Initialization

The following inputs must be preceded by “mfix.” and determine how we initialize a calculation:

	Description	Type	Default
restart	If set, then restart from this file rather than from scratch	String	None
repl_x	Replicate initial data by this factor in the x-direction	Int	1
repl_y	Replicate initial data by this factor in the y-direction	Int	1
repl_z	Replicate initial data by this factor in the z-direction	Int	1

The following inputs must be preceded by “mfix.” and determine how we initialize a calculation:

	Description	Type	Default
particle_init_type	How do we initialize the particles? “Auto” vs AsciiFile	String	AsciiFile
do_initial_proj	Should we do the initial projection?	Bool	True
initial_iterations	How many pressure iterations before starting the first timestep	Int	3

The following inputs must be preceded by “particles.”:

	Description	Type	Default
removeOutOfRange	Should we remove particles at initialization that are touching the wall	Int	1