ABSTRACT
Cellular automata provide an alternative to mathematical equations when describing physical systems. The motion of particles is described on a lattice according to prescribed rules. This chapter shows that cellular automata may be used to describe basic physics such as thermodynamics and thermomechanical processes. It also shows that automata can be used to model dynamical processes in porous media. The chapter discusses the use of the thermodynamic automata in describing flow through porous media. D. S. Yang et al. The class of automata models that requires particles to move on a lattice according to simple collision and propagation rules is referred to as lattice gas models. simulated a thermodynamic process of plane flow with a similar insulating no-slip boundary condition and demonstrated the effect of viscous heating on the temperature of the fluid and thus the fluid viscosity.
