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

The SIMPLE algorithm was developed by aProf. CFD[[Brian groupSpalding]] workingand underhis Prof.student [[BrianSuhas SpaldingPatankar|S V Patankar]] at [[Imperial College London|Imperial College]], London in the early 1970s.

Many popular books on computational fluid dynamics discuss the SIMPLE algorithm in detail.<ref>{{cite book |last=Patankar |first=S. V. | authorlink = Suhas Patankar |title=Numerical Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow |publisher=[[Taylor & Francis]] |year=1980 |isbn=978-0891165224}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Ferziger |first=J. H. | authorlink = J. H. Ferziger |coauthors = Peric, M. |title=Computational Methods for Fluid Dynamics|publisher=[[ Springer-Verlag]] |year=2001 |isbn= 978-3540420743}}</ref> This algorithm forms the basis of Commercial CFD packages.<ref>[http://www.fluent.com/about/cfdhistory.htm History of CFD]</ref>