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Projection method (fluid dynamics)
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Computational_fluid_dynamics/zuWdtNJp">computational fluid dynamics</a>, the projection method, also called Chorin's projection method, is an effective means of <a href="/facts/Numerical_analysis/QT9cYa9z">numerically</a> solving time-dependent <a href="/facts/Incompressible_flow/1CwmhTPf">incompressible fluid-flow</a> problems. It was originally introduced by <a href="/facts/Alexandre_Chorin/2aLEPHxF">Alexandre Chorin</a> in 1967 as an efficient means of solving the incompressible <a href="/facts/Navier-Stokes_equation/48pQugEa">Navier-Stokes equations</a>. The key advantage of the projection method is that the computations of the <a href="/facts/Flow_velocity/amIT4Ht8">velocity</a> and the pressure fields are decoupled. </p>