DWSIM Alternatives

DWSIM is described as 'Open-source CAPE-OPEN compliant chemical process simulator for Windows and Linux. Built on the top of the Microsoft .NET 4.0 and Mono Platforms and featuring a rich Graphical User Interface, DWSIM allows chemical engineering students and chemical engineers to better' and is an app. There are six alternatives to DWSIM for Windows. The best DWSIM alternative is Aspen Plus. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try COCO Simulator. Other great apps like DWSIM are CADSIM Plus, CHEMCAD, Aspen HYSYS and Pro/II.

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  1. Aspen Plus icon
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    Aspen Plus is a market-leading process modeling environment for conceptual design, optimization, and performance monitoring for the chemical, polymer, specialty chemical, metals and minerals, and coal power industries.

    14 Aspen Plus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Aspen Plus is the most popular Windows alternative to DWSIM.

    • Aspen Plus is the most popular commercial alternative to DWSIM.

    • Aspen Plus is Paid and ProprietaryDWSIM is Free and Open Source
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    COCO (CAPE-OPEN to CAPE-OPEN) is a free-of-charge CAPE-OPEN compliant steady-state simulation environment consisting of the following components:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • COCO Simulator is the most popular free alternative to DWSIM.

    • COCO Simulator is Free and ProprietaryDWSIM is Free and Open Source
  3. CADSIM Plus icon
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    CADSIM Plus is a chemical simulation software that performs mass & energy balances and simulate dynamic conditions. It's a first-principles dynamic process simulator and a full-featured Computer Assisted Drawing (CAD) front-end in one package.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. CHEMCAD icon
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    CHEMCAD is Chemstations’ intuitive suite of chemical process simulation software that broadens an engineer’s capabilities and increases productivity. CHEMCAD supercharges an engineer’s efficiency when facing the toughest chemical process models or addressing day-to-day...

    5 CHEMCAD alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Aspen HYSYS (or simply HYSYS) is a chemical process simulator used to mathematically model chemical processes, from unit operations to full chemical plants and refineries.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. Pro/II icon
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    PRO/II® process simulation software is a steady-state simulator enabling improved process design and operational analysis. It is designed to perform rigorous heat and material balance calculations for a wide range of chemical processes.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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