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][2]
Many popular books on computational fluid dynamics discuss the SIMPLE algorithm in detail.[3][4] This algorithm forms the basis of Commercial CFD packages.[5]
A modified variant is the SIMPLER Algorithm (SIMPLE Revised), that was 1979 introduced by Patankar.
References
- ^ SIMPLE solver for driven cavity flow problem
- ^ Heat transfer applications in turbomachinery
- ^ 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.
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