# Chemical Engineering - Skills and Agents Backlog (Phase 4)

## Overview

This backlog identifies specialized skills and agents that could enhance the Chemical Engineering processes beyond general-purpose capabilities. Each skill or agent is designed to provide domain-specific tooling, validation, or automation for chemical process engineering workflows.

## Summary Statistics

- **Total Skills Identified**: 32
- **Total Agents Identified**: 20
- **Shared Candidates (Cross-Specialization)**: 12
- **Categories**: 7 (Process Simulation, Reaction Engineering, Separation Engineering, Process Safety, Process Control, Sustainability, Project Execution)

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## Skills

### Process Simulation Skills

#### 1. aspen-plus-simulator
**Description**: Aspen Plus integration skill for steady-state process simulation, thermodynamic modeling, and equipment rating.

**Capabilities**:
- Process flowsheet construction and simulation
- Thermodynamic model selection (NRTL, SRK, PRMHV2, UNIFAC)
- Property estimation (DIPPR, Joback methods)
- Equipment rating and design modes
- Sensitivity analysis and optimization
- Report generation and stream table export

**Used By Processes**:
- CE-003: Process Simulation Model Development
- CE-001: Process Flow Diagram Development
- CE-002: Heat Integration Analysis

**Tools/Libraries**: Aspen Plus, Aspen Properties, DWSIM (open-source alternative)

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#### 2. hysys-dynamic-simulator
**Description**: Aspen HYSYS integration skill for dynamic simulation, pressure-flow networks, and process dynamics.

**Capabilities**:
- Dynamic process simulation
- Pressure-flow solver configuration
- Controller tuning with dynamics
- Compressible flow analysis
- Transient scenario analysis
- Emergency shutdown simulation

**Used By Processes**:
- CE-003: Process Simulation Model Development
- CE-017: Control Strategy Development
- CE-024: Process Startup Procedure Development

**Tools/Libraries**: Aspen HYSYS, Aspen Dynamics

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#### 3. thermodynamic-model-selector
**Description**: Automated thermodynamic property method selection based on component characteristics and operating conditions.

**Capabilities**:
- Component analysis (polarity, association, electrolytes)
- Operating condition assessment
- Property method recommendation
- Binary interaction parameter fitting
- VLE/LLE data regression
- Model validation against experimental data

**Used By Processes**:
- CE-003: Process Simulation Model Development
- CE-009: Distillation Column Design
- CE-011: Crystallization Process Design

**Tools/Libraries**: Aspen Properties, DECHEMA data banks, NIST ThermoData Engine

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#### 4. pinch-analyzer
**Description**: Heat integration analysis skill using pinch technology for energy targeting and heat exchanger network design.

**Capabilities**:
- Stream data extraction and processing
- Composite curve generation
- Grand composite curve analysis
- Pinch point determination
- Heat exchanger network synthesis
- Area targeting and cost optimization

**Used By Processes**:
- CE-002: Heat Integration Analysis
- CE-023: Energy Efficiency Optimization

**Tools/Libraries**: Aspen Energy Analyzer, HINT, custom Python implementations

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#### 5. equipment-sizing-calculator
**Description**: Process equipment sizing skill using established engineering correlations and standards.

**Capabilities**:
- Vessel sizing (residence time, L/D ratios)
- Heat exchanger rating and design (TEMA methods)
- Pump sizing and NPSH calculations
- Compressor selection and performance
- Column sizing (flooding, weeping checks)
- Pressure drop calculations

**Used By Processes**:
- CE-004: Equipment Sizing and Specification
- CE-009: Distillation Column Design
- CE-010: Membrane Separation System Design

**Tools/Libraries**: HTRI, ASPEN Exchanger Design, Perry's correlations

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### Reaction Engineering Skills

#### 6. kinetic-modeler
**Description**: Reaction kinetics modeling skill for parameter estimation, mechanism validation, and rate equation development.

