Scientific Research Through Simulation in Africa: Role of HPC in Computational Material Studies

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dc.contributor.authorWabululu, Elicah Nafula
dc.contributor.authorNyawere, P.W.O.
dc.contributor.authorBem, Daniel Barasa
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-29T11:08:02Z
dc.date.available2017-12-29T11:08:02Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionResearch Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractAfrica is not investing much in computational materials research. Poor infrastructure in terms of electricity and internet connectivity has made research difficult for computational researchers. High Performing Computers and especially CHPC of South Africa have proven to be a better way of doing research in Africa. It has attracted many researchers in Physics, Chemistry and Biology just to name a few. In these initial studies, LaF3 has been presented as a case study currently being done in CHPC yet miles away from Kenya. With the actual speed achieved and resources used (e.g. twelve times speed and over 20 CPUs). For the lattice parameter for LaF3, the experimental work has given a value of 7.20 Bohr and 7.36 Bohr respectively while our computational results are 7.24 Bohr and 7.37 Bohr respectively. The deviation between experimental and computational proves to be small hence validating our computational research.en_US
dc.identifier.citationElicah Nafula Wabululu, P. W. O. Nyawere. Daniel Barasa Bem. Scientific Research Through Simulation in Africa: Role of HPC in Computational Material Studies. International Journal of Materials Science and Applications. Vol. 6, No. 4, 2017, pp. 190-192. doi: 10.11648/j.ijmsa.20170604.14en_US
dc.identifier.issn2327-2635
dc.identifier.issn2327-2643
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/18041
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherScience Publishing Groupen_US
dc.subjectHigh Performing Computersen_US
dc.subjectComputer Simulationsen_US
dc.subjectLattice Parameteren_US
dc.titleScientific Research Through Simulation in Africa: Role of HPC in Computational Material Studiesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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