DWSIM Pros and Cons

the best part about dwsim is that it has provided us a software package with differnet machineries that is used in the simulation process of the industries easy to use drag and drop one thing that really give dwsim a upper hand is that low storage requirment and drag and drop system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

their are not to many flaws in this program but whats really irretating is the running procedure of the simulation as it takes time like rendering other then that this application totally worth it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's open source and useful for initial designs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Bugs and interface is not user friendly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

1) DWSIM's UI is simple than other Proprietary Simulation Software. Which help learner to focus more on engineering part rather than wasting time in learning software UI.

2) Software Codes are available on Github. If students want to learn the algorithm behind any models, it is available there. You can modify it at your convenience and use it in DWSIM.

3) Developer (Daniel Medeiros and Team) is highly responsive; Whenever I face a problem within a day or two, I get a solution for that problem.

4) Bugs are fixed too fast.

5) Custom model can be built inside python, which is very useful for engineers who have only basic coding knowledge.

6) Missing compounds can be created by using an online database. The same can be done for the interaction parameters.

7) All facilities like optimization, sensitivity study, the thermodynamic diagram can be developed very easily.

8) Advance thermodynamics, Dynamic operators, Neural network operation, cost calculator, are also available and easy to use.

9) CAPE-OPEN component can be used inside DWSIM. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

1) Crashing problem.

2) Interaction parameter is not available for all compounds.

3) Conventional and known compounds are available, lesser-known and inorganics compounds are missing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is very handy to move along different section and select your work.

Like, compound selection, flowsheeting.

We can directly check information about the stream by clicking on each equipement in flowheet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mostly interface is friendly but more compund should be present and cost analysis option should be there in more detailed way. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

DWSIM has the core functionality for steady-state mass and energy balances. It is easy to use and easy to report. It is the most popular open source simulation software that can be used for Windows, Linux and Mac OS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

One thing that i dislike for DWSIM is its runtime is more. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ease of doing most of the complex simulations, physical properties can be found out which can come in handy a lot of times and the interface is very user friendly and easy to understan and being an open source is the biggest advantage Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Often there are run time errors and the result displayed takes time Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It has a robust and userfriendly interface. Quick to learn the tool Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sizing the tray and total number of tray calculations can be improved in comparison with Aspen. Additionally more simulation packages can be added for the ease, however i used the older version so I could have gone better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I find this software very usable in different projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Runtime errors occurs very much frequently. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The software is smaller size than aspen HYSYS. It has almost similar interface. Easy to use for a first time user. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Many featured and packages available in HYSYS are not available in DWSIM. It cannot be used for commercial purposes for large process industries. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's free and Open Source

Has a graphical flowsheet and integrated spreadsheets

Easy to use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Cannot handle complex networks

Limited database

Sometimes the tool cannot coverage Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.