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1# Runtime options
2
3## Common Options
4The Navier-Stokes HONEE app is controlled via command-line options.
5The following options are common among all problem types:
6
7:::{list-table} Common Runtime Options
8:header-rows: 1
9
10* - Option
11  - Description
12  - Default value
13
14* - `-ceed`
15  - CEED resource specifier
16  - `/cpu/self/opt/blocked`
17
18* - `-problem`
19  - Problem to solve (`advection`, `density_current`, `euler_vortex`, `shocktube`, `blasius`, `channel`, `gaussian_wave`, and `taylor_green`)
20  - `density_current`
21
22* - `-implicit`
23  - Use implicit time integrator formulation
24  -
25
26* - `-degree`
27  - Polynomial degree of tensor product basis (must be >= 1)
28  - `1`
29
30* - `-q_extra`
31  - Number of extra quadrature points
32  - `0`
33
34* - `-ts_monitor_solution`
35  - PETSc output format, such as `cgns:output-%d.cgns` (requires PETSc `--download-cgns`)
36  -
37
38* - `-ts_monitor_solution_interval`
39  - Number of time steps between visualization output frames.
40  - `1`
41
42* - `-viewer_cgns_batch_size`
43  - Number of frames written per CGNS file if the CGNS file name includes a format specifier (`%d`).
44  - `20`
45
46* - `-checkpoint_interval`
47  - Number of steps between writing binary checkpoints. `0` has no output, `-1` outputs final state only
48  - `10`
49
50* - `-checkpoint_vtk`
51  - Checkpoints include VTK (`*.vtu`) files for visualization. Consider `-ts_monitor_solution`instead.
52  - `false`
53
54* - `-viz_refine`
55  - Use regular refinement for VTK visualization
56  - `0`
57
58* - `-output_dir`
59  - Output directory for binary checkpoints and VTK files (if enabled).
60  - `.`
61
62* - `-output_add_stepnum2bin`
63  - Whether to add step numbers to output binary files
64  - `false`
65
66* - `-continue`
67  - Continue from previous solution (input is step number of previous solution)
68  - `0`
69
70* - `-continue_filename`
71  - Path to solution binary file from which to continue from
72  - `[output_dir]/ns-solution.bin`
73
74* - `-continue_time_filename`
75  - Path to time stamp binary file (only for legacy checkpoints)
76  - `[output_dir]/ns-time.bin`
77
78* - `-bc_wall`
79  - Use wall boundary conditions on this list of faces
80  -
81
82* - `-wall_comps`
83  - An array of constrained component numbers for wall BCs
84  -
85
86* - `-bc_slip`
87  - Use weak slip boundary condition on this list of faces
88  -
89
90* - `-bc_symmetry_x`
91  - Use symmetry boundary conditions, for the x component, on this list of faces
92  -
93
94* - `-bc_symmetry_y`
95  - Use symmetry boundary conditions, for the y component, on this list of faces
96  -
97
98* - `-bc_symmetry_z`
99  - Use symmetry boundary conditions, for the z component, on this list of faces
100  -
101
102* - `-bc_inflow`
103  - Use inflow boundary conditions on this list of faces
104  -
105
106* - `-bc_outflow`
107  - Use outflow boundary conditions on this list of faces
108  -
109
110* - `-bc_freestream`
111  - Use freestream boundary conditions on this list of faces
112  -
113
114* - `-ts_monitor_turbulence_spanstats_collect_interval`
115  - Number of timesteps between statistics collection
116  - `1`
117
118* - `-ts_monitor_turbulence_spanstats_viewer`
119  - Sets the PetscViewer for the statistics file writing, such as `cgns:output-%d.cgns` (requires PETSc `--download-cgns`). Also turns the statistics collection on.
120  -
121
122* - `-ts_monitor_turbulence_spanstats_viewer_interval`
123  - Number of timesteps between statistics file writing (`-1` means only at end of run)
124  - `-1`
125
126* - `-ts_monitor_turbulence_spanstats_viewer_cgns_batch_size`
127  - Number of frames written per CGNS file if the CGNS file name includes a format specifier (`%d`).
