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/ˈprɒsɛs ˌsɪmjʊˈleɪʃən/ · proc·ess sim·u·la·tion
noun
- The use of computational models to imitate the behavior of a real-world process for analysis, design, or optimization. The chemical plant upgraded its design after a thorough process simulation revealed bottlenecks in the distillation column.
- A specific software tool or package that performs such computational imitation. She ran the reactor model in a process simulation to predict temperature gradients before construction.
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Did you know? The first commercial process simulation software, Aspen HYSYS, was released in 1985 and revolutionized the design of oil‑and‑gas facilities worldwide.