[FLASH-USERS] Pressure Fluctuations from AMR

[Tomasz Plewa]

I bet on on-and-off refinement/derefinment. I would expect no such 
features appear in uniformly refined models.

Tomek
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On 09/12/17 08:25, Michiel Bustraan wrote:
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> Dear FLASH users,
>
>
> I've been encountering a problem with AMR.
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> The attached images show the issue.
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> I always find sharp pressure fluctuations occuring near the origin, 
> and this only happens with several layers of AMR.
>
> Since this region does not contain high velocities or pressures, it 
> seems bizarre that this is happening.
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>
> These simulations use spherical coordinates, 2D, and split PPM hydro.
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>
> I originally ran the simulations without specialized grid refinement 
> conditions, which led to worse pressure spikes.
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> I was hoping that by layering the refinement (5 layers out to 2e15 cm, 
> 4 layers to 4e15, etc.) using Grid_markRefineDerefine.F90,
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> it would solve the issue. However, as you can see in the attached 
> images, that has not been the case.
>
>
> Has anyone experienced something like this using AMR?
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> Since the region is fairly flat (in density, pressure, and 
> temperature), I am uncertain where these features could come from.
>
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> Michiel Bustraan
>

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