128  - `20`
129
130* - `-ts_monitor_wall_force`
131  - Viewer for the force on each no-slip wall, e.g., `ascii:force.csv:ascii_csv` to write a CSV file.
132  -
133
134* - `-mesh_transform`
135  - Transform the mesh, usually for an initial box mesh.
136  - `none`
137
138* - `-snes_view`
139  - View PETSc `SNES` nonlinear solver configuration
140  -
141
142* - `-log_view`
143  - View PETSc performance log
144  -
145
146* - `-help`
147  - View comprehensive information about run-time options
148  -
149
150* - `-test_type`
151  - Run in test mode and specify whether solution (`solver`) or turbulent statistics (`turb_spanstats`) output should be verified
152  - `none`
153
154* - `-compare_final_state_atol`
155  - Test absolute tolerance
156  - `1E-11`
157
158* - `-compare_final_state_filename`
159  - Test filename
160  -
161
162:::
163
164For the case of a square/cubic mesh, the list of face indices to be used with `-bc_wall`, `bc_inflow`, `bc_outflow`, `bc_freestream`  and/or `-bc_symmetry_x`, `-bc_symmetry_y`, and `-bc_symmetry_z` are:
165
166:::{list-table} 2D Face ID Labels
167:header-rows: 1
168* - PETSc Face Name
169  - Cartesian direction
170  - Face ID
171
172* - faceMarkerBottom
173  - -z
174  - 1
175
176* - faceMarkerRight
177  - +x
178  - 2
179
180* - faceMarkerTop
181  - +z
182  - 3
183
184* - faceMarkerLeft
185  - -x
186  - 4
187:::
188
189:::{list-table} 3D Face ID Labels
190:header-rows: 1
191* - PETSc Face Name
192  - Cartesian direction
193  - Face ID
194
195* - faceMarkerBottom
196  - -z
197  - 1
198
199* - faceMarkerTop
200  - +z
201  - 2
202
203* - faceMarkerFront
204  - -y
205  - 3
206
207* - faceMarkerBack
208  - +y
209  - 4
210
211* - faceMarkerRight
212  - +x
213  - 5
214
215* - faceMarkerLeft
216  - -x
217  - 6
218:::
219
220## Boundary conditions
221
222Boundary conditions for compressible viscous flows are notoriously tricky.
223Here we offer some recommendations.
224
225### Inflow
226
227If in a region where the flow velocity is known (e.g., away from viscous walls), use `bc_freestream`, which solves a Riemann problem and can handle inflow and outflow (simultaneously and dynamically).
228It is stable and the least reflective boundary condition for acoustics.
229
230If near a viscous wall, you may want a specified inflow profile.
231Use `bc_inflow` and see {ref}`example-blasius` and discussion of synthetic turbulence generation for ways to analytically generate developed inflow profiles.
232These conditions may be either weak or strong, with the latter specifying velocity and temperature as essential boundary conditions and evaluating a boundary integral for the mass flux.
233The strong approach gives sharper resolution of velocity structures.
234We have described the primitive variable formulation here; the conservative variants are similar, but not equivalent.
235
236### Outflow
237
238If you know the complete exterior state, `bc_freestream` is the least reflective boundary condition, but is disruptive to viscous flow structures.
239If thermal anomalies must exit the domain, the Riemann solver must resolve the contact wave to avoid reflections.
240The default Riemann solver, HLLC, is sufficient in this regard while the simpler HLL converts thermal structures exiting the domain into grid-scale reflecting acoustics.
241
242If acoustic reflections are not a concern and/or the flow is impacted by walls or interior structures that you wish to resolve to near the boundary, choose `bc_outflow`. This condition (with default `outflow_type: riemann`) is stable for both inflow and outflow, so can be used in areas that have recirculation and lateral boundaries in which the flow fluctuates.
243
244The simpler `bc_outflow` variant, `outflow_type: pressure`, requires that the flow be a strict outflow (or the problem becomes ill-posed and the solver will diverge).
245In our experience, `riemann` is slightly less reflective but produces similar flows in cases of strict outflow.
246The `pressure` variant is retained to facilitate comparison with other codes, such as PHASTA-C, but we recommend `riemann` for general use.
