“…As the lattice is finite some type of boundary conditions must be imposed: usually null and periodic boundary conditions are considered. 3D cellular automata are characterized by the three-dimensional arrangement of their cells which allows them to simulate different types of phenomena such as spray freeze drying process (Ivanov, Troyankin, Gurikov, Kolnoochenko, & Menshutina, 2011), HIV infection (Mo, Ren, Yang, & Shuai, 2014), cracking process of rocks (Pan, Yan, & Feng, 2012), dendritic solidification (Zaeem, Yin, & Felicelli, 2013), or alloy solidification (Zhao, Qin, & Chen, 2013).…”