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	Operating System	License	URL
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 (AGPLv3)	[1]
APMonitor	APMonitor	MATLAB/Python/Julia-based data reconciliation, real-time optimization, dynamic simulation and nonlinear predictive control	Windows, Linux	open-source (BSD-2-Clause)	[2]
Apros	Fortum and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland	Dynamic process simulation for power plants	Windows	closed-source	[3]
ASCEND	ASCEND	Dynamic process simulation, general purpose language	Windows, BSD, Linux	open-source ()	[4]
Aspen Custom Modeler (ACM)	Aspen Technology	Dynamic process simulation	Windows	closed-source	[5]
Aspen HYSYS	Aspen Technology	Process simulation and optimization	Windows	closed-source	[6]
Aspen Plus	Aspen Technology	Process simulation and optimization	Windows	closed-source	[7]
ASSETT	Kongsberg Digital	Dynamic process simulation	Windows	closed-source
BatchColumn	ProSim	Simulation and Optimization of batch distillation columns	Windows	closed-source	[9]
BATCHES	Batch Process Technologies, Inc.	Simulation of recipe driven multiproduct and multipurpose batch processes for applications in design, scheduling and supply chain management	Linux	closed-source	[10]
BatchReactor	ProSim	Simulation of chemical reactors in batch mode	Windows	closed-source	[11]
BioSTEAM	Yoel Cortes-Pena & BioSTEAM Development Group	Design, simulation, and costing of biorefineries under uncertainty	Windows, Mac, Linux	open-source (BSD-3-Clause)	[12]
CADSIM Plus	Aurel Systems Inc.	Dynamic process simulator with CAD front end and process stream specification flexibility	Windows	closed-source	[13]
ChromWorks	YPSO-FACTO	Chromatographic process design, simulation & optimization	Windows	closed-source	[14]
CHEMCAD	Chemstations	Software suite for process simulation	Windows	closed-source	[15]
CHEMPRO	EPCON	Process Flow Simulation, Fluid Flow Simulation, & Process Equipment Sizing	Windows	closed-source	[16]
Cycad Process	CM Solutions	Process simulation and drawing package for minerals and metallurgical fields	Windows	closed-source	[17]
Cycle-Tempo	Asimptote	Thermodynamic analysis and optimization of systems for the production of electricity, heat and refrigeration	Windows	closed-source	[18]
COCO simulator + ChemSep	AmsterCHEM	Steady state process simulation based on CAPE-OPEN Interface Standard	Windows	open-source (Coco License 3.4)	[19] [20]
D-SPICE	Kongsberg Digital	Dynamic process simulation	Windows	closed-source	[21]
Design II for Windows	WinSim Inc.	Process simulation	Windows	closed-source	[22]
Distillation expert trainer	ATR	Operator training simulator for distillation process		closed-source
Dymola	Dassault Systèmes	Modelica-based dynamic modelling and simulation software	Windows, Linux	closed-source	[24]
DynoChem	Scale-up Systems	Dynamic process simulation and optimization	Windows	closed-source	[25]
DYNSIM	AVEVA	Dynamic process simulation	Windows	closed-source
Dyssol^[1]		Dynamic flowsheet simulation of solids processes	Windows, Linux	open-source (BSD-3-Clause)	[26]
DWSIM	Daniel Medeiros, Gustavo León and Gregor Reichert	Process simulator	Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, iOS	open-source (GPLv3), freemium	[27]
EMSO	ALSOC Project	Modelling, simulation and optimisation, steady state and dynamic, equation oriented with open source models	Windows, Linux	closed-source (UI), open-source (library)[28]	[29]
EQ-COMP	Amit Katyal	Vapor Liquid Equilibrium Software	Software-as-a-Service	closed-source	[59]
FlowTran	FlowTran	Transient single phase pipeline simulation		closed-source	[30]
GAMS	GAMS	General Algebraic Modeling System (GAMS)	Windows, Linux, Mac OS, Solaris	closed-source	[31]