247
248### Periodicity
249
250PETSc provides two ways to specify periodicity:
251
2521. Topological periodicity, in which the donor and receiver dofs are the same, obtained using:
253
254```yaml
255dm_plex:
256  shape: box
257  box_faces: 10,12,4
258  box_bd: none,none,periodic
259```
260
261The coordinates for such cases are stored as a new field with special cell-based indexing to enable wrapping through the boundary.
262This choice of coordinates prevents evaluating boundary integrals that cross the periodicity, such as for the outflow Riemann problem in the presence of spanwise periodicity.
263
2642. Isoperiodicity, in which the donor and receiver dofs are distinct in local vectors. This is obtained using `zbox`, as in:
265
266```yaml
267dm_plex:
268  shape: zbox
269  box_faces: 10,12,4
270  box_bd: none,none,periodic
271```
272
273Isoperiodicity enables standard boundary integrals, and is recommended for general use.
274At the time of this writing, it only supports one direction of periodicity.
275The `zbox` method uses [Z-ordering](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z-order_curve) to construct the mesh in parallel and provide an adequate initial partition, which makes it higher performance and avoids needing a partitioning package.
276
277## Advection-Diffusion
278
279There is a reduced mode for pure advection, which holds density $\rho$ and momentum density $\rho \bm u$ constant while advecting "total energy density" $E$.
280The advection problems can be run in both 2D and 3D, based on the DM defined for the problem.
281The following additional command-line options are available:
282
283:::{list-table} Advection Runtime Options
284:header-rows: 1
285
286* - Option
287  - Description
288  - Default value
289  - Unit
290
291* - `-rc`
292  - Characteristic radius of thermal bubble
293  - `1000`
294  - `m`
295
296* - `-units_meter`
297  - 1 meter in scaled length units
298  - `1E-2`
299  -
300
301* - `-units_second`
302  - 1 second in scaled time units
303  - `1E-2`
304  -
305
306* - `-units_kilogram`
307  - 1 kilogram in scaled mass units
308  - `1E-6`
309  -
310
311* - `-strong_form`
312  - Strong (1) or weak/integrated by parts (0) residual
313  - `0`
314  -
315
316* - `-stab`
317  - Stabilization method (`none`, `su`, or `supg`)
318  - `none`
319  -
320
321* - `-stab_tau`
322  - Formulation for $\tau$ in stabilization (`ctau`, `advdiff_shakib`)
323  - `ctau`
324  -
325
326* - `-Ctau_t`
327  - Scaling factor on the temporal portion of the $\tau$ formulation
328  - 0.
329  -
330
331* - `-Ctau_a`
332  - Scaling factor on the advection portion of the $\tau$ formulation
333  - $P^2$
334  -
335
336* - `-Ctau_d`
337  - Scaling factor on the diffusion portion of the $\tau$ formulation
338  - $P^4$
339  -
340
341* - `-CtauS`
342  - Scale coefficient for stabilization tau (nondimensional)
343  - `0`
344  -
345
346* - `-wind_type`
347  - Wind type in Advection (`rotation`, `translation`, `boundary_layer`)
348  - `rotation`
349  -
350
351* - `-wind_translation`
352  - Constant wind vector when `-wind_type translation`
353  - `1,0,0`
354  -
355
