material-balance-calculator

# Material Balance Calculator Skill ## Purpose The Material Balance Calculator Skill performs material and energy balance calculations for process design, optimization, and troubleshooting applications. ## Capabilities - Steady-state material balances - Component balances - Energy balances - Recycle stream calculations - Purge stream optimization - Data reconciliation - Gross error detection - Balance closure verification - Heat integration calculations ## Usage Guidelines ### When to Use - Developing process designs - Troubleshooting processes - Optimizing operations - Reconciling plant data ### Prerequisites - Stream compositions known - Flow rates measured/estimated - Reaction stoichiometry defined - Physical properties available ### Best Practices - Close balances properly - Identify measurement errors - Document assumptions - Validate against plant data ## Process Integration This skill integrates with: - Process Flow Diagram Development - Process Simulation Model Development - Performance Testing and Validation ## Configuration ```yaml material-balance-calculator: balance-types: - overall - component - element methods: - sequential-modular - equation-oriented - data-reconciliation ``` ## Output Artifacts - Material balance tables - Energy balance tables - Stream summaries - Reconciliation reports - Heat duty calculations