dwsim pro
process simulator

What is DWSIM Pro?

DWSIM Pro is a commercial sibling of DWSIM open-source process simulator with private support and hosted in the cloud. 

DWSIM simulates the material and energy balances of chemical process plants in steady-state and dynamic mode. Use it for design, engineering and debottlenecking studies, to connect control systems, and for operator training simulators and digital twins.

DWSIM Pro integrates into the simulation framework

Should You use DWSIM or DWSIM Pro?

Both versions address different needs. The following table explains the differences.

Terms and Conditions (Commercial)

DWSIM

DWSIM Pro

License

How you can use the software as an end-user.

GPL (v3)

Named user license

Program version

Which versions you can use as an end-user.

Latest version published on Sourceforge (All older versions available)

Built regularly, closely following every version.

Pricing

How much you pay for the usage.

FREE

Different paid plans available

Support

How you get help with your simulation task or using DWSIM.

Forum support (public), Private support (with valid DWSIM Pro license)

Personal (private) support & Forum support (public)

Access (Technical)

DWSIM

DWSIM Pro

Installation and updates

Where the software is installed and who installs updates.

You install and update on your own machine

We install on our servers

Access

How you start and use the program.

Start the DWSIM program on your operating system (Windows, Linux, MacOS)

Open the DWSIM Pro app in a browser and log in with your personal credentials

Features of DWSIM and DWSIM Pro

Thermodynamic Packages

Unit Operations

Built-in Tools

Simulate 365 Applications

Amines Pro

Chao-Seader

CoolProp

Gamma-Phi (Custom) Pro

GERG-2008

Modified UNIFAC (Dortmund)

Modified UNIFAC (Dortmund)* Pro

Modified UNIFAC (Nist) 

Modified UNIFAC (Nist)* Pro

NRTL

NRTL* Pro

Peng-Robinson PR 1978 

Peng-Robinson PR 1978* Pro

Peng-Robinson PR1978 for petroleum industry Pro 

Raoult’s Law

REFPROP** Pro

Soave Redlich Kwong SRK

Soave Redlich Kwong SRK* Pro

UNIFAC

UNIFAC* Pro

UNIQUAC 

UNIQUAC* Pro

Wilson

Wilson Pro

Artificial Neural Network Pro

Columns:

Absorption/Extraction 

Distillation 

Short-cut Distillation

Heat exchangers:

Air Cooler

Cooler, Heater

Energy Splitter, Energy Mixer Pro

Falling Film Evaporator Pro

Heat Exchanger

Multi-phase systems:

ChemSep 

Multi phase 

Three phase reactive distillation Pro

PPBDesigner column module*** Pro

Pressure Changers:

Adiabatic/Isentropic Compressor

Pipe Network, 20 objects  

Pipe Network, unlimited objects Pro

Pump, Valve, Expander, Pipe Segment

Reactors:

Continuous Stirred Tank Reactor (CSTR)

Conversion, Equilibrium, Gibbs Reactor

Plug Flow Reactor (PFR)

(Semi)-Batch Reactor Pro

Renewables:

Hydroelectric Turbine

PEM Fuel Cell

Solar Panel

Water Electrolyzer

Wind Turbine

Advanced Solvers:         

Bidirectional Solver*** Pro

Dynamics ***

Extreme optimization Pro

Single Object Calculation Pro

Capital Cost Estimator Pro

Flowsheet Analysis:

GHG Emissions calculator Pro

Multivariate Optimization

Sensitivity Study 

Flowsheet Visualization:

Heat Maps Pro

Live Flows Pro

Reporting:

Export flowsheet as PDF and SVG format

Export flowsheet as PNG Pro

Export reports to Excel Pro

Process flow diagram Pro

Process mechanical Datasheets*** Pro

Simulation report

Scripting:

Python SciPy Pro

Python Scripting

Dashboard

Design of Experiments (DoE)**

DEXPI Flowsheet Exchange

Dynamic Link Libraries Pro

Flowsheet Copilot**

Multivariate Sensitivity Study (MSS)**

OPC UA Servers and Clients Pro

Optimum Test (OT)**

Python Scripting, protected Pro

Simulate365Py**

Take-Home Exercise/ Exam (THEE)**

User Model Integration Pro

Web Form

*Enhanced Open-Source  packages

**Separate license required (currently free)

***Selected Unit-Ops supported 

¹Contact us at team@simulate365.com, if you are a software vendor with an application that could nicely integrate with DWSIM.

²Contact us at team@simulate365.com, if you want to extend DWSIM using one of the hooks.

Architecture and new interfaces of DWSIM open-source process simulator.

What features or applications should we develop?

Feature Request DWSIM Pro
Simulator used
Process simulation experience
I can complete most of my simulations with DWSIM open source.
How important is private software support?
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