356* - `-diffusion_coeff`
357  - Diffusion coefficient
358  - `0`
359  -
360
361* - `-E_wind`
362  - Total energy of inflow wind when `-wind_type translation`
363  - `1E6`
364  - `J`
365
366* - `-advection_ic_type`
367  - Initial condition type, (`sphere`, `cylinder`, `cosine_hill`, `skew`, `wave`, `boundary_layer`)
368  - `sphere`
369  -
370
371* - `-bubble_continuity`
372  - Different shapes for `sphere` and `cylinder` initial conditions, from `smooth`, `back_sharp`, `thick`, or `cosine`
373  - `smooth`
374  -
375
376* - `-wave_type`
377  - The wave form used for `-advection_ic_type wave` (`sine`, `square`)
378  - `sine`
379  -
380
381* - `-wave_frequency`
382  - Frequency of the wave
383  - $2\pi$
384  - `1/s`
385
386* - `-wave_phase`
387  - Phase angle of the wave
388  - $2\pi$
389  -
390:::
391
392For 3D advection, an example of the `rotation` mode can be run with:
393
394```
395./navierstokes -problem advection -dm_plex_box_faces 10,10,10 -dm_plex_dim 3 -dm_plex_box_lower 0,0,0 -dm_plex_box_upper 8000,8000,8000 -bc_wall 1,2,3,4,5,6 -wall_comps 4 -wind_type rotation -implicit -stab su
396```
397
398and the `translation` mode with:
399
400```
401./navierstokes -problem advection -dm_plex_box_faces 10,10,10 -dm_plex_dim 3 -dm_plex_box_lower 0,0,0 -dm_plex_box_upper 8000,8000,8000 -wind_type translation -wind_translation .5,-1,0 -bc_inflow 1,2,3,4,5,6
402```
403
404For 2D advection, an example of the `rotation` mode can be run with:
405
406```
407./navierstokes -problem advection -dm_plex_box_faces 20,20 -dm_plex_box_lower 0,0 -dm_plex_box_upper 1000,1000 -bc_wall 1,2,3,4 -wall_comps 4 -wind_type rotation -implicit -stab supg
408```
409
410and the `translation` mode with:
411
412```
413./navierstokes -problem advection -dm_plex_box_faces 20,20 -dm_plex_box_lower 0,0 -dm_plex_box_upper 1000,1000 -units_meter 1e-4 -wind_type translation -wind_translation 1,-.5 -bc_inflow 1,2,3,4
414```
415Note the lengths in `-dm_plex_box_upper` are given in meters, and will be nondimensionalized according to `-units_meter`.
416
417## Inviscid Ideal Gas
418
419### Isentropic Euler vortex
420
421For the Isentropic Vortex problem, the following additional command-line options are available:
422
423:::{list-table} Isentropic Vortex Runtime Options
424:header-rows: 1
425
426* - Option
427  - Description
428  - Default value
429  - Unit
430
431* - `-center`
432  - Location of vortex center
433  - `(lx,ly,lz)/2`
434  - `(m,m,m)`
435
436* - `-units_meter`
437  - 1 meter in scaled length units
438  - `1E-2`
439  -
440
441* - `-units_second`
442  - 1 second in scaled time units
443  - `1E-2`
444  -
445
446* - `-mean_velocity`
447  - Background velocity vector
448  - `(1,1,0)`
449  -
450
451* - `-vortex_strength`
452  - Strength of vortex < 10
453  - `5`
454  -
455
456* - `-c_tau`
457  - Stabilization constant
458  - `0.5`
459  -
460:::
461
462This problem can be run with:
463
464```
465./navierstokes -problem euler_vortex -dm_plex_box_faces 20,20,1 -dm_plex_box_lower 0,0,0 -dm_plex_box_upper 1000,1000,50 -dm_plex_dim 3 -bc_inflow 4,6 -bc_outflow 3,5 -bc_symmetry_z 1,2 -mean_velocity .5,-.8,0.
