List of chemical process simulators

This is a list of software used to simulate the material and energy balances of chemical processing plants.

Sortable table

Software	Developer	Applications	Operative system	License	URL
Advanced Simulation Library	Avtech Scientific	Process data validation and reconciliation, real-time optimization, virtual sensing and predictive control	Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, Mac	open-source	[1]
Ariane	ProSim	Utilities management and power plant optimization	Windows		[2]
APMonitor		Data reconciliation, real-time optimization, dynamic simulation and nonlinear predictive control			[3]
Apros	Fortum and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland	Dynamic process simulation for power plants	Windows	Commercial	[4]
Aspen Plus	Aspen Technology	Process simulation and optimization			[5]
Aspen HYSYS	Aspen Technology	Process simulation and optimization			[6]
ASSETT	Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies AS	Dynamic process simulation			[7]
BatchColumn	ProSim	Simulation and Optimization of batch distillation columns	Windows		[8]
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	[9]
BatchReactor	ProSim	Simulation of chemical reactors in batch mode	Windows		[10]
D-SPICE	Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies AS
K-Spice	Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies AS	Dynamic process simulation and multiphase pipeline simulation			[11]
CADSIM Plus	Aurel Systems Inc.	Steady-state and dynamic process simulation			[12]
ChromWorks	YPSO-FACTO	Chromatographic process design, simulation & optimization			[13]
CHEMCAD	Chemstations	Software suite for process simulation			[14]
Cycle-Tempo	Asimptote	Thermodynamic analysis and optimization of systems for the production of electricity, heat and refrigeration			[15]
COCO simulator	AmsterCHEM	Steady state simulation		free of charge	[16]
Design II for Windows	WinSim Inc.	Process simulation			[17]
Distillation expert trainer	ATR	Operator training simulator for distillation process			[18]
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)	[19]
DynoChem	Scale-up Systems	Dynamic process simulation and optimization	Windows	Commercial	[20]
EMSO	ALSOC Project	Modelling, simulation and optimisation	Windows, Linux	ALSOC License	[21]
EQ-COMP	Amit Katyal	Vapor Liquid Equilibrium Software	SAAS		[59]
Dymola	Dassault Systèmes	Modelica-based dynamic modelling and simulation software	Windows, Linux	Commercial	[22]
Flowtran simulation	Monsanto
gPROMS	PSE Ltd	Advanced process simulation and modelling			[23]
HSC Sim	Outotec Oyj	Advanced process simulation and modelling, Flowsheet simulation	Windows		[24]
HYD-PREDIC	Amit Katyal	Flow Assurance Software
HYDROFLO	Tahoe Design Software	Piping System Design with Steady State Analysis	Windows	Free Academic -Std Commercial	[25]
INDISS	RSI				[26]
ICAS: integrated computer-aided system	CAPEC				[27]
IDEAS	Andritz Automation				[28]
ITHACA	Element Process Technology	Dynamic chemical process simulator	Windows		[29]
iiSE Simulator	VRTech
LIBPF		C++ LIBrary for process flowsheeting
JModelica.org	Modelon AB			open-source
METSIM	Proware	General-purpose dynamic and steady state process simulation system	Windows		[30]
Mimic Simulation Software	MYNAH Technologies	First-principles dynamic simulator built for software acceptance testing and operator training systems			[31]
Mobatec Modeller	Mobatec	Advanced Dynamic (Steady-State) Process Modelling Environment	Windows		[32]
NAPCON ProsDS	Neste Jacobs Oy	Dynamic process simulation	Windows		[33]
Clearview	Mapjects	Dynamic Asset BIM process simulation and optimization	Windows & Debian Linux
OLGA	SPT Group (Schlumberger)
OLI Studio	OLI Systems, Inc.	Chemical phase equilibrium simulation featuring electrolytes	Windows	Commercial
Omegaland	Yokogawa
OptiRamp	Statistics & Control, Inc.	Real-time Process Simulation and Optimization, Multi variable Predictive Control	Windows	Commercial	[34]
OpenModelica	Open-Source Modelica Consortium			open-source
PIPE-FLO Professional	Engineered Software Inc.	Piping System Simulation and Design	Windows	Commercial	[35]
PEL Software Suite
Petro-SIM	KBC Advanced Technologies				[36]
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	[37]
Process Studio	Protomation	Simulation Suite for Modeling, Engineering & Training	Windows	Commercial	[38]
Prode Properties	Prode Software	Thermodynamic Library, Properties of pure fluids and mixtures, Multi phase Equilibria + process simulation	Windows, Linux, Android	Free version + commercial versions	[39]
Prode simulator	Prode Software	Process Simulator	Windows	commercial	[40]
ProSim Plus	ProSim	Process simulation and optimization	Windows		[41]
ProSimulator	Sim Infosystems	Process and Power plant simulation	Windows		[42]
Pro-Steam	KBC Advanced Technologies
ProMax	Bryan Research & Engineering	Process simulator capable of modeling oil & gas plants, refineries, and many chemical plants	Windows		[43]
ProMax / TSWEET	Bryan Research & Engineering	Retired process simulators now incorporated in ProMax
PRO/II	SimSci				[44]
DYNSIM	SimSci
ROMeo (process optimizer)	SimSci
RecoVR	VRTech
REX	Optience	Reactor Optimization and Kinetic Estimation	Windows		[45]
Simulis Thermodynamics	ProSim	Mixture properties and fluid phase equilibria calculations			[46]
SimCreate	TSC Simulation	Real time, first principle and generic operator training simulations, plant specific emulations and OPC for live plant connections.	Windows	Commercial	[47]
SimCentral	SimSci				[48]
SPEEDUP	Roger W.H. Sargent and students
SolidSim (Now in Aspen Plus)	SolidSim Engineering GmbH	Flowsheet simulation of solids processes			[49]
SuperPro Designer	Intelligen				[50]
SysCAD					[51]
System7	Epcon International				[52]
UniSim Design Suite	Honeywell	Process simulation and optimization	Windows	Commercial and Academic	[53]
UniSim Competency Suite	Honeywell	Opertator Competency Management and Training	Windows	Commercial and Academic	[54]
Usim Pac	Caspeo	Steady-state simulator for the mineral industry, biorefineries and waste treatment	Windows	Commercial	[55]
Virtuoso	Wood Group	Multiphase dynamic process simulator for oil & gas production	Windows	Commercial	[56]
VMGSim	Virtual Materials Group				[57]
Wolfram SystemModeler	Wolfram Research		Windows, Mac, Linux		[58]

See also

• Chemical engineering
• Process simulation

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).
• Seader, W.D., Seider, J.D., Lewin, D.R. and Widagdo, S. Product and Process Design Principles Synthesis, Analaysis and Design, 3rd Ed., Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, USA (2009)