Aspen HYSYS is a process simulator that allows users to design and simulate chemical processes. It uses fundamental engineering relationships for mass and energy balances and thermodynamic models like equations of state to predict process behavior. Aspen HYSYS can help optimize existing plants and design new chemical plants by allowing users to evaluate many design cases and process conditions. It has built-in property packages and thermodynamic models that provide accurate property predictions for a wide range of components and conditions.