List of chemical process simulators
This is a list of software used to simulate the material and energy balances of chemical process plants. Applications for this include design studies, engineering studies, design audits, debottlenecking studies, control system check-out, process simulation, dynamic simulation, operator training simulators, pipeline management systems, production management systems, digital twins.
| Software | Developer | Applications | Operative system | License | URL |
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| Advanced Simulation Library (ASL) | Avtech Scientific | Process data validation and reconciliation, real-time optimization, virtual sensing and predictive control | Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, Mac | open-source | |
| APMonitor | APMonitor | Data reconciliation, real-time optimization, dynamic simulation and nonlinear predictive control | |||
| Apros | Fortum and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland | Dynamic process simulation for power plants | Windows | Commercial | |
| ASCEND | ASCEND | Dynamic process simulation, general purpose language | Windows, BSD, Linux | open-source | |
| Aspen Custom Modeler (ACM) | Aspen Technology | Dynamic process simulation | Windows | Commercial | |
| Aspen HYSYS | Aspen Technology | Process simulation and optimization | Windows | Commercial | |
| Aspen Plus | Aspen Technology | Process simulation and optimization | Windows | Commercial | |
| ASSETT | Kongsberg Digital | Dynamic process simulation | Windows | Commercial | |
| BatchColumn | ProSim | Simulation and Optimization of batch distillation columns | Windows | commercial | |
| BATCHES | Batch Process Technologies, Inc. | Simulation of recipe driven multiproduct and multipurpose batch processes for applications in design, scheduling and supply chain management | Linux | Commercial | |
| BatchReactor | ProSim | Simulation of chemical reactors in batch mode | Windows | Commercial | |
| BioSTEAM | Yoel Cortes-Pena & BioSTEAM Development Group | Design, simulation, and costing of biorefineries under uncertainty | Windows, Mac, Linux | open-source | |
| CADSIM Plus | Aurel Systems Inc. | Steady-state and dynamic process simulation | Windows | Commercial | |
| ChromWorks | YPSO-FACTO | Chromatographic process design, simulation & optimization | Windows | Commercial | |
| CHEMCAD | Chemstations | Software suite for process simulation | Windows | Commercial | |
| CHEMPRO | EPCON | Process Flow Simulation, Fluid Flow Simulation, & Process Equipment Sizing | Windows | Commercial | |
| Clearview | Mapjects | Dynamic Asset BIM process simulation and optimization | Windows & Debian Linux | ||
| Cycad Process | CM Solutions | Process simulation and drawing package for minerals and metallurgical fields | Windows | Commercial, Free for academic use | |
| Cycle-Tempo | Asimptote | Thermodynamic analysis and optimization of systems for the production of electricity, heat and refrigeration | |||
| COCO simulator + ChemSep | AmsterCHEM | Steady state process simulation based on CAPE-OPEN Interface Standard | Windows | Free | |
| D-SPICE | Kongsberg Digital | Dynamic process simulation | Windows | Commercial | |
| Design II for Windows | WinSim Inc. | Process simulation | |||
| Distillation expert trainer | ATR | Operator training simulator for distillation process | |||
| Dymola | Dassault Systèmes | Modelica-based dynamic modelling and simulation software | Windows, Linux | Commercial | |
| DynoChem | Scale-up Systems | Dynamic process simulation and optimization | Windows | Commercial | |
| DYNSIM | AVEVA | Dynamic process simulation | Windows | Commercial | |
| DWSIM | Daniel Medeiros, Gustavo León and Gregor Reichert | Process simulator | Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, iOS | open-source (Windows/Linux/macOS), free + in-app purchases (Android/iOS) | |
| EMSO | ALSOC Project | Modelling, simulation and optimisation, steady state and dynamic, equation oriented with open source models | Windows, Linux | ALSOC License | |
| EQ-COMP | Amit Katyal | Vapor Liquid Equilibrium Software | SAAS | [59] | |
| FlowTran | FlowTran | Transient single phase pipeline simulation | Commercial | ||
| GAMS | GAMS | General Algebraic Modeling System (GAMS) | Windows, Linux, Mac OS, Solaris | Commercial | |
| gPROMS | PSE Ltd | Advanced process simulation and modelling | |||
| HSC Sim | Outotec Oyj | Advanced process simulation and modelling, Flowsheet simulation | Windows | ||
| HYD-PREDIC | Amit Katyal | Flow Assurance Software | |||
| HYDROFLO | Tahoe Design Software | Piping System Design with Steady State Analysis | Windows | Free Academic, Standard Commercial | |
| Indiss Plus® | Corys | Dynamic process simulator for hydrocarbons, chemicals | |||
| ICAS | CAPEC | Integrated Computer-Aided System | |||
| IDEAS | Andritz Automation | Dynamic simulator for pulp, oil sands, potash, and hard rock mining | Windows | Commercial | |
| iiSE Simulator | iiSE company | Equation oriented chemical process simulator and optimizer | Windows, Linux | Commercial | |
| ITHACA | Element Process Technology | Dynamic chemical process simulator | Windows | ||
| JADE | GSE Systems | Dynamic process simulation | Windows | Commercial | |
| JModelica.org | Modelon AB | Process simulation | Windows, Linux, Mac OS | open-source | |
| K-Spice | Kongsberg Digital | Dynamic process simulation | Windows | Commercial | |
| LedaFlow | Kongsberg Digital | Transient multiphase pipeline simulation | Windows | Commercial | |
