Suhas V. Patankar (born 22 February 1941) is an Indian

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. He is a pioneer in the field of

computational fluid dynamics Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is a branch of fluid mechanics that uses numerical analysis and data structures to analyze and solve problems that involve fluid flows. Computers are used to perform the calculations required to simulate th ...

(CFD) and

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. He is currently a Professor

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at the

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. He is also president of Innovative Research, Inc. Patankar was born in

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Early life and education

Patankar received his bachelor's degree in

mechanical engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and mathematics principles with materials science, to design, analyze, manufacture, and ...

in 1962 from the

College of Engineering, Pune COEP Technological University, is A Unitary Public University of Government of Maharashtra, situated in Pune, Maharashtra, India. Established in 1854, it is the 2nd oldest engineering college in India, after IIT Roorkee (1847). The students an ...

, which is affiliated to the

University of Pune Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU), formerly the University of Poona, is a collegiate public state university located in the city of Pune, India. It was established in 1949, and is spread over a campus in the neighbourhood of Ganeshk ...

and his Master of Technology degree in mechanical engineering from the

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay or IITB) is a public research university and technical institute in Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It is considered as one of the best engineering universities in India and is top ranke ...

in 1964. In 1967 he received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the

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University of London The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in post-nominals) is a federal public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The university was established by royal charter in 1836 as a degree ...

Career

Patankar's most important contribution to the field of CFD is the ''

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'' algorithmNumerical Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow (1980), that he developed along with his colleagues at

. Patankar is the author of a book in computational fluid dynamics titled Numerical Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow which was first published in 1980. This book has since been considered one of the groundbreaking contributions to computational fluid dynamics due to its emphasis on physical understanding and insight into the fluid flow and heat transfer phenomena. He is also one of the most cited authors in science and engineering.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Patankar, Suhas 1941 births Living people American mechanical engineers Indian mechanical engineers Computational fluid dynamicists Savitribai Phule Pune University alumni Alumni of Imperial College London IIT Bombay alumni Scientists from Pune 20th-century Indian engineers 20th-century Indian physicists Indian fluid dynamicists