Georgi Ivanovich Petrov
Georgy Petrov ( Russian Георгий Иванович Петров ., Scientific transliteration Georgy Ivanovich Petrov , born May 18 . Jul / 31 May 1912 greg. In Pinega ; † 13. May 1987 ) was a Soviet engineer .
From 1965 to 1973 Petrov was the director of the Space Research Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR .
The following numerical methods are named after him and are used for calculation in numerical flow simulation:
- Upwinding-Petrov- Galerkin process
- Streamline Upwind Petrov Galerkin Procedure (SUPG)
Publications
- GI Petrov, V. Ya. Likhushin, IP Nekrasov and LI Sorkin: Viscosity effect on a supersonic flow with shocks . Tr. TsIAM, No. 224 (1952)
- GI Petrov: Application of the Galerkin method and the problem of flow stability of a viscous liquid . Prikl. Mat. Mekh., 4, 36-47 (1940)
Web links
- Georgi Ivanovich Petrow in the Encyclopedia Astronautica (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ biography on warheroes.ru ; Retrieved August 21, 2011
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Petrow, Georgi Ivanovich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Петров, Георгий Иванович (Russian spelling) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 31, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pinega |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 13, 1987 |