**Capabilities**:
- Rate equation formulation (power law, LHHW, Eley-Rideal)
- Parameter estimation via nonlinear regression
- Arrhenius parameter calculation
- Activation energy determination
- Model discrimination (AIC, BIC criteria)
- Confidence interval estimation

**Used By Processes**:
- CE-006: Kinetic Model Development
- CE-005: Reactor Design and Selection
- CE-007: Catalyst Evaluation and Optimization

**Tools/Libraries**: Python (scipy.optimize, lmfit), MATLAB, Aspen Custom Modeler

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#### 7. reactor-designer
**Description**: Reactor design and selection skill for sizing, heat transfer design, and performance optimization.

**Capabilities**:
- Reactor type selection guidance (CSTR, PFR, batch, fluidized bed)
- Conversion and selectivity calculations
- Heat transfer surface sizing
- Mixing time estimation
- Scale-up calculations with dimensionless groups
- Thermal runaway assessment

**Used By Processes**:
- CE-005: Reactor Design and Selection
- CE-008: Scale-Up Analysis

**Tools/Libraries**: Fogler methods, Levenspiel approaches, ReactorLab

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#### 8. catalyst-analyzer
**Description**: Catalyst evaluation and management skill for screening, optimization, and lifetime prediction.

**Capabilities**:
- Catalyst screening protocol development
- Activity and selectivity benchmarking
- Deactivation kinetics modeling
- Regeneration cycle optimization
- Lifetime prediction models
- Cost-benefit analysis

**Used By Processes**:
- CE-007: Catalyst Evaluation and Optimization
- CE-005: Reactor Design and Selection

**Tools/Libraries**: Catalyst characterization tools, BET analysis integration

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#### 9. scale-up-analyzer
**Description**: Process scale-up analysis skill using dimensional analysis and similarity principles.

**Capabilities**:
- Dimensionless group identification (Re, Pe, Da, Nu)
- Geometric similarity assessment
- Dynamic similarity analysis
- Heat/mass transfer correlation scaling
- Mixing scale-up (Np, NQ)
- Risk assessment matrix generation

**Used By Processes**:
- CE-008: Scale-Up Analysis
- CE-005: Reactor Design and Selection

**Tools/Libraries**: Custom engineering calculations, CFD validation

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### Separation Engineering Skills

#### 10. distillation-designer
**Description**: Distillation column design skill using rigorous methods and shortcut correlations.

**Capabilities**:
- Minimum reflux calculation (Underwood equations)
- Minimum stages (Fenske equation)
- Actual stages (Gilliland correlation)
- Feed location optimization
- Column diameter sizing (flooding checks)
- Tray/packing selection guidance

**Used By Processes**:
- CE-009: Distillation Column Design
- CE-012: Separation Sequence Synthesis

**Tools/Libraries**: RadFrac (Aspen), McCabe-Thiele diagrams, Kister methods

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#### 11. membrane-system-designer
**Description**: Membrane separation system design skill for RO, UF, NF, and gas separation applications.

**Capabilities**:
- Membrane flux modeling
- Concentration polarization calculations
- Module configuration optimization
- Staging calculations
- Fouling prediction and mitigation
- Pretreatment requirements specification

**Used By Processes**:
- CE-010: Membrane Separation System Design
- CE-012: Separation Sequence Synthesis

**Tools/Libraries**: Membrane simulation software, vendor design tools

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#### 12. crystallizer-designer
**Description**: Crystallization process design skill for solid product purification and crystal quality control.

**Capabilities**:
- Solubility curve development
- Metastable zone width determination
- Supersaturation control strategies
- Crystal size distribution prediction (population balance)
- Seeding protocol development
- Polymorphism screening

**Used By Processes**:
- CE-011: Crystallization Process Design

**Tools/Libraries**: gCRYSTAL, population balance models, PAT tools integration

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#### 13. separation-sequence-synthesizer
**Description**: Separation sequence synthesis skill for multi-component mixture separation optimization.

**Capabilities**:
- Heuristic-based sequence generation
- Relative volatility matrix analysis
- Direct/indirect sequence comparison
- Energy integration opportunities
- Hybrid separation scheme evaluation
- Total annual cost minimization

**Used By Processes**:
- CE-012: Separation Sequence Synthesis
- CE-009: Distillation Column Design

**Tools/Libraries**: Douglas hierarchy, optimization algorithms

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### Process Safety Skills

#### 14. hazop-facilitator
**Description**: HAZOP study facilitation skill for systematic hazard identification and documentation.