| LIBPF | simevo | C++ LIBrary for process flowsheeting | |||
| METSIM | Metsim International | General-purpose dynamic and steady state process simulation system | Windows | ||
| Mimic Simulation Software | MYNAH Technologies | First-principles dynamic simulator built for software acceptance testing and operator training systems | |||
| Mobatec Modeller | Mobatec | Advanced Dynamic (Steady-State) Process Modelling Environment | Windows | ||
| NAPCON ProsDS | Neste Engineering Solutions Oy | Dynamic process simulation | Windows | ||
| OLGA | Schlumberger | Transient multiphase pipeline simulation | Windows | Commercial | |
| OLI Analyzer | OLI Systems, Inc. | Chemical phase equilibrium simulation featuring electrolytes | Windows | Commercial | |
| Omegaland | OMEGA Simulation | Dynamic process simulation | Windows | Commercial | |
| OptiRamp | Statistics & Control, Inc. | Real-time Process Simulation and Optimization, Multi variable Predictive Control | Windows | Commercial | |
| OpenModelica | Open-Source Modelica Consortium | General purpose simulation | open-source | ||
| PD-PLUS | Deerhaven Technical Software | Steady-State Modeling of Chemical, Petrochemical, and Refining Processes | Windows | Commercial | |
| PIPE-FLO Professional | Engineered Software Inc. | Piping System Simulation and Design | Windows | Commercial | |
| PIPEFLO | Schlumberger | Steady state multiphase flowline simulation | Windows | Commercial | |
| PIPESIM | Schlumberger | Steady state multiphase flowline simulation | Windows | Commercial | |
| PEL Suite | PEL Software | Steady state process simulation | Windows | Commercial | |
| Petro-SIM | KBC Advanced Technologies | Dynamic process simulation | Windows | Commercial | |
| PETROX | Petrobras | General Purpose, Static, Sequential-Modular Process Simulator | Windows | internal users only | |
| Power Plant Simulator & Designer | KED GmbH | Basic Engineering and Dynamic process simulation for power plants | Windows | Commercial | |
| Process Studio | Protomation | Simulation Suite for Modeling, Engineering & Training | Windows | Commercial | |
| Prode Properties | Prode Software | Thermodynamic Library, Properties of pure fluids and mixtures, Multi phase Equilibria + process simulation | Windows, Linux, Android | Free version + commercial versions | |
| Prode simulator | Prode Software | Process Simulator | Windows | commercial | |
| ProMax | Bryan Research & Engineering | Process simulator capable of modeling oil & gas plants, refineries, and many chemical plants | Windows | ||
| ProMax / TSWEET | Bryan Research & Engineering | Retired process simulators now incorporated in ProMax | |||
| ProPhyPlus | ProSim | Thermodynamic calculation software | Windows | commercial | |
| ProSec | ProSim | Simulation of brazed plate fin heat exchangers | Windows | commercial | |
| ProSim DAC | ProSim | Dynamic adsorption column simulation | Windows | commercial | |
| ProSim HEX | ProSim | Heat Exchangers Simulation | Windows | commercial | |
| ProSimPlus | ProSim | Steady-state simulation and optimization of processes | Windows | commercial | |
| ProSimulator | Sim Infosystems | Process and Power plant simulation | Windows | ||
| Pro-Steam | KBC Advanced Technologies | ||||
| PRO/II | AVEVA | Steady state process simulation | Windows | Commercial | |
| ROMeo | AVEVA | Process optimization | Windows | Commercial | |
| RecoVR | VRTech | ||||
| REX | Optience | Reactor Optimization and Kinetic Estimation | Windows | ||
| SimCentral | AVEVA | Steady state, Fluid flow and Dynamic process simulator. | Windows | Commercial | |
| SimCreate | TSC Simulation | Real time, first principle and generic operator training simulations, plant specific emulations and OPC for live plant connections. | Windows | Commercial | |
| Simulis Thermodynamics | ProSim | Mixture properties and fluid phase equilibria calculations | commercial | ||
| SolidSim (Now in Aspen Plus) | SolidSim Engineering GmbH | Flowsheet simulation of solids processes | |||
| SPEEDUP | Aspen Technology | Dynamic process simulation | Unix, Windows | Commercial | |
| SuperPro Designer | Intelligen | ||||
| SysCAD | KWA Kenwalt Australia | Process simulation | Windows | ||
| UniSim Design Suite | Honeywell | Process simulation and optimization | Windows | Commercial and Academic | |
| UniSim Competency Suite | Honeywell | Opertator Competency Management and Training | Windows | Commercial and Academic | |
| Usim Pac | Caspeo | Steady-state simulator for the mineral industry, biorefineries and waste treatment | Windows | Commercial | |
| Virtuoso | Wood PLC | Multiphase dynamic process simulator for oil & gas production | Windows | Commercial | |
| VMGSim | Schlumberger | Steady state simulation, dynamic process simulation, transient multiphase flowline simulation | Windows | Commercial | |
| Wolfram SystemModeler | Wolfram Research | Windows, Mac, Linux |
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References
- Seader, J.D., Seider, W.D. and Pauls, A.C.: Flowtran Simulation – An Introduction, 2nd Edition, CACHE (1977).
- Douglas, J.M.: Conceptual Design of Chemical Processes, McGraw-Hill, NY, USA (1988).
- Smith, R., Chemical process Design and Integration, Wiley, Chichester, UK (2005).
- Seider, W.D., Seader, J.D., Lewin, D.R. and Widagdo, S. Product and Process Design Principles: Synthesis, Analysis and Design, 3rd Ed., Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, USA (2015)
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