gPROMS	PSE Ltd	Advanced process simulation and modelling		closed-source	[32]
HSC Sim	Outotec Oyj	Advanced process simulation and modelling, Flowsheet simulation	Windows	closed-source
HYD-PREDIC	Amit Katyal	Multiphase flow assurance and hydrate modelling	Software-as-a-Service	closed-source	[34]
HYDROFLO	Tahoe Design Software	Piping System Design with Steady State Analysis	Windows	closed-source	[35]
Indiss Plus®	Corys	Dynamic process simulator for hydrocarbons, chemicals	Windows	closed-source	[36]
ICAS	KT-Consortium	Integrated Computer-Aided System	Windows	closed-source	[37]
IDEAS	Andritz Automation	Dynamic simulator for pulp, oil sands, potash, and hard rock mining	Windows	closed-source	[38]
iiSE Simulator	iiSE company	Equation oriented chemical process simulator and optimizer	Windows, Linux	closed-source	[39]
INOSIM	Inosim Software GmbH	Discrete-event dynamic simulation software for mixed batch-continuous processes in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry	Windows	closed-source	[40]
INVIDES	Rheinmetall Electronics	Visual, dynamic Process Simulation framework for power plants, pipeline systems, upstream, midstream and downstream oil & gas plants, renewable energy plants and hydrogen plants	Windows	closed-source	[91]
ITHACA	Element Process	General purpose dynamic chemical process simulator	Windows	closed-source	[41]
JADE	GSE Systems	Dynamic process simulation	Windows	closed-source	[42]
JModelica.org	Modelon AB	Process simulation	Windows, Linux, macOS	closed-source^[2]	[43]
K-Spice	Kongsberg Digital	Dynamic process simulation	Windows	closed-source
LedaFlow	Kongsberg Digital	Transient multiphase pipeline simulation	Windows	closed-source	[45]
LIBPF	simevo	C++ Library for process flowsheeting	Linux, Windows, macOS	closed-source	[46]
METSIM	Metsim International	General-purpose dynamic and steady-state process simulation system	Windows	closed-source	[47]
Modelon Impact	Modelon AB	General-purpose, multi-domain dynamic and steady-state process and system simulation system	Linux (SaaS, on-prem), Windows	closed-source	[48]
Mimic Simulation Software	MYNAH Technologies	First-principles dynamic simulator built for software acceptance testing and operator training systems	Windows	closed-source	[49]
Mobatec Modeller	Mobatec	Advanced Dynamic (Steady-State) Process Modelling Environment	Windows	closed-source	[50]
NAPCON ProsDS	Neste Engineering Solutions Oy	Dynamic process simulation	Windows	closed-source	[51]
OLGA	Schlumberger	Transient multiphase pipeline simulation	Windows	closed-source	[52]
OLI Analyzer	OLI Systems, Inc.	Chemical phase equilibrium simulation featuring electrolytes	Windows	closed-source	[53]
Omegaland	OMEGA Simulation	Dynamic process simulation	Windows	closed-source	[54]
OptiRamp	Statistics & Control, Inc.	Real-time Process Simulation and Optimization, Multi variable Predictive Control	Windows	closed-source
OpenModelica	Open-Source Modelica Consortium	General purpose simulation	Linux, macOS	open-source (OSMC-PL 1.2)	[56]
PD-PLUS	Deerhaven Technical Software	Steady-State Modeling of Chemical, Petrochemical, and Refining Processes	Windows	closed-source	[57]
PIPE-FLO Professional	Engineered Software Inc.	Piping System Simulation and Design	Windows	closed-source	[58]
PIPEFLO	Schlumberger	Steady state multiphase flowline simulation	Windows	closed-source	[59]
PIPESIM	Schlumberger	Steady state multiphase flowline simulation	Windows	closed-source	[60]
PEL Suite	PEL Software	Steady state process simulation	Windows	closed-source	[61]
Petro-SIM	KBC Advanced Technologies	Dynamic process simulation	Windows	closed-source	[62]
PETROX	Petrobras	In-house steady state refining process simulator^[3]	Windows	closed-source	N/A
