SMS:PTM Files

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Input and Output files for PTM.

Input Files

  • Required files
  • Program Control File (*.pcf) – Run time instruction for the model.
  • Mesh file – Bathymetry and boundary information for the model.
  • PTM Version 1.0 supports ADCIRC compatible three-noded triangular finite element mesh files (fort.14 or .grd). SMS contains tools to convert mesh files to this format.
  • Hydrodynamic input file – Time varying water surface elevation and depth-averaged velocities.
    • The SMS 9.2 interface to PTM Version 1.0 supports XMDF (*.h5) format hydrodynamic files. SMS contains tools to convert mesh output files to this format.
    • Optional files

    Output Files

    The output files use the name given after the keyword :OUTPUT_PREFIX in the program control file and are appended with the following endings:

    • Mapping Output File (*_maps.h5) – behavior of the flow and native sediments over the whole domain incremented by time.
    • Parcel Data File (*_particles.h5) – parcel information incremented by time.
    • Echo file (*_input.out) – ASCII file echoing the input parameters of the simulation.
    • Neighbor file (*.neighbors) – contains mesh connectivity information. Once generated, can be specified as an input file to avoid regenerating for subsequent simulations with a given mesh. If the mesh changes, the neighbor file should be regenerated.
    • Trap Count File (*_count.out) – contains the time and ID of particles entering a trap
    • Trap Residency File (*_residency.out) – contains the time particles enter and exit a trap and the total time spent in the trap.

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