AVEVA Dynamic Simulation

Simulate real-world transient behavior and validate control logic

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What is AVEVA Dynamic Simulation?

AVEVA Dynamic Simulation is a comprehensive, dynamic process simulator that enables users to meet and beat the dynamic challenges of designing, commissioning, controlling, and operating a modern process plant safely, reliably, and profitably.

AVEVA Dynamic Simulation is available via the cloud or via traditional on-premise access, as well as runtime licenses for use in operator training simulators.

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70–90%

reduction in startup incidents

6–12 months  

typical payback period

100%

DCS/PLC integration

compatible with major control systems


Up to 30%

shorter commissioning times

100+

process units modeled in a single environment

Benefits

Lower Capital Costs and Improve Plant Design – Getting it Right the First Time

Reduce capital costs and improve plant design

  • Avoid costly design rework
  • Reduce the risk of oversized or underperforming installed equipment
  • Enhance collaboration between engineers
Increase Plant Safety and Avoid Accidents

Increase plant safety and avoid accidents

  • Prevent incidents 
  • Support HAZOP/LOPA analysis 
  • Reduce process upsets escalating into safety events
Improve Profits by Reducing Unplanned Shutdowns or Slowdowns

Improve profits by reducing unplanned shutdowns

  • Avoid process trips and unplanned shutdowns 
  • Reduce maintenance-related downtime 
  • Improve and innovate continuously without real-world experimentation risk
Increase Plant Performance by Well-Trained Operators Pushing the Plant to Its Limits

Increase plant performance

  • Help operators anticipate and prevent issues
  • Improve control room response times
  • Drive higher throughput and yield

Features

First-Principles Dynamic Modeling

First-principles dynamic modeling

  • Uses rigorous, physics-based modeling of fluids, heat, pressure, and mass transfer 
  • Supports gas, liquid, multiphase, and non-ideal systems 
  • Models process dynamics over time, unlike steady-state tools
Transient Process Simulation

Transient process simulation

Simulates time-dependent behaviors, such as:

  • Startup and shutdown 
  • Pressure surges 
  • Valve switching 
  • Heat exchanger fouling 
  • Control response 
  • Process upsets and emergency scenarios
Control System Validation & Logic Testing

Control system validation and logic testing

  • Interface with DCS/PLC emulators
  • Validate control logic, interlocks, alarms, and shutdown sequences 
  • Verify PID tuning and advanced process control schemes 
  • Perform Integrated Factory Acceptance Tests (iFAT) 
  • Detect logic errors early, reducing commissioning risk

Scalable Model Libraries

Scalable model libraries

  • Rich equipment library, including compressors, pumps, reactors, columns, furnaces, and more
  • Custom unit modeling is supported for specialized processes
Flexible Deployment

Flexible deployment

AVEVA Dynamic Simulation is available both via cloud and on-premises. This hybrid infrastructure offers:

  • Secure user access control 
  • Seamless maintenance 
  • Simplification of IT overhead 
  • Runtime licensing for training or long-term simulations

Train AI autonomous Operation

Develop AI-driven solutions for the energy industry that enable autonomous plant control, not only under steady-state conditions, but also during complex transient conditions, such as changing feed levels, startups, and unplanned disruptions. This cutting-edge capability combines AVEVA Dynamic Simulation with the NVIDIA Raptor reinforcement learning engine.

AVEVA Dynamic Simulation validates controls and trains operators on new DCS for TEP Springville Generating Station

Tucson Electric Power used AVEVA Dynamic Simulation to validate a new Foxboro DCS, replicate plant dynamics, and train operators ahead of commissioning, reducing lost generation costs by up to $500,000 per day.

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How you can use AVEVA Dynamic Simulation


Engineering design validation

  • Simulate startups, shutdowns, and transients to uncover issues early 
  • Validate the sizing of equipment like compressors, pumps, and flare systems, under dynamic loads 
  • Improve the accuracy of control and safety system designs before commissioning

Control system checkout

  • Test and verify DCS/PLC logic, interlocks, alarms, and sequences in a safe virtual environment 
  • Conduct Integrated Factory Acceptance Testing (iFAT) with real-time simulation 
  • Avoid logic errors and delays during control system deployment

What-if and scenario analysis

  • Evaluate the impact of equipment failure, utility loss, or emergency shutdowns 
  • Test new operating strategies or process changes virtually 
  • Support risk assessments (HAZOP, LOPA) with dynamic behavior modeling

FAQs

AVEVA Dynamic Simulation models and simulates real-time, time-dependent behavior of industrial processes. It supports engineering validation, control system testing, operator training, and process optimization by accurately replicating dynamic plant conditions such as startup, shutdown, normal, and emergency operations.

Steady-state simulation analyzes process conditions at a fixed point in time, assuming no change. Dynamic simulation, in contrast, models how a process evolves over time, making it essential for testing control logic, safety systems, and operator actions during transient or non-steady operations.

It is widely used in oil and gas, chemicals, power generation, refining, petrochemicals, mining and metals, and utilities. Any industry with complex, high-risk processes can benefit from dynamic simulation to improve safety, efficiency, and operator readiness.

Yes. It supports real-time integration with major DCS/PLC emulators, enabling control system checkout, logic validation, and human-machine interface (HMI) testing before deployment.

Yes. AVEVA Dynamic Simulation is available via CONNECT, allowing cloud-based deployment for remote operator training, and lower IT overhead.

Reduce capital costs by improving design accuracy, increase safety through validated control systems, shorten commissioning time, prevent unplanned downtime, and improve overall plant performance by training operators to run closer to optimal limits.

Yes. AVEVA Dynamic Simulation can import steady-state models from AVEVA™ PRO/II Simulation and convert them into dynamic models, preserving engineering work and ensuring model continuity.

Yes. AVEVA provides global technical support, onboarding, and training services—including simulation consulting and long-term model maintenance.

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