466```
467
468### Sod shock tube
469
470For the Shock Tube problem, the following additional command-line options are available:
471
472:::{list-table} Shock Tube Runtime Options
473:header-rows: 1
474
475* - Option
476  - Description
477  - Default value
478  - Unit
479
480* - `-units_meter`
481  - 1 meter in scaled length units
482  - `1E-2`
483  -
484
485* - `-units_second`
486  - 1 second in scaled time units
487  - `1E-2`
488  -
489
490* - `-yzb`
491  - Use YZB discontinuity capturing
492  - `none`
493  -
494
495* - `-stab`
496  - Stabilization method (`none`, `su`, or `supg`)
497  - `none`
498  -
499:::
500
501This problem can be run with:
502
503```
504./navierstokes -problem shocktube -yzb -stab su -bc_symmetry_z 3,4 -bc_symmetry_y 1,2 -bc_wall 5,6 -dm_plex_dim 3 -dm_plex_box_lower 0,0,0 -dm_plex_box_upper 1000,100,100 -dm_plex_box_faces 200,1,1 -units_second 0.1
505```
506
507## Newtonian viscosity, Ideal Gas
508
509For the Density Current, Channel, and Blasius problems, the following common command-line options are available:
510
511:::{list-table} Newtonian Ideal Gas problems Runtime Options
512:header-rows: 1
513
514* - Option
515  - Description
516  - Default value
517  - Unit
518
519* - `-units_meter`
520  - 1 meter in scaled length units
521  - `1`
522  -
523
524* - `-units_second`
525  - 1 second in scaled time units
526  - `1`
527  -
528
529* - `-units_kilogram`
530  - 1 kilogram in scaled mass units
531  - `1`
532  -
533
534* - `-units_Kelvin`
535  - 1 Kelvin in scaled temperature units
536  - `1`
537  -
538
539* - `-stab`
540  - Stabilization method (`none`, `su`, or `supg`)
541  - `none`
542  -
543
544* - `-c_tau`
545  - Stabilization constant, $c_\tau$
546  - `0.5`
547  -
548
549* - `-Ctau_t`
550  - Stabilization time constant, $C_t$
551  - `1.0`
552  -
553
554* - `-Ctau_v`
555  - Stabilization viscous constant, $C_v$
556  - `36, 60, 128 for degree = 1, 2, 3`
557  -
558
559* - `-Ctau_C`
560  - Stabilization continuity constant, $C_c$
561  - `1.0`
562  -
563
564* - `-Ctau_M`
565  - Stabilization momentum constant, $C_m$
566  - `1.0`
567  -
568
569* - `-Ctau_E`
570  - Stabilization energy constant, $C_E$
571  - `1.0`
572  -
573
574* - `-div_diff_flux_projection_method`
575  - Method used to calculate divergence of diffusive flux projection (`none`, `direct`, or `indirect`)
576  - `none`
577  -
578
579* - `-div_diff_flux_projection_ksp*`
580  - Control the KSP object for the projection of the divergence of diffusive flux
581  - N/A
582  -
583
584* - `-cv`
585  - Heat capacity at constant volume
586  - `717`
587  - `J/(kg K)`
588
589* - `-cp`
590  - Heat capacity at constant pressure
591  - `1004`
592  - `J/(kg K)`
593
594* - `-gravity`
595  - Gravitational acceleration vector
596  - `0,0,0`
597  - `m/s^2`
598
599* - `-lambda`
600  - Stokes hypothesis second viscosity coefficient
601  - `-2/3`
602  -
603
604* - `-mu`
605  - Shear dynamic viscosity coefficient
606  - `1.8e-5`
607  -  `Pa s`
608
609* - `-k`
610  - Thermal conductivity
611  - `0.02638`
612  - `W/(m K)`
613
614* - `-newtonian_unit_tests`
615  - Developer option to test properties
616  - `false`
617  - boolean
618
619* - `-state_var`
620  - State variables to solve solution with. `conservative` ($\rho, \rho \bm{u}, \rho e$), `primitive` ($P, \bm{u}, T$), or `entropy` ($\frac{\gamma - s}{\gamma - 1} - \frac{\rho}{P} (e - c_v T),\ \frac{\rho}{P} \bm{u},\ -\frac{\rho}{P}$) where  $s = \ln(P\rho^{-\gamma})$
621  - `conservative`
622  - string
623
624* - `-idl_decay_time`
625  - Characteristic timescale of the pressure deviance decay. The timestep is good starting point
626  - `-1` (disabled)
627  - `s`
628
629* - `-idl_start`
630  - Start of IDL in the x direction
631  - `0`
632  - `m`
633
634* - `-idl_length`
635  - Length of IDL in the positive x direction
636  - `0`
637  - `m`
638
639* - `-idl_pressure`
640  - Pressure used for IDL reference pressure
641  -  `-reference_pressure`
642  - `Pa`
643
644* - `-sgs_model_type`
645  - Type of subgrid stress model to use. Currently only `data_driven` is available
646  - `none`
647  - string
648
649* - `-sgs_model_dd_leakyrelu_alpha`
650  - Slope parameter for Leaky ReLU activation function. `0` corresponds to normal ReLU
651  - 0
652  -
653
654* - `-sgs_model_dd_parameter_dir`
655  - Path to directory with data-driven model parameters (weights, biases, etc.)
