Chemical & Process Industries

Article May 30, 2026

PRO/II by AVEVA: Steady-State Process Simulation for Refining and Petrochemical Applications

PRO/II by AVEVA is a rigorous steady-state process simulator purpose-built for petroleum refining and petrochemical applications, offering specialized crude assay characterization, industry-standard thermodynamic packages, and powerful reactor models. This article explores PRO/II's core capabilities—from CDU modeling and thermodynamic package selection to sensitivity analysis and AVEVA ecosystem integration—along with best practices for building reliable refinery simulation flowsheets.

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Article May 22, 2026

Aspen HYSYS Reactor Modeling: Kinetic and Equilibrium Reactors for Chemical Process Design

Aspen HYSYS provides a comprehensive suite of reactor models—from simple conversion reactors to rigorous kinetic PFRs—enabling chemical engineers to accurately simulate, optimize, and troubleshoot reactor performance. This article covers reactor type selection, kinetic data entry best practices, thermodynamic package coupling, and sensitivity analysis workflows.

By Jeff 29 views

News Apr 4, 2026

COMSOL Multiphysics 6.4 Delivers 5x GPU Speedup, New Granular Flow Module, and LLM-Assisted Simulation

COMSOL releases version 6.4 of its flagship multiphysics simulation platform, featuring NVIDIA cuDSS GPU acceleration delivering 5x speedups, a new DEM-based Granular Flow Module for pharmaceutical and chemical processing applications, a time-explicit dynamic analysis framework for impact and crash simulations, and optional LLM-assisted simulation via GPT-5, DeepSeek, and Google Gemini.

By Jeff 185 views

News Mar 18, 2026

Ansys Rocky 2026 R1 Advances DEM Simulation with Enhanced Multiphysics and GPU Scalability

Ansys releases Rocky 2026 R1 with automated mixing quality assessment, GPU-accelerated Fluent coupling, and distributed parallel computing for large-scale particle dynamics simulations. The update introduces new capabilities for pharmaceutical, battery manufacturing, and chemical processing applications.

By Jeff 88 views

Article Feb 27, 2026

DWSIM Distillation Column Design: Rigorous Tray-by-Tray Calculations for Multi-Component Separations

Discover how DWSIM's rigorous distillation modeling solves complete MESH equations for accurate multi-component separation design, enabling engineers to optimize column performance, troubleshoot operations, and analyze complex systems including azeotropic and reactive distillation.

By Jeff 36 views

Article Jan 12, 2026

CHEMCAD Dynamic Simulation: Real-Time Process Control and Transient Analysis

Discover how CHEMCAD Dynamic Simulation enables chemical engineers to model time-dependent process behavior, design robust control systems, and optimize batch operations through comprehensive transient analysis capabilities.

By Jeff 46 views

Article Nov 27, 2025

Aspen Plus: Advanced Chemical Process Simulation and Optimization

Explore Aspen Plus, the industry-leading chemical process simulation software that enables engineers to design, optimize, and analyze complex chemical processes with advanced thermodynamic modeling and process optimization capabilities.

By Jeff 152 views