Converting restart_flow.dat from binary to readable text format

anthony_D · August 21, 2024, 11:17

Hello everyone,

I'm currently working on solving the shock tube problem using SU2. after having run the initial .cfg file for 1 iteration so as to create a initial flow field and produces a restart file in .dat format. I would like to read this .dat file to make further changes to flow, but how do I convert the binary format (garbled text) to text readable format.

Thank you

bigfootedrockmidget · August 21, 2024, 16:21

Why do you not save the restart file as ascii data? It will make life much easier for you. Just use RESTART_ASCII as keyword.

TKatt · August 31, 2024, 19:11

To be a bit more specfic with what you want in your output file (as mr bigfootedrockmidget already mentioned) (and I added the volume paraview output because you might want to look at that too

):

Code:

OUTPUT_FILES= RESTART_ASCII, PARAVIEW

SU2 can store in human readable ascii format if you want, but binary is the default since it is much more disk-space efficient.

Please see the config_template.cfg file in the code root for all available options

best, tobi

August 21, 2024, 11:17	Converting restart_flow.dat from binary to readable text format	#1
anthony_D New Member Anthony Darshan Francis Join Date: Aug 2024 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Hello everyone, I'm currently working on solving the shock tube problem using SU2. after having run the initial .cfg file for 1 iteration so as to create a initial flow field and produces a restart file in .dat format. I would like to read this .dat file to make further changes to flow, but how do I convert the binary format (garbled text) to text readable format. Thank you

August 31, 2024, 19:11		#3
TKatt Member na Join Date: Jul 2018 Posts: 90 Rep Power: 8	To be a bit more specfic with what you want in your output file (as mr bigfootedrockmidget already mentioned) (and I added the volume paraview output because you might want to look at that too ): Code: OUTPUT_FILES= RESTART_ASCII, PARAVIEW SU2 can store in human readable ascii format if you want, but binary is the default since it is much more disk-space efficient. Please see the config_template.cfg file in the code root for all available options best, tobi

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August 21, 2024, 16:21		#2
bigfootedrockmidget Senior Member bigfoot Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Netherlands Posts: 676 Rep Power: 21	Why do you not save the restart file as ascii data? It will make life much easier for you. Just use RESTART_ASCII as keyword.