A tribute to D.B. Spalding and his contributions in science and engineering

V. Artemov, S. B. Beale, G. de Vahl Davis, M. P. Escudier, N. Fueyo, B. E. Launder, E. Leonardi, M. R. Malin, W. J. Minkowycz, S. V. Patankar, A. Pollard, W. Rodi, A. Runchal, S. P. Vanka

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    Abstract

    This paper presents a summary of some of the scientific and engineering contributions of Prof. D.B. Spalding up to the present time. Starting from early work on combustion, and his unique work in mass transfer theory, Spalding's unpublished "unified theory" is described briefly. Subsequent to this, developments in algorithms by the Imperial College group led to the birth of modern computational fluid dynamics, including the well-known SIMPLE algorithm. Developments in combustion, multi-phase flow and turbulence modelling are also described. Finally, a number of academic and industrial applications of computational fluid dynamics and heat transfer applications considered in subsequent years are mentioned. Crown Copyright © 2009.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)3884-3905
    Number of pages21
    JournalInternational Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
    Volume52
    Issue number17-18
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Aug 2009

    Keywords

    • Combustion
    • D.B. Spalding
    • Fluid dynamics
    • Heat transfer
    • Mass transfer

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