material-balance-calculator
Material and energy balance calculation skill for process design and troubleshooting
npx skills add a5c-ai/babysitter --skill material-balance-calculator --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.
# 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-reconcili
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What does the material-balance-calculator skill do?
Material and energy balance calculation skill for process design and troubleshooting
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add a5c-ai/babysitter --skill material-balance-calculator --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.