Enzo Simulation Blueprint

Scientific objectives and diagnostics

• Formulate a primary research question with 2–3 quantitative diagnostics.
• Identify the specific outputs needed to compute those diagnostics.
• Set acceptable numerical error tolerances before running.

AMR strategy

• Define refinement triggers (e.g., density gradients, Jeans length, shocks).
• Calculate the maximum refinement level from your target spatial resolution.
• Run a brief parameter sweep to evaluate refinement sensitivity.

Physical model scope

• Start with a hydrodynamics-only baseline.
• Add gravity, cooling, chemistry, or feedback modules one at a time.
• Keep a changelog that maps each module addition to a specific run ID.

Output and storage management

• Separate high-frequency lightweight diagnostics from heavy snapshot checkpoints.
• Estimate total file count and disk footprint per output.
• Allocate archival storage for restart files and data provenance records.