2010 Franklin Institute Awards
Benjamin Franklin Medal in Mechanical Engineering
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D. Brian Spalding, FRS, FREng
Concentration, Heat & Momentum Limited (CHAM)
London, England
Year: 2010
Subject: Mechanical Engineering
Award: Benjamin Franklin Medal
Citation: For his seminal contributions to the computer modeling of fluid flow, creating the practice of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) in industry, and paving the path for the widespread application of CFD to the design of objects from airplanes to heart valves.