SIMPLE algorithm

In computational fluid dynamics (CFD), SIMPLE algorithm is a widely used numerical procedure to solve the Navier-Stokes equations. SIMPLE is an acronym for Semi-Implicit Method for Pressure Linked Equations.

The SIMPLE algorithm was developed by Prof. Brian Spalding and his student S V Patankar at Imperial College, London in the early 1970s. Since then it has been extensively used by many researchers to solve different kinds of fluid flow and heat transfer problems.^[1]

Many popular books on computational fluid dynamics discuss the SIMPLE algorithm in detail.^[2]^[3] This algorithm forms the basis of Commercial CFD packages.^[4]

A modified variant is the SIMPLER Algorithm (SIMPLE Revised), that was 1979 introduced by Patankar.

References

^ SIMPLE solver for driven cavity flow problem
^ Patankar, S. V. (1980). Numerical Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-0891165224.
^ Ferziger, J. H. (2001). Computational Methods for Fluid Dynamics. Springer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3540420743. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
^ History of CFD

[1] SIMPLE solver for driven cavity flow problem

[2] Patankar, S. V. (1980). Numerical Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-0891165224.

[3] Ferziger, J. H. (2001). Computational Methods for Fluid Dynamics. Springer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3540420743. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

[4] History of CFD

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