Brian Spalding | |
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 Brian Spalding | |
| Born | Dudley Brian Spalding 9 January 1923 |
| Died | 27 November 2016 (aged 93) |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford University of Cambridge |
| Known for | Computational fluid dynamics Hybrid difference scheme SIMPLE algorithm Spalding number |
| Awards | Franklin Medal (2010) Global Energy Prize (2009) Fellow of the Royal Society (1983) Max Jakob Memorial Award (1978) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Imperial College London |
| Notable students | Suhas V. Patankar |
Dudley Brian Spalding (9 January 1923 – 27 November 2016) was Professor of Heat Transfer and Head of the Computational Fluid Dynamics Unit at Imperial College, London. He was one of the founders of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and an internationally recognized contributor to the fields of heat transfer, fluid mechanics and combustion.[1] He created the practice of CFD – its application to problems of interest to engineers. Most of today’s commercially available CFD software tools trace their origin to the work done by Spalding's group in the decade spanning the mid-60s and mid-70s.[2] Spalding became a Fellow of the Royal Society[3] and Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.
- ^ CFD: Past, Present and Future
- ^ Runchal, Akshai K. (2009). "Brian Spalding: CFD and reality – A personal recollection". International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 52 (17–18): 4063–4073. Bibcode:2009IJHMT..52.4063R. doi:10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2009.03.058.
- ^ List of Fellows of the Royal Society