656  - `./dd_sgs_parameters`
657  - string
658
659* - `-sgs_model_dd_model_implementation`
660  - Which computational implementation to use for SGS DD model (`fused`, `sequential_ceed`, `sequential_torch`)
661  - `fused`
662  - string
663
664* - `-sgs_model_dd_torch_model_path`
665  - Path to the PyTorch `*.pt` file containing the DD inference model
666  -
667  - string
668
669* - `-sgs_model_dd_torch_model_device`
670  - What hardware to perform the model inference on (`cpu`, `cuda`, `hip`, `xpu`)
671  - Default matches the libCEED backend
672  - string
673
674* - `-diff_filter_monitor`
675  - Enable differential filter TSMonitor
676  - `false`
677  - boolean
678
679* - `-diff_filter_grid_based_width`
680  - Use filter width based on the grid size
681  - `false`
682  - boolean
683
684* - `-diff_filter_width_scaling`
685  - Anisotropic scaling for filter width in wall-aligned coordinates (snz)
686  - `1,1,1`
687  - `m`
688
689* - `-diff_filter_kernel_scaling`
690  - Scaling to make differential kernel size equivalent to other filter kernels
691  - `0.1`
692  - `m^2`
693
694* - `-diff_filter_wall_damping_function`
695  - Damping function to use at the wall for anisotropic filtering (`none`, `van_driest`)
696  - `none`
697  - string
698
699* - `-diff_filter_wall_damping_constant`
700  - Constant for the wall-damping function. $A^+$ for `van_driest` damping function.
701  - 25
702  -
703
704* - `-diff_filter_friction_length`
705  - Friction length associated with the flow, $\delta_\nu$. Used in wall-damping functions
706  - 0
707  - `m`
708
709* - `-sgs_train_enable`
710  - Whether to enable *in situ* training of data-driven SGS model. Require building with SmartRedis.
711  - `false`
712  - boolean
713
714* - `-sgs_train_write_data_interval`
715  - Number of timesteps between writing training data into SmartRedis database
716  - `1`
717  -
718
719* - `-sgs_train_overwrite_data`
720  - Whether new training data should overwrite old data on database
721  - `true`
722  - boolean
723
724* - `-sgs_train_filter_widths`
725  - List of scalar values for different filter widths to calculate for training data
726  -
727  - `m`
728
729* - `-smartsim_collocated_num_ranks`
730  - Number of MPI ranks associated with each collocated database (i.e. ranks per node)
731  - `1`
732  -
733:::
734
735### Gaussian Wave
736
737The Gaussian wave problem has the following command-line options in addition to the Newtonian Ideal Gas options:
738
739:::{list-table} Gaussian Wave Runtime Options
740:header-rows: 1
741
742* - Option
743  - Description
744  - Default value
745  - Unit
746
747* - `-freestream_riemann`
748  - Riemann solver for boundaries (HLL or HLLC)
749  - `hllc`
750  -
751
752* - `-freestream_velocity`
753  - Freestream velocity vector
754  - `0,0,0`
755  - `m/s`
756
757* - `-freestream_temperature`
758  - Freestream temperature
759  - `288`
760  - `K`
761
762* - `-freestream_pressure`
763  - Freestream pressure
764  - `1.01e5`
765  - `Pa`
766
767* - `-epicenter`
768  - Coordinates of center of perturbation
769  - `0,0,0`
770  - `m`
771
772* - `-amplitude`
773  - Amplitude of the perturbation
774  - `0.1`
775  -
776
777* - `-width`
778  - Width parameter of the perturbation
779  - `0.002`
780  - `m`
781
782:::
783
784This problem can be run with the `examples/gaussianwave.yaml` file via:
785
786```
787./build/navierstokes -options_file examples/gaussianwave.yaml
788```
789
790```{literalinclude} ../examples/gaussianwave.yaml
791:language: yaml
792```
793
794### Vortex Shedding - Flow past Cylinder
795
796The vortex shedding, flow past cylinder problem has the following command-line options in addition to the Newtonian Ideal Gas options:
797
798:::{list-table} Vortex Shedding Runtime Options
799:header-rows: 1
800
801* - Option
802  - Description
803  - Default value
804  - Unit
805
806* - `-freestream_velocity`
807  - Freestream velocity vector
808  - `0,0,0`
809  - `m/s`
810
811* - `-freestream_temperature`
812  - Freestream temperature
813  - `288`
814  - `K`
815
816* - `-freestream_pressure`
817  - Freestream pressure
818  - `1.01e5`
819  - `Pa`
820
821:::
822
823The initial condition is taken from `-reference_temperature` and `-reference_pressure`.
