Parallel Iterations and Cellular Automata Models for Simulating Pore Structural Transformations

P. Markenscoff ^1,* and K. Zygourakis ²

¹ Department of Electrical Engineering
University of Houston
Houston,TX 77204-4793

² Department of Chemical Engineering
Rice University
Houston, TX 77251-1892

* Corresponding Author

ABSTRACT

We develop a new class of models based on parallel iterations and cellular automata to treat pore structure transformations occurring during heterogeneous chemical reactions. Simulations on two-dimensional cellular arrays are carried out to demonstrate that the parallel iterations can accurately approximate isotropic growth of clusters (pores). This property is a necessary prerequisite for applying this approach to the study of gas-solid reactions.

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