shannon-lab / zapdos

Open source MOOSE framework application for simulating plasmas
https://shannon-lab.github.io/zapdos/
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Create structured validation and verification cases for Zapdos #261

Open cticenhour opened 3 weeks ago

cticenhour commented 3 weeks ago

We should adopt a more consistent format for any V&V cases we seek to add. I should suggest starting from the example set by another MOOSE-based code, TMAP8 (https://mooseframework.inl.gov/TMAP8/).

In their V&V page (https://mooseframework.inl.gov/TMAP8/verification_and_validation/index.html), they have several common elements:

I think this promotes being thorough in development of our tests and examples, and provides ready-made onboarding documentation for those interested in learning more about what Zapdos can do.