824To run this problem, first generate a mesh:
825
826```console
827$ make -C examples/meshes
828```
829
830Then run by building the executable and running:
831
832```console
833$ make -j
834$ mpiexec -n 6 build/navierstokes -options_file examples/vortexshedding.yaml -{ts,snes}_monitor_
835```
836
837The vortex shedding period is roughly 5.6 and this problem runs until time 100 (2000 time steps).
838The above run writes a file named `force.csv` (see `ts_monitor_wall_force` in `examples/vortexshedding.yaml`), which can be postprocessed by running to create a figure showing lift and drag coefficients over time.
839
840```console
841$ python postprocess/vortexshedding.py
842```
843
844```{literalinclude} ../examples/vortexshedding.yaml
845:language: yaml
846```
847
848### Density current
849
850The Density Current problem has the following command-line options in addition to the Newtonian Ideal Gas options:
851
852:::{list-table} Density Current Runtime Options
853:header-rows: 1
854
855* - Option
856  - Description
857  - Default value
858  - Unit
859
860* - `-center`
861  - Location of bubble center
862  - `(lx,ly,lz)/2`
863  - `(m,m,m)`
864
865* - `-dc_axis`
866  - Axis of density current cylindrical anomaly, or `(0,0,0)` for spherically symmetric
867  - `(0,0,0)`
868  -
869
870* - `-rc`
871  - Characteristic radius of thermal bubble
872  - `1000`
873  - `m`
874
875* - `-theta0`
876  - Reference potential temperature
877  - `300`
878  - `K`
879
880* - `-thetaC`
881  - Perturbation of potential temperature
882  - `-15`
883  - `K`
884
885* - `-P0`
886  - Atmospheric pressure
887  - `1E5`
888  - `Pa`
889
890* - `-N`
891  - Brunt-Vaisala frequency
892  - `0.01`
893  - `1/s`
894:::
895
896This problem can be run with:
897
898```
899./navierstokes -problem density_current -dm_plex_box_faces 16,1,8 -degree 1 -dm_plex_box_lower 0,0,0 -dm_plex_box_upper 2000,125,1000 -dm_plex_dim 3 -rc 400. -bc_wall 1,2,5,6 -wall_comps 1,2,3 -bc_symmetry_y 3,4 -mu 75
900```
901
902### Channel flow
903
904The Channel problem has the following command-line options in addition to the Newtonian Ideal Gas options:
905
906:::{list-table} Channel Runtime Options
907:header-rows: 1
908
909* - Option
910  - Description
911  - Default value
912  - Unit
913
914* - `-umax`
915  - Maximum/centerline velocity of the flow
916  - `10`
917  - `m/s`
918
919* - `-theta0`
920  - Reference potential temperature
921  - `300`
922  - `K`
923
924* - `-P0`
925  - Atmospheric pressure
926  - `1E5`
927  - `Pa`
928
929* - `-body_force_scale`
930  - Multiplier for body force (`-1` for flow reversal)
931  - 1
932  -
933:::
934
935This problem can be run with the `examples/channel.yaml` file via:
936
937```
938./build/navierstokes -options_file examples/channel.yaml
939```
940```{literalinclude} ../examples/channel.yaml
941:language: yaml
942```
943
944(example-blasius)=
945
946### Blasius boundary layer
947
948The Blasius problem has the following command-line options in addition to the Newtonian Ideal Gas options:
949
950:::{list-table} Blasius Runtime Options
951:header-rows: 1
952
953* - Option
954  - Description
955  - Default value
956  - Unit
957
958* - `-velocity_infinity`
959  - Freestream velocity
960  - `40`
961  - `m/s`
962
963* - `-temperature_infinity`
964  - Freestream temperature
965  - `288`
966  - `K`
967
968* - `-pressure_infinity`
969  - Atmospheric pressure, also sets IDL reference pressure
970  - `1.01E5`
971  - `Pa`
972
973* - `-temperature_wall`
974  - Wall temperature
975  - `288`
976  - `K`
977
978* - `-delta0`
979  - Boundary layer height at the inflow
980  - `4.2e-3`
981  - `m`
982
983* - `-platemesh_modify_mesh`
984  - Whether to modify the mesh using the given options below.
