Lattice Fluid Dynamics: Thirty-five Years Down the Road

TL;DR

This paper reviews the evolution and impact of lattice fluid dynamics over 35 years, highlighting its historical development, main applications, and future challenges in computational fluid dynamics.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of the history, current applications, and future challenges of lattice fluid dynamics methods.

Findings

Lattice fluid dynamics has significantly influenced computational fluid dynamics.

The Lattice Boltzmann method is widely applied in various fluid flow simulations.

Future challenges include improving accuracy and expanding applications.

Abstract

We comment on the role and impact of lattice fluid dynamics on the general landscape of computational fluid dynamics. Starting from the historical development of Lattice Gas Cellular Automata, we move on to a cursory appraisal of the main applications of the Lattice Boltzmann method and challenges ahead.