Power Plant Simulator & Designer	KED GmbH	Basic Engineering and Dynamic process simulation for power plants	Windows	closed-source	[63]
Process Engineering ToolS (PETS)	Stratus Engineering, Inc.	Process Engineering Software	Windows	closed-source	[64]
Process Studio	Stamicarbon	Simulation Suite for Modeling, Engineering & Training	Windows	closed-source	[65]
Prode Properties	Prode Software	Thermodynamic Library, Properties of pure fluids and mixtures, Multi phase Equilibria + process simulation	Windows, Linux, Android	closed-source	[66]
Prode Process Interface	Prode Software	Process simulation, optimization realtime control	Windows	closed-source	[67]
ProMax	Bryan Research & Engineering	Process simulator capable of modeling oil & gas plants, refineries, and many chemical plants	Windows	closed-source	[68]
ProPhyPlus	ProSim	Thermodynamic calculation software	Windows	closed-source	[69]
ProSec	ProSim	Simulation of brazed plate fin heat exchangers	Windows	closed-source	[70]
ProSim DAC	ProSim	Dynamic adsorption column simulation	Windows	closed-source	[71]
ProSim HEX	ProSim	Heat Exchangers Simulation	Windows	closed-source	[72]
ProSimPlus	ProSim	Steady-state simulation and optimization of processes	Windows	closed-source	[73]
ProSimulator	Sim Infosystems	Process and Power plant simulation	Windows	closed-source	[74]
PRO/II	AVEVA	Steady state process simulation	Windows	closed-source	[75]
Pyomo	Sandia and UC Davis	Steady state and dynamic process simulation	All Platforms	open-source	[76]
ROMeo	AVEVA	Process optimization	Windows	closed-source	[77]
Reaction Lab	Scale-up Systems	Chemist-oriented kinetic modeling and reaction optimization	Windows	closed-source	[78]
RecoVR	VRTech	Industrial wastewater management	Windows	closed-source
REX	Optience	Reactor Optimization and Kinetic Estimation	Windows	closed-source	[80]
AVEVA Process Simulation (former SimCentral)	AVEVA	Steady state, Fluid flow and Dynamic process simulator.	Windows	closed-source	[81]
SimCreate	TSC Simulation	Real time, first principle and generic operator training simulations, plant specific emulations and OPC for live plant connections.	Windows	closed-source	[82]
Simulis Thermodynamics	ProSim	Mixture properties and fluid phase equilibria calculations	Windows	closed-source	[83]
SolidSim (Now in Aspen Plus^[4]^[5])	SolidSim Engineering GmbH	Flowsheet simulation of solids processes	Windows	closed-source	[84]
SPEEDUP	Aspen Technology	Dynamic process simulation	Unix, Windows	closed-source
SuperPro Designer	Intelligen	Batch and continuous process simulation.	Windows	closed-source	[86]
SysCAD	KWA Kenwalt Australia	Steady-state and dynamic process simulation	Windows	closed-source	[87]
UniSim Design Suite	Honeywell	Process simulation and optimization	Windows	closed-source	[88]
UniSim Competency Suite	Honeywell	Operator Competency Management and Training	Windows	closed-source	[89]
Usim Pac	Caspeo	Steady-state simulator for the mineral industry, biorefineries and waste treatment	Windows	closed-source	[90]
Virtuoso	Wood PLC	Multiphase dynamic process simulator for oil & gas production	Windows	closed-source	[91]
VMG Symmetry	Schlumberger	Steady state simulation, dynamic process simulation, transient multiphase flowline simulation	Windows	closed-source	[92]
Wolfram SystemModeler	Wolfram Research	Modelica-based Dynamic multidomain modelling (mechanical, electrical, chemical)	Windows, Mac, Linux	closed-source	[93]
XPSIM	Process Simulation Services	Steady state and dynamic process simulation, transient multiphase pipeline simulator	Windows	closed-source	[94]

See also

• Chemical engineering
• Process simulation
• Process engineering

References

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