Simulation & Modeling Software

We can understand computer simulation language as the language which describes operation of a simulation on a computer.

It can be broadly categorized in following two categories:

1. continuous
2. Discrete event

Many lnguages have a graphical interface and are capable of performing simple statistical analysis of the results.


While using discrete-event languages we can easily generate pseudo-random numbers and determine variables using different probability distributions.


Some of the Discrete event and continuous language packages have been listed below:


AutoMod
eM-Plant
Arena
ExtendSim simulation environment for discrete event, continuous, discrete-rate and agent-based simulation.[1]
GASP
GPSS
Plant Simulation
Simio software for discrete event, continuous, and agent-based simulation.[2]
SimPLE++
SimPy, an open-source package based on Python
SIMSCRIPT II.5, a well established commercial compiler
Simula
Java Modelling Tools, an open-source package with graphical user-interface[3]
Poses++, a discrete-event simulation system with Petri net based modeling
OMNeT++, a C++-based discrete-event simulation package.
Mirelle, a programming/scripting language with simulation support. [4]


Some of the Continuous simulation languages package are:

1. 
   Advanced Continuous Simulation Language (ACSL), which supports textual or graphical model specification
   
2. Diesel Model Description Language
   
3. DYNAMO
   
4. SimApp, simple simulation of dynamic systems and control systems [6]
   
5. Simgua, simulation toolbox and environment, supports Visual Basic [7]
   
6. Simulation Language for Alternative Modeling (SLAM) (There used also be a Simulation Language for Analogue Modeling (SLAM))
   
7. VisSim, a visually programmed block diagram language
   Hybrid, and other.
   
8. LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim[8], simulation platform to model and analyze multi-domain systems and predict their performances
   
9. Flowmaster V7[9] Software for the analysis of fluid mechanics within pipe networks using 1D Computational Fluid Dynamics
   
10. AnyLogic multi-method simulation tool, which supports System dynamics, Discrete event simulation, Agent-based modeling
    
11. Modelica: open-standard object-oriented language for modeling of complex physical systems
    Simulink: Continuous and discrete event capability
    
12. Scicos: Continuous-time, discrete-time and event based simulation tool distributed with ScicosLab: It contains a block diagram editor, a compiler, simulator and code generation facilities: Free software.
    
13. XMLlab: simulations with XML
    
14. Flexsim:3D process simulation software for continuous, discrete event, or agent-based systems.
    
15. Simio software for discrete event, continuous, and agent-based simulation.
    
16. EICASLAB:Continuous, discrete and discrete event capability specifically devoted to support the automatic control design.
    
    

Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulation_language