**Capabilities**:
- Node and guideword matrix generation
- Deviation consequence analysis
- Safeguard adequacy assessment
- Risk ranking (semi-quantitative)
- Action item tracking
- Report generation (IChemE format)

**Used By Processes**:
- CE-013: HAZOP Study Facilitation
- CE-014: Safety Instrumented System Design

**Tools/Libraries**: PHA-Pro, HAZOP+, custom HAZOP databases

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#### 15. sil-calculator
**Description**: Safety Integrity Level determination and verification skill per IEC 61511.

**Capabilities**:
- LOPA (Layer of Protection Analysis)
- Risk graph methodology
- Target SIL determination
- PFD calculations (simplified equations)
- Common cause failure analysis
- SIL verification reports

**Used By Processes**:
- CE-014: Safety Instrumented System Design
- CE-013: HAZOP Study Facilitation

**Tools/Libraries**: exSILentia, SIL Solver, IEC 61511 calculators

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#### 16. relief-system-designer
**Description**: Pressure relief system design skill per API 520/521 standards.

**Capabilities**:
- Relief scenario identification
- Relief rate calculations (fire, blocked outlet, control failure)
- Orifice sizing (API 520)
- Backpressure effects evaluation
- Flare header sizing
- Thermal radiation analysis

**Used By Processes**:
- CE-015: Pressure Relief System Design
- CE-016: Consequence Analysis

**Tools/Libraries**: API 520/521, DIERS technology, SuperChems Expert

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#### 17. consequence-modeler
**Description**: Hazardous release consequence modeling skill for dispersion, fire, and explosion analysis.

**Capabilities**:
- Source term modeling (liquid/gas releases)
- Gaussian and dense gas dispersion
- Pool fire thermal radiation
- VCE/BLEVE overpressure
- Toxic effect modeling (probit functions)
- Risk contour generation

**Used By Processes**:
- CE-016: Consequence Analysis
- CE-013: HAZOP Study Facilitation

**Tools/Libraries**: PHAST, ALOHA, FLACS, TNO models

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#### 18. reactive-hazards-analyzer
**Description**: Chemical reactivity hazards analysis skill for runaway reaction assessment.

**Capabilities**:
- Thermal stability screening (DSC/ARC interpretation)
- Runaway reaction modeling
- MTSR calculation
- Adiabatic temperature rise estimation
- Required relief vent sizing (DIERS)
- Inherently safer design recommendations

**Used By Processes**:
- CE-015: Pressure Relief System Design
- CE-005: Reactor Design and Selection

**Tools/Libraries**: DIERS methods, VSP2 data analysis, ARSST correlations

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### Process Control Skills

#### 19. control-strategy-designer
**Description**: Process control strategy design skill for regulatory and advanced control applications.

**Capabilities**:
- Control objective hierarchy definition
- Controlled/manipulated variable pairing
- Control structure selection (feedback, feedforward, cascade, ratio)
- Decoupling strategy design
- Override and constraint control
- Control philosophy documentation

**Used By Processes**:
- CE-017: Control Strategy Development
- CE-019: Model Predictive Control Implementation

**Tools/Libraries**: Control theory principles, ISA standards

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#### 20. pid-tuner
**Description**: PID controller tuning skill using model-based and empirical methods.

**Capabilities**:
- Process identification (step test analysis)
- FOPDT/SOPDT model fitting
- IMC tuning rules
- Lambda tuning
- SIMC method
- Robustness analysis (gain/phase margin)

**Used By Processes**:
- CE-018: PID Controller Tuning
- CE-017: Control Strategy Development

**Tools/Libraries**: MATLAB Control Toolbox, Python Control Systems Library

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#### 21. mpc-configurator
**Description**: Model Predictive Control design and commissioning skill for advanced process control.

**Capabilities**:
- Model identification from plant data
- MPC controller configuration
- Prediction/control horizon selection
- Constraint specification
- Move suppression tuning
- Performance monitoring KPIs

**Used By Processes**:
- CE-019: Model Predictive Control Implementation
- CE-017: Control Strategy Development

**Tools/Libraries**: DMCplus, Aspen DMC3, Honeywell RMPCT, open-source MPC

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#### 22. alarm-rationalization-tool
**Description**: Alarm management skill for rationalization, prioritization, and performance monitoring.

