[Nek5000-users] Smooth Restart feature in Nek

[nek5000-users at lists.mcs.anl.gov]

Hi Shriram,

We're working on this ... should have it set by tomorrow.

Paul




On Sun, 8 Aug 2010, nek5000-users at lists.mcs.anl.gov wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I found a function in nek which would let you do a restart from 3 previous
> fld files. This is how I called the function:
>
> % ----
> in usrchk:
>
>      prefix = 'rs6'
>      iosave  = iostep
>      iosize  = 8
>      nfld    = 3
>      call restart_save(iosave,iosize,nfld) .
> %----
> in rea file :
>
>           3  PRESOLVE/RESTART OPTIONS  *****
> rs6sqr0.f0004
> rs6sqr0.f0005
> rs6sqr0.f0006
> %-----
>
> This dumps out six rs6blah0.f***** and is overwritten once every 2*iostep I
> believe. When I try to restart using this, I still see that at the restart,
> the pressure values are off. I am guessing that I am not calling it the
> right way in the rea file. Is there a separate function for loading multiple
> restart files that I would have to call in usrchk ?
>
> Or is this behavior a by-product of SEM ?
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Regards
> Shriram
>