PJM Regular Fortnightly Meeting

Africa/Johannesburg
Abdool Sattar Cassim (University of Johannesburg) , Emmanuel Igumbor (University of Johannesburg) , Simon Connell (University of Johannesburg) , Tiego Mpai (University of Johannesburg) , Timothy Brooks (University of Johannesburg) , Xola Mapekula (University of Johannesburg)
Description

Presentations and discussions for PJM students to their supervisors on their work. This is for Prof. Connell's  students.

Zoom link:

https://cern.zoom.us/j/62251098374?pwd=bEsWjsc0npJTLKcIruhWi5xfex5q93.1

Meeting ID: 622 5109 8374
Passcode: 3141
    • 14:00 14:10
      Computer simulation of diamond as a resilient material in a high radiation environment 10m
      Speaker: Sibongakonke Sephesihle Hlongwane
    • 14:15 14:25
      Improving PET detectors, faster, higher resolution, better visualization. 10m
      Speaker: Mwalimo Mandisa Maila
    • 14:30 14:40
      4IR Sensors for Extreme Environments (SEE) – Instrumentation of Nuclear Reactors (Damage aspect) 10m
      Speaker: Armand van der Merwe
      1. Data is now available. Bongani will drop it off today
      2. Try to analyse the iXblue ensue (Channel 4)
      3. Geant4, start with the simualtion of Samuel Temagee ... Simon to share ... neutrons from SAFARI on Lu metal.
      4. Swop Lu for silica
    • 14:45 14:55
      Optimisation of XRT Sorting : 10m
      Speaker: Goitsemodimo Zeanest Meno

      Poppped in and then disappeared

       

    • 15:00 15:10
      Studying the absorption and scattering of PET photons in Medical and Mineral PET 10m
      Speaker: Prince Ncube

      Apologised

    • 15:15 15:25
      An exercise in Big Data Processing : The search for dark particles at ATLAS, CERN 10m
      Speaker: Unathi Bosika

      Apologised

       

    • 15:30 15:40
      CFD for Agriculture 10m
      Speaker: Pardon T Muringani
      1. Well advanced in Greenhouse simulations
      2. About 50% through
      3. Not yet done mesh sensitivity analysis .. . still to do .. has done a GCI and also a benchmarking.
      4. Adjusting vents, T gradients on a boundary condition, basing them on Abdool's IoT Measurements 
      5. Uploaded slides.
      6. Discussed slides

      Good progress

    • 15:45 15:55
      CFD for the HPHE in a Micro Nuclear Reactor 10m
      Speaker: Zekhethelo Shabalala