| name | distillation-designer |
| description | Distillation column design skill for tray/packing selection, hydraulic analysis, and column optimization |
| allowed-tools | ["Read","Write","Glob","Grep","Edit","Bash"] |
| metadata | {"specialization":"chemical-engineering","domain":"science","category":"Separation Processes","skill-id":"CE-SK-010"} |
| graph | {"domains":["domain:chemical-engineering"],"skillAreas":["skill-area:physics-simulation","skill-area:mathematical-reasoning","skill-area:statistical-analysis"],"workflows":["workflow:experiment-design"],"roles":["role:research-engineer","role:computational-scientist"]} |
Distillation Designer Skill
Purpose
The Distillation Designer Skill performs distillation column design including tray and packing selection, hydraulic calculations, and column optimization for vapor-liquid separations.
Capabilities
- McCabe-Thiele and Ponchon-Savarit methods
- Shortcut design calculations (Fenske, Underwood, Gilliland)
- Tray hydraulics (flooding, weeping, entrainment)
- Packing selection and sizing (HETP, pressure drop)
- Feed location optimization
- Reflux ratio optimization
- Side draw design
- Azeotropic and extractive distillation