Simulation device for drying coating and device for drying coating

Provided are a simulation device for drying a coating and a device for drying a coating, which are able to substantially assess the dryness of a coating film in real time, and able to always maintain an optimum drying progression state over all regions of the drying device without calculating optimum operating conditions by preliminary tests, etc. Specifically provided are a simulation device for drying a coating and a device for drying a coating, said simulation device including: a structural information data input means that inputs structural information data for the drying device; a material property data input means that inputs material property data for the coating film and a base material; an operating condition data acquisition means that acquires operating condition data for the drying device; a sensor output data acquisition means that acquires output data for a plurality of sensors that are arranged inside the drying device and detect the state inside the drying device; and a drying simulation means that uses the structural information data, the material property data, the operating information data, and the sensor output data to predict, by numerical analysis, the ratio of the solvent remaining in the coating film, the solvent concentration distribution, and the adhesive concentration distribution.