fine_grid_thk = float(fine_grid_thk)
fine_grid_width = float(fine_grid_width)
min_boundary_distance = float(min_boundary_distance_horiz)
telescope_factor_horiz = float(telescope_factor_horiz)
telescope_factor_vert = float(telescope_factor_vert)
reference_water_T = float(reference_water_T)
rho_water = float(rho_water)
COMPFL = float(COMPFL)
CW = float(CW)
SIGMAW = float(SIGMAW)
T_upper_C = float(T_upper_C)
HeatFlow_Wm2 = float(HeatFlow_Wm2)
maxNumNodes = int(maxNumNodes)
P_initial= float(P_initial)
P_val= float(P_val)
COMPMA = float(COMPMA)
RHOS = float(RHOS)
min_t_step = float(min_t_step)
max_t_step = float(max_t_step)
mult_t_step = float(mult_t_step)
NOBLIN = int(NOBLIN)
GNUP = float(GNUP)
GNUU = float(GNUU)
howManyTimeSteps = float(howManyTimeSteps)
conversion_sec2year = float(conversion_sec2year)
conversion_sec2day = float(conversion_sec2day)
convert_gpm2ms = float(convert_gpm2ms)
specHeat_water = float(specHeat_water)
max_pump_rate_kgs = float(max_pump_rate_gpm) * convert_gpm2ms * rho_water
min_pump_rate_kgs = float(min_pump_rate_gpm) * convert_gpm2ms * rho_water
target_stressPeriods_hr = float(target_stressPeriods_d) * 24.0
T_stor = float(T_stor)
T_hx = float(T_hx)
deltaT_hx = float(deltaT_hx)
T_ambient_threshold = float(T_ambient_threshold)
T_ambient_storage_threshold = float(T_ambient_storage_threshold)
sim_length = float(sim_length)
heat_inj_frac = float(heat_inj_frac)
heatDemand_annual = float(heatDemand_annual)
num_volumes = float(num_volumes)
well_radius = float(well_diameter)/2.0
well_insulation_thickness = float(well_insulation_thickness)
max_width = float(max_width)
max_thick = float(max_thick)
max_well_thick = float(max_well_thick)
insulation_thermCond = float(insulation_thermCond)
insulation_specHeat = float(insulation_specHeat)
openWell_poros = float(openWell_poros)
insulation_poros = float(insulation_poros)
open_kFactor = float(open_kFactor)
insulation_kFactor = (insulation_kFactor)
t_max = float(sim_length)*365.0*86400.0
chargeup_period = float(chargeup_period)
HX_Tdiff_min_C = float(HX_Tdiff_min_C)
well_spacing = float(well_spacing)
heat_addition_T_C = float(heat_addition_T_C)
cool_addition_T_C = float(cool_addition_T_C)