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'''Chemical process modeling''' is a [[computer modeling]] technique used in [[chemical engineering]] [[Process design (chemical engineering)|process design]]. It typically involves using purpose-built software to define a system of interconnected components,<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://en.processium.com/process-simulation/chemical-process-simulation.htm|title=Chemical process simulation : Processium, process simulation (chemical process simulation and conception)|access-date=2017-06-24|work=Processium|language=en|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710045707/http://en.processium.com/process-simulation/chemical-process-simulation.htm#|archivedate=2015-07-10|url-status=dead}}</ref> which are then solved so that the [[Steady state|steady-state]] or dynamic behavior of the system can be predicted. The system components and connections are represented as a [[Process Flow diagram|process flow diagram]].<ref name=":0" />  Simulations can be as simple as the mixing of two substances in a tank, or as complex as an entire [[alumina]] refinery.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://icsoba.org/sites/default/files/2015paper/aluminapapers/AA10%20-%20Process%20simulation%20in%20VM-CBA%20alumina%20refinery.pdf|title=Process simulation in VM-CBA alumina refinery|access-date=2017-06-24|publisher=The International Committee for Study of Bauxite, Alumina & Aluminium|last=Franco|first=Thiago|last2=Seno Jr.|first2=Roberto|last3=Moreno|first3=Rodrigo|last4=van Deursen|first4=Caio|last5=Freitas|first5=Alexandre|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160829015817/http://icsoba.org/sites/default/files/2015paper/aluminapapers/AA10%20-%20Process%20simulation%20in%20VM-CBA%20alumina%20refinery.pdf|archive-date=2016-08-29|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Chemical process modeling requires a knowledge of the properties of the chemicals involved in the simulation,<ref name=":0" /> as well as the physical properties and characteristics of the components of the system, such as tanks, pumps, pipes, pressure vessels, and so on.

== See also ==
* [[Manufacturing process management]]
* [[Process simulation]]
* [[Process optimization]]
* [[Process design (chemical engineering)]]
* [[Process systems engineering]]

== External links ==
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https://web.archive.org/web/20120213110129/http://www.processengr.com/simprojects.html | Real world examples by PEA }}
* {{url |https://web.archive.org/web/20161101135855/http://www3.lut.fi/webhotel/teke/celinks/celinks.htm#Main%20topics Comprehensive directory of topics in plant simulation, process modeling and chemical engineering. | Comprehensive directory of topics in plant simulation, process modeling and chemical engineering.  by Kimmo Klemola, Dr. Tech. (Chem. Eng.), Lappeenranta, Finland.}}
*[[PottersWheel |Parameter calibration in chemical reaction network models]]

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