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EMSO (Environment for Modeling, Simulation, and Optimization) is a graphical environment where the user can model complex processes simply selecting and connecting the equipment models. ALSOC Project develops and maintains state-of-the-art this software and distributes it at no cost to the universities and partner companies. The main features of EMSO follows:

• Entirely written in C++
• A fairly portable code, currently available for Windows and Linux but can be compiled for other platforms if desired
• It is an Equation-Oriented simulator
• The unique Equation-Oriented simulator with units-of-measurement checking for the equations
• A large set of built-in functions
• Models are written in a modeling language, the user does not need to be a programmer
• Models are converted to system of equations in memory, no compilation or linking is needed
• An open library of models, called EML
• Built-in code for symbolic differentiation which enables the system to solve high-index problems
• Built-in code for automatic differentiation which makes the system very efficient
• Can make use of machine optimize BLAS routines
• Currently support:
  • static simulation
  • dynamic simulation
  • static optimization
  • parameter estimation of static models
  • parameter estimation of dynamic models
• A graphical user interface which can be used to model development, simulation execution, and results visualizing
• A system of plug-ins where the user can embed code written in C, C++ or FORTRAN into the models
• A very modular system – all solvers are DLL’s and the user can even write their own new solver

Project website:

• http://www.enq.ufrgs.br/alsoc

Ticket support system:

• http://www.enq.ufrgs.br/trac/alsoc/report

Screenshots:

EMSO GUI

EMSO new GUI