PRO/II Process Engineering (powered by SimSci) Reviews

Pro II is a process simulator that allows me to have an operational analysis of plants, therefore it helps me to carry out various engineering studies, which allows us to put it into practice, this simulator is of great importance in the industry, because the processes cannot be altered in reality, to avoid unfortunate accidents since hydrocarbons are handled, a highly volatile product. It is necessary to simulate the processes in their various areas, exploration, extraction, treatment, fractionation, transportation, etc. Due to the high risk of accidents, ProII is perfect for simulating processes in steady state.

It is a very complete simulator, however, the only disadvantage is that the simulator gives you an approximation to the solution of the problem that is being solved, since the reality is different, sometimes the result is quite close, but we must understand that everything will depend on the environment, the useful way of equipment and some internal parameters of each one that we cannot observe that they are occurring in reality.

I especially recommend it to students and educators who are immersed in the world of engineering, students can observe how those long calculations that used to take hours to solve and used to be complex, now with the ProII simulator you can solve quickly.

ProII is a simulator with a super powerful interface, which helps me to perform analysis of experiments since it has a wide database of thermodynamic models, which allows me to solve problems that arise in the industry, so it is ideal for process optimization and cost estimates. For me it is a great simulator.

PRO II It is a complete software with which I can solve any problem that arises, its interface is very wide and versatile, with which I can create new designs, for my Pro II it is the first option when creating new designs, in fact With this software he designed a Natural Gas Fractionation plant, from scratch, taking into account the errors currently existing in the plant, I would find myself simulating the design with new equipment and parts from flanges to compressors, pumps, among others.

Pro II is a very complete and easy to use software, to date it is the first software I choose when designing, it is ideal for industrial processes. It can be difficult for those who do not have a chemical background.

Pro II is reliable and versatile software for the industrial process industry.

I love Pro II because it allows me to perform optimization processes, with Pro II I have carried out the renovation of several process plants and it has resulted in a beneficial change for production.

It has an interface that takes a few hours to learn to fully handle, where it also has an integrated environment for process flow diagrams of unit operations and a package of reaction kinetics and thermodynamic package that makes it very powerful.

I think it has no unpleasant points but it only mentions that hopefully more components and equipment could be added over time

The main benefit lies in the possibility it offers to carry out operational analyzes, allowing us to save large amounts of balance calculations of mass and energy in many chemical and petrochemical processes, such as mixing and separation of gases, fractionation and distillation processes under various thermodynamic methods and with very good approximations.

Its environment is quite easy to configure and use. The way in which the initial data is entered is quite intuitive and there are many systems of units available. The convergence calculations of the flow currents do so at a fairly good rate.

The acquisition price is high but it is justified since the simulation of processes, whether steady state or non-steady state, are being very useful to know in advance the correlation structure between several unit operations.

I highly recommend it for the simulation of processes in non-stationary states and for the thermodynamic and energetic evaluation of industrial plants related to gas or oil.

For us, this process simulator is a tool that has become very important for the proper solution of process problems. It allows us to perform the analysis of plants in operation, as well as being very helpful in the design and redesign of industrial plants or equipment.

PRO II for us is the easiest simulator to use with a very friendly interface, it also has different interactions such as Excell for process optimization, for us it is an indispensable tool that helps us extrapolate reality, we see with previous studies what we want Obtain, The best thing about PROII is that it can simulate any process, from Gas or Oil Fractionation, compression plant, gas treatment with Amines, gas distribution, reactors, etc. All in one simulator. With this we have the advantage of playing with the product specifications, testing possible mathematical models to solve an existing problem without risks, there would be many risks that would be taken when wanting to manipulate a variable in a process in reality and with PRO II we have optimized all industrial processes and tests.

PRO II is a steady state simulator, I would like you to add a dynamic environment where you can observe the movement of fluids throughout the process. It really is very good but with this tool I think it is even more powerful than many others. Nothing disgusts me is an indispensable tool in our processes.

I totally recommend this process simulator to all companies that carry out industrial processes, it will help them to optimize processes, to Educators in charge of teaching industry processes in Oil and Gas Engineering as it is the best tool and easy to use, its interface is very friendly so students will learn easily and simply

PRO II is a process simulator that has given us the best peace of mind in industrial processes, at Maersk it has been a great help since to carry out the change of parameters in hydrocarbon distribution after extracting it, we carried out a previous simulation to know the behavior of fluid, and at the proper speed to transport the fluids. With this we avoid pipeline problems such as erosion corrosion.

ProII is an amazing software for process simulation, it is designed in a very intuitive way by using a color scale that lets you know when you are missing information (red), when you can use default data or actions which can also be changed (green), and it lets you know when your information was used supplied and satisfies the requirements (blue). The GUI is neatly organized in a way that in the express window you know to first define the units of measure, then component selection, followed by the thermodynamic model that governs the simulation to then run your process. It never feels complicated. Even the specific windows of each of the processes are really intuitive, sure you still need advanced chemistry knowledge to run it, but it is still pretty easy to use.

There is nothing I can say that I truly dislike about this software; overall it has been an amazing experience. I can however mention some things to keep in mind about this program:

It is not the cheapest software you will buy; keep in mind that simsci sells top notch programs and this usually translates in them being expensive.

It is not for everyone; even though I mentioned that it is simple, behind the simplicity of the software lays a lot of chemistry knowledge that you need to have to make the most out of this incredibly powerful software.

This is a software extremely use by Engineers studying and at work as well because it allows you to simulate by a steady-state process simulator the most common and important processes in industry for chemical or polymer industries. Pro II is a complete and integrated tool with several packages with thermodynamic property prediction methods as well as a component library and the models to recreate processes with the equipment needed in unit operations; like compressors or reactors.

Is a steady-state process simulator, if you need to work with a process in non-steady-state conditions there are other software to do that but this one is great for the first mentioned ones! I have years using it and every engineer I know have a least use it in several opportunities.

If your a Chemical Engineer this is the tool for you and when it comes to consulting industry and projects for saying the least, this is a must have.

Basically when we work with companies like I mentioned initially, related with natural gas, polymers, chemicals among others; this software really helps to simulate the full processes according to the design you provide to it and allows you to check approximately if what you have in mind will accomplish the parameters needed.

It's a simulation software really use in engineering processes and in the University where I work and stdudied, one of the two most commonly used as well. As a student i used it and I still do as a Professor in the Unit Operations Department because is not so difficult to use and also is highly useful to work for process design and operational analysis, fundamental things to chemical engineers

It only applies to steady-state processes simulations which is a little bit restricting.

Have in count it is a complete engineering software which has thermodynamic property prediction methods and a chemical component library as well. If you are a chemical engineer student is worth it to buy it cause is going to be useful along the way as a professional and for Professors in this area is an excellent educational tool in high education.

It has allowed me through the years simulate distillation columns, compressors, reactors and heat exchangers for example; that are used in chemical processing industries and that's a major success. In other hand, students start using the software in some subjects and as they move for in their career the end up using it in all its extension.

.Customizability, spreadsheet links and speed

Visual rendering of elements can be better

Process simulation and rough equipment sizing

Great for simple process engineering design such as a distillation column

Unable to do dynamic simulation with this program

You should have basic understanding of chemical engineering and be able to use this software properly. Otherwise it will give you an answer that you may think is correct but it would not make sense. The fix could be as simple as inputting a starting value for the iterations to close in on the correct value.

Optimized steam flow to column and saved on energy costs for refinery operation