Revise CFD simulation statistics in README

[sbryngelson]

User description

update readme

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PR Type

Documentation

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Description

• Update CFD simulation record from 101 to 200 trillion grid points

• Add Gordon Bell Prize finalist achievement

• Increase LLNL El Capitan APU count to 43K

• Fix formatting inconsistency in regression tests section

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Diagram Walkthrough

flowchart LR
  A["CFD Simulation Stats"] --> B["101T → 200T grid points"]
  A --> C["Add Gordon Bell Prize"]
  D["Hardware Specs"] --> E["36K → 43K APUs"]
  F["Formatting"] --> G["Fix regression tests bullet"]

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	Relevant files
Documentation	README.md Update simulation records and hardware specifications        README.md Updated CFD simulation record from 101 to 200 trillion grid points Added Gordon Bell Prize finalist achievement and 1 quadrillion degrees of freedom Increased LLNL El Capitan APU count from 36K to 43K Fixed formatting inconsistency in regression tests section +3/-3

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Pull Request Overview

This PR updates the MFC simulation statistics and achievements in the README to reflect more recent milestones and accurate information as of September 2025.

• Updates the largest CFD simulation record from 101 trillion to 200 trillion grid points
• Adds mention of 1 quadrillion degrees of freedom and 2025 Gordon Bell Prize finalist status
• Corrects the scaling information for LLNL El Capitan from >36K to >43K AMD APUs
• Fixes formatting inconsistency in the regression tests bullet point

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⚡ Recommended focus areas for review Possible Inaccuracy Validate the updated claims (200T grid points, 1 quadrillion DoF, Gordon Bell finalist, and >43K APUs on El Capitan) and ensure citations/links support each statement. MFC conducted the largest known, open CFD simulation at <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.07392" target="_blank">200 trillion grid points</a>, and 1 quadrillion degrees of freedom (as of September 2025), and is a 2025 Gordon Bell Prize finalist. <p align="center"> Formatting Consistency Mixed tab/space indentation in bullet lists may render inconsistently across viewers; align indentation for the hardware and CI bullets. * GPU compatible on NVIDIA ([P/V/A/H]100, GH200, etc.) and AMD (MI[1/2/3]00+) GPU and APU hardware * Ideal weak scaling to 100% of the largest GPU and superchip supercomputers * \>43K AMD APUs (MI300A) on [LLNL El Capitan](https://hpc.llnl.gov/hardware/compute-platforms/el-capitan) * \>3K AMD APUs (MI300A) on [LLNL Tuolumne](https://hpc.llnl.gov/hardware/compute-platforms/tuolumne) * \>33K AMD GPUs (MI250X) on [OLCF Frontier](https://www.olcf.ornl.gov/frontier/) * \>10K NVIDIA GPUs (V100) on [OLCF Summit](https://www.olcf.ornl.gov/summit/) * Near compute roofline behavior * RDMA (remote data memory access; GPU-GPU direct communication) via GPU-aware MPI on NVIDIA (CUDA-aware MPI) and AMD GPU systems * Optional single-precision computation and storage ### Software robustness and other features * [Fypp](https://fypp.readthedocs.io/en/stable/fypp.html) metaprogramming for code readability, performance, and portability * Continuous Integration (CI) * \>500 Regression tests with each PR. * Performed with GNU (GCC), Intel (oneAPI), Cray (CCE), and NVIDIA (NVHPC) compilers on NVIDIA and AMD GPUs. * Line-level test coverage reports via [Codecov](https://app.codecov.io/gh/MFlowCode/MFC) and `gcov` * Benchmarking to avoid performance regressions and identify speed-ups