- Being able to understand a process flowsheet and to divide it into a series of unit operations ;
- Acquire confidence in using the interface of a simulation software and being able to explore and find the desired functions amongst all the available ones ;
- Being able to reproduce a process digital twin with a good degree of detail and accuracy ;
- Being able to identify the possible causes of eventual errors in the simulated system and to adjust the parameters in order to debug them.
 

- Chemmangattuvalappil N. et al., 2017. Chemical Engineering Process Simulation. Elsevier.
- Haydary J., 2018. Chemical Process Design and Simulation: Aspen Plus and Aspen Hysys Applications. Wiley.
 

- Equilibrium thermodynamics ;
- Chemical reaction engineering fundamentals ;
- Fluid mechanics fundamentals ;
- Heat transfer ;
- Unit operations design (mixer, flash, distillation) ;
- Computer science fundamentals (manage the use of a software).