heat-exchanger-design
Specialized skill for heat exchanger sizing, rating, and optimization per TEMA standards including shell-and-tube, plate, and air-cooled configurations
npx skills add a5c-ai/babysitter --skill heat-exchanger-design --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Heat Exchanger Design Skill ## Purpose The Heat Exchanger Design skill provides comprehensive capabilities for sizing, rating, and optimizing heat exchangers according to TEMA standards, enabling systematic thermal-hydraulic design of shell-and-tube, plate, and air-cooled heat exchanger configurations. ## Capabilities - Shell-and-tube heat exchanger design and rating - Plate heat exchanger sizing - Air-cooled heat exchanger configuration - LMTD and effectiveness-NTU methods - Fouling factor consideration - Pressure drop calculations - HTRI Xchanger Suite integration - Thermal-hydraulic optimization ## Usage Guidelines ### Design Methods #### LMTD Method 1. **Log Mean Temperature Difference** ``` LMTD = (ΔT1 - ΔT2) / ln(ΔT1/ΔT2) Q = U × A × F × LMTD Where: F = Correction factor for non-counterflow U = Overall heat transfer coefficient A = Heat transfer area ``` 2. **LMTD Correction Factors** - One shell pass, 2/4/6 tube passes - Two shell passes, 4/8 tube passes - Crossflow configurations #### Effectiveness-NTU Method 1. **Effectiveness Definition** ``` ε = Q_actual / Q_max Q_max = Cmin × (Th,in - Tc,in) ``` 2. **NTU Calculation** ``` NTU = UA / Cmin Cr = Cmin / Cmax ``` 3. **Effe
- Purpose
- Capabilities
- Usage Guidelines
- Design Methods
- Shell-and-Tube Design
- Plate Heat Exchanger
- Air-Cooled Heat Exchanger
- Fouling Considerations
- Process Integration
- Input Schema
- Output Schema
- Best Practices
- Integration Points
What does the heat-exchanger-design skill do?
Specialized skill for heat exchanger sizing, rating, and optimization per TEMA standards including shell-and-tube, plate, and air-cooled configurations
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add a5c-ai/babysitter --skill heat-exchanger-design --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From a5c-ai/babysitter, a repository with 1,642 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.