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Can a Process/Chemical Engineer improve a performance of a coal fired power plant using Process Simulation software? If yes, which software is more suitable or widely used?
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It depends on what part of power plant you intend to optimise. For Amines processes to remove CO2, you may use HYSYS, Pro/II or ChemCAD. To simulate Water/Steam cycles, you may use Simulators like Thermoflow or EBSILON. Hope it helps you further.