1.1. About the SPH method

SPH is a mesh-free Lagrangian method for simulating fluid flow and other physical phenomena. It represents fluids as a collection of particles and uses a smoothing kernel to interpolate properties between neighboring particles. This allows it to model complex fluid behavior with high accuracy.

SPH is widely used in fluid dynamics simulations, including industrial applications like Dam Break analysis and hydraulic engineering.

Figure 1.1: SPH Dam Break simulation using Ansys FreeFlow simulation software.

SPH Dam Break simulation using Ansys FreeFlow simulation software.


When powered by a computationally efficient GPU-based solver, the SPH method allows you to solve practical problems quickly in several engineering applications.