HSC Sim is a process simulator based on the HSC Chemistry software and databases. It has been implemented as a module to HSC Chemistry 7.0 in 2007 and can be used primarily for static process simulation

Simulation

Simulation is the imitation of some real thing available, state of affairs, or process. The act of simulating something generally entails representing certain key characteristics or behaviours of a selected physical or abstract system....

. HSC stands for H ([enthalpy]), S ([entropy]) and Cp([heat capacity]).

Applications

HSC Sim has been primarily developed for the use in the mining

Mining

Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, from an ore body, vein or seam. The term also includes the removal of soil. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock...

 and mineral industry

Mineral industry

The mineral industry is the branch of industry responsible for the exploitation of minerals from soil deposits. This is achieved by mining , but also by processing plants. Products of mineral industry include various building materials, such as rocks The mineral industry is the branch of industry...

, though other use such as modelling of biochemical and organic chemistry processes is possible as well.
In mineral industry the simulator is used for process operator training as an OTS (operator training simulator).