some updates for the He merger stuff (#3008)

This turns on burn retry, thins out the plotfiles, and sets the plotfiles to single precision

Exec/science/wdmerger/tests/he_double_det/inputs_pakmor_simp_sdc

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ castro.hi_bc = 2 2 2
 max_step = 10000000
 
 # Simulation end time
-stop_time = 200.0
+stop_time = 1000.0
 
 # CFL number for hyperbolic system
 castro.cfl = 0.5
@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@ castro.cfl = 0.5
 castro.fixed_dt = -1.0
 
 # Scale back initial timestep by this factor
-castro.init_shrink = 0.01
+castro.init_shrink = 0.1
 
 # Factor by which dt is allowed to change each timestep
-castro.change_max = 1.10
+castro.change_max = 1.20
 
 # If we regrid on Level 0, compute a new timestep afterward
 amr.compute_new_dt_on_regrid = 1
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ castro.abundance_failure_rho_cutoff = 1.0e0
 # Default is 10, 16 is recommended value
 castro.max_subcycles = 16
 
+# Switching to simplified SDC
+castro.time_integration_method = 3
 
 ############################################################################################
 # Resolution, gridding and AMR
@@ -292,20 +294,20 @@ integrator.atol_spec = 1.0e-6
 integrator.rtol_enuc = 1.0e-6
 integrator.atol_enuc = 1.0e-6
 
-# Do not abort or retry on a failed burn (Castro will handle this)
-integrator.abort_on_failure = 0
-
 # Renormalize abundances during the burn
 integrator.renormalize_abundances = 1
 
 # Maximum temperature allowed in the burn
 integrator.MAX_TEMP = 1.0e10
 
 # Use tabular rate evaluation when available
-network.use_tables = 1
+network.use_tables = 0
 
-# Switching to simplified SDC
-castro.time_integration_method = 3
+# use retry in the burner and cap the number of steps to make the
+# reactions go faster
+integrator.use_burn_retry = 1
+integrator.retry_swap_jacobian = 1
+integrator.ode_max_steps = 10000
 
 ############################################################################################
 # Gravity
@@ -380,16 +382,16 @@ amr.check_file = chk
 castro.dump_old = 1
 
 # Simulation time between checkpoints
-amr.check_per = 1.0
+amr.check_per = -1
 
 # Number of timesteps between checkpoints
-amr.check_int = -1
+amr.check_int = 50
 
 # Root name of plot files
 amr.plot_file = plt
 
 # Simulation time between plotfiles
-amr.plot_per = 1.0
+amr.plot_per = 2.0
 
 # Number of timesteps between plotfiles
 amr.plot_int = -1
@@ -426,17 +428,20 @@ gravity.v = 1
 amr.plot_vars = ALL
 
 # Derived variables to add to plot files
-amr.derive_plot_vars = pressure
+amr.derive_plot_vars = ALL
 
 # State variables to add to small plot files
 amr.small_plot_vars = density Temp
 
 # Derived variables to add to small plot files
-amr.derive_small_plot_vars = enuc X(He4) X(C12) X(O16)
+amr.derive_small_plot_vars = abar enuc MachNumber magvel magvort X(He4) X(C12) X(O16)
 
 # Name of the diagnostic sum output files
 amr.data_log = star_diag.out primary_diag.out secondary_diag.out rotation_diag.out
 
+# write plotfiles as single precision
+fab.format = NATIVE_32
+
 ############################################################################################
 # Problem parameters
 ############################################################################################

Exec/science/wdmerger/tests/he_double_det/inputs_pakmor_strang

@@ -292,17 +292,20 @@ integrator.atol_spec = 1.0e-6
 integrator.rtol_enuc = 1.0e-6
 integrator.atol_enuc = 1.0e-6
 
-# Do not abort or retry on a failed burn (Castro will handle this)
-integrator.abort_on_failure = 0
-
 # Renormalize abundances during the burn
 integrator.renormalize_abundances = 1
 
 # Maximum temperature allowed in the burn
 integrator.MAX_TEMP = 1.0e10
 
 # Use tabular rate evaluation when available
-network.use_tables = 1
+network.use_tables = 0
+
+# use retry in the burner and cap the number of steps to make the
+# reactions go faster
+integrator.use_burn_retry = 1
+integrator.retry_swap_jacobian = 1
+integrator.ode_max_steps = 10000
 
 ############################################################################################
 # Gravity
@@ -377,16 +380,16 @@ amr.check_file = chk
 castro.dump_old = 1
 
 # Simulation time between checkpoints
-amr.check_per = 1.0
+amr.check_per = -1
 
 # Number of timesteps between checkpoints
-amr.check_int = -1
+amr.check_int = 50
 
 # Root name of plot files
 amr.plot_file = plt
 
 # Simulation time between plotfiles
-amr.plot_per = 1.0
+amr.plot_per = 2.0
 
 # Number of timesteps between plotfiles
 amr.plot_int = -1
@@ -423,17 +426,20 @@ gravity.v = 1
 amr.plot_vars = ALL
 
 # Derived variables to add to plot files
-amr.derive_plot_vars = pressure
+amr.derive_plot_vars = ALL
 
 # State variables to add to small plot files
 amr.small_plot_vars = density Temp
 
 # Derived variables to add to small plot files
-amr.derive_small_plot_vars = enuc X(He4) X(C12) X(O16)
+amr.derive_small_plot_vars = abar enuc MachNumber magvel magvort X(He4) X(C12) X(O16)
 
 # Name of the diagnostic sum output files
 amr.data_log = star_diag.out primary_diag.out secondary_diag.out rotation_diag.out
 
+# write plotfiles as single precision
+fab.format = NATIVE_32
+
 ############################################################################################
 # Problem parameters
 ############################################################################################