# Process simulation
## MicroSim spec
- **Recommended sim type:** network/graph
- **Microsimmability score:** 78/100
- **Layout:** drawing region (canvas) on top; control region (sliders/buttons) below.
### Parameters (tunable controls)
- `Feed rate - 0 to 100 kmol/h`
- `Operating pressure - 1 to 30 bar`
- `Recycle split fraction - 0 to 1`
### What animates
A block flowsheet of connected units recomputes stream values as inputs change, and a recycle loop converges over iterations shown as updating node labels.
### Learning objective
See how connected unit models and a recycle loop converge to a consistent flowsheet solution.
## Links (Wikipedia order)
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`Advanced_Simulation_Library` · `Approximation` · `Biology` · `C_(programming_language)` · `Chemical_kinetics` · `Chemical_plant` · `Chemical_process` · [[Chemistry]] · [[Comparison_of_nucleic_acid_simulation_software]] · [[Comparison_of_software_for_molecular_mechanics_modeling]] · `Computational_biology` · `Computational_chemistry` · `Computational_physics` · `Computational_social_science` · `Computational_sociology` · [[Computer_science]] · `Computer_simulation` · `Computer_simulation_and_organizational_studies` · `Correlation` · `Crash_simulation` · `DWSIM` · `Discrete-event_simulation` · `Dynamical_simulation` · `Electronic_circuit_simulation` · [[Engineering]] · `Equation_of_state` · `Extrapolation` · `First_law_of_thermodynamics` · `Interpolation` · [[List_of_chemical_process_simulators]] · `List_of_cosmological_computation_software` · `List_of_finite_element_software_packages` · [[List_of_protein_structure_prediction_software]] · `List_of_quantum_chemistry_and_solid-state_physics_software` · `List_of_software_for_Monte_Carlo_molecular_modeling` · `Mass_balance` · [[Mathematical_optimization]] · `Mathematics` · `Measurement` · [[Molecular_design_software]] · `Multiphysics_simulation` · `Network_simulation` · `Network_traffic_simulation` · `Operator_Training_Simulator` · [[Physics]] · `Power_station` · [[Process_flow_diagram]] · `Reservoir_simulation` · `Robotics_simulator` · `Social_simulation` · `Software_Process_simulation` · `Steady_state` · `Unit_operation` · `Vapor_pressure` · [[Viscosity]]
> p5.js MicroSim stub · part of Process Engineering · [Wikipedia source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Process_simulation)
> Relation: subfield of process engineering.
## Concept summary
Process simulation models a whole flowsheet of connected unit operations to predict streams, conditions, and performance before a plant is built.
## Build checklist
- [ ] Claim it: set `status: in-progress` + `lease` + `leased_at`
- [ ] Write the child page explaining the concept (tie it back to process engineering)
- [ ] Finalize parameter ranges and defaults
- [ ] Implement the p5.js sketch (drawing + control regions)
- [ ] Add caption + the learning objective on the page
- [ ] Set `status: done`
## p5.js sketch
```javascript
// MicroSim: Process simulation
let controls = {};
function setup() {
// createCanvas(...); create sliders for the parameters above.
}
function draw() {
// background(...); read controls; render network/graph; respond live.
}
```
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## Wikipedia : Wikitube
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