensdorferm, wuxh, xiangjian, xingz, xugl, yuguanying