Lattice-gas automata methods for engineering

Modern lattice-gas automata (LGA) methods have now existed since the mid-1980s. They have been widely used in a non-engineering context to study multiphase systems, reactive flows, flow and reaction within porous media and turbulence. LGA methods for simple fluids have now developed to a point where they may be applied with confidence in an engineering context. Application of LGA in an engineering context to complex fluids such as immiscible mixtures and emulsions can also be contemplated with some further work. In order to assist such application, the basics of LGA are outlined here along with a brief overview of current applications. Thermal LGA methods are also discussed with the hope of stimulating their development for application in an engineering context.