File OutputΒΆ
Two different files are output for viewing the solution. The default names for these files are:
parXXXXX*.vtu,
binXXXXX*.vtu,
where XXXXX refers to a particular file output number ordered from 00001 to the number of output files in a simulation. Each file is in a combined binary/ASCII VTU format.
The par-prefixed file stores the solution \(\mathbf{Y}\) and property arrays of each particle according to the order in The H-File. Additionally, a three part tag is given to every particle and also stored in the par files so that any particle can be uniquely identified throughout a simulation. These files can be used to restart from a particular output step by calling the external interface routine ppiclf_io_ReadParticleVTU at initialization.
The bin file stores the volumes enclosed by the bins and how many particles are stored within that bin (see Particle Storage). This can be useful for analyzing the distribution of particles-to-ranks throughout a simulation.
These files may be viewed and/or post-processed in outside programs, such as VisIt or ParaView.