985  - `false`
986  -
987
988* - `-platemesh_refine_height`
989  - Height at which `-platemesh_Ndelta` number of elements should refined into
990  - `5.9E-4`
991  - `m`
992
993* - `-platemesh_Ndelta`
994  - Number of elements to keep below `-platemesh_refine_height`
995  - `45`
996  -
997
998* - `-platemesh_growth`
999  - Growth rate of the elements in the refinement region
1000  - `1.08`
1001  -
1002
1003* - `-platemesh_top_angle`
1004  - Downward angle of the top face of the domain. This face serves as an outlet.
1005  - `5`
1006  - `degrees`
1007
1008* - `-platemesh_y_node_locs_path`
1009  - Path to file with y node locations. If empty, will use mesh warping instead.
1010  - `""`
1011  -
1012
1013* - `-stg_use`
1014  - Whether to use STG for the inflow conditions
1015  - `false`
1016  -
1017
1018* - `-n_chebyshev`
1019  - Number of Chebyshev terms
1020  - `20`
1021  -
1022
1023* - `-chebyshev_`
1024  - Prefix for Chebyshev snes solve
1025  -
1026  -
1027
1028:::
1029
1030This problem can be run with the `examples/blasius.yaml` file via:
1031
1032```
1033./build/navierstokes -options_file examples/blasius.yaml
1034```
1035
1036```{literalinclude} ../examples/blasius.yaml
1037:language: yaml
1038```
1039
1040### STG Inflow for Flat Plate
1041
1042Using the STG Inflow for the blasius problem adds the following command-line options:
1043
1044:::{list-table} Blasius Runtime Options
1045:header-rows: 1
1046
1047* - Option
1048  - Description
1049  - Default value
1050  - Unit
1051
1052* - `-stg_inflow_path`
1053  - Path to the STGInflow file
1054  - `./STGInflow.dat`
1055  -
1056
1057* - `-stg_rand_path`
1058  - Path to the STGRand file
1059  - `./STGRand.dat`
1060  -
1061
1062* - `-stg_alpha`
1063  - Growth rate of the wavemodes
1064  - `1.01`
1065  -
1066
1067* - `-stg_u0`
1068  - Convective velocity, $U_0$
1069  - `0.0`
1070  - `m/s`
1071
1072* - `-stg_mean_only`
1073  - Only impose the mean velocity (no fluctutations)
1074  - `false`
1075  -
1076
1077* - `-stg_strong`
1078  - Strongly enforce the STG inflow boundary condition
1079  - `false`
1080  -
1081
1082* - `-stg_fluctuating_IC`
1083  - "Extrude" the fluctuations through the domain as an initial condition
1084  - `false`
1085  -
1086
1087* - `-stg_dx`
1088  - Set the element size in the x direction. Default is calculated for box meshes, assuming equispaced elements.
1089  -
1090  - `m`
1091
1092* - `-stg_h_scale_factor`
1093  - Scale element size for cutoff frequency calculation
1094  - $1/p$
1095  -
1096
1097:::
1098
1099This problem can be run with the `examples/blasius.yaml` file via:
1100
1101```
1102./build/navierstokes -options_file examples/blasius.yaml -stg_use true
1103```
1104
1105Note the added `-stg_use true` flag
1106This overrides the `stg: use: false` setting in the `examples/blasius.yaml` file, enabling the use of the STG inflow.
1107