**Capabilities**:
- Alarm database analysis
- Priority classification (ISA-18.2)
- Nuisance alarm identification
- Setpoint optimization
- Response procedure development
- Alarm performance metrics tracking

**Used By Processes**:
- CE-020: Alarm Rationalization
- CE-017: Control Strategy Development

**Tools/Libraries**: EEMUA 191 guidance, ISA-18.2, alarm analysis tools

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### Sustainability Skills

#### 23. lca-analyzer
**Description**: Life Cycle Assessment skill for environmental impact analysis and hotspot identification.

**Capabilities**:
- System boundary definition
- Life cycle inventory compilation
- Impact assessment (TRACI, ReCiPe methods)
- Hotspot identification
- Sensitivity analysis
- Improvement scenario comparison

**Used By Processes**:
- CE-021: Process Sustainability Assessment
- CE-022: Waste Minimization Analysis

**Tools/Libraries**: OpenLCA, SimaPro, GaBi, ecoinvent database

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#### 24. green-chemistry-metrics
**Description**: Green chemistry and atom economy metrics calculation skill.

**Capabilities**:
- Atom economy calculation
- E-factor computation
- Process mass intensity (PMI)
- Reaction mass efficiency
- Solvent intensity metrics
- Green chemistry scorecard generation

**Used By Processes**:
- CE-021: Process Sustainability Assessment
- CE-022: Waste Minimization Analysis

**Tools/Libraries**: Custom calculators, ACS GCI PMI tools

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#### 25. waste-minimization-analyzer
**Description**: Waste stream analysis and minimization opportunity identification skill.

**Capabilities**:
- Waste stream characterization
- Source reduction opportunity identification
- Recycling/recovery feasibility assessment
- Treatment technology selection
- Regulatory compliance check
- Cost-benefit analysis

**Used By Processes**:
- CE-022: Waste Minimization Analysis
- CE-021: Process Sustainability Assessment

**Tools/Libraries**: EPA P2 frameworks, waste audit tools

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#### 26. energy-auditor
**Description**: Process energy audit and optimization skill for utility consumption reduction.

**Capabilities**:
- Energy consumption mapping
- Steam trap and condensate analysis
- Motor efficiency assessment
- Heat recovery opportunities
- Utility optimization
- Energy KPI tracking

**Used By Processes**:
- CE-023: Energy Efficiency Optimization
- CE-002: Heat Integration Analysis

**Tools/Libraries**: Energy audit protocols, steam system assessment tools

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### Project Execution Skills

#### 27. pssr-checklist-generator
**Description**: Pre-Startup Safety Review checklist generation and tracking skill.

**Capabilities**:
- OSHA PSM PSSR requirements
- Discipline-specific checklist generation
- Action item tracking
- Completion verification
- Documentation package assembly
- Audit trail maintenance

**Used By Processes**:
- CE-024: Process Startup Procedure Development
- CE-025: Performance Testing and Validation

**Tools/Libraries**: PSSR templates, MOC systems

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#### 28. performance-test-designer
**Description**: Process performance test design and analysis skill for guarantee verification.

**Capabilities**:
- Test protocol development
- Instrumentation requirements specification
- Steady-state verification criteria
- Data collection procedures
- Performance calculation methods
- Guarantee vs. actual comparison

**Used By Processes**:
- CE-025: Performance Testing and Validation
- CE-003: Process Simulation Model Development

**Tools/Libraries**: Performance test standards (ASME PTC)

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### Cross-Functional Skills

#### 29. pfd-pid-generator
**Description**: Process flow diagram and P&ID development skill with standard symbology.

**Capabilities**:
- ISA symbology compliance
- Equipment representation
- Instrumentation annotation
- Control loop indication
- Line numbering and tagging
- Revision management

**Used By Processes**:
- CE-001: Process Flow Diagram Development
- CE-004: Equipment Sizing and Specification

**Tools/Libraries**: AutoCAD P&ID, SmartPlant P&ID, draw.io (basic)

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#### 30. material-balance-calculator
**Description**: Material and energy balance calculation skill with recycle convergence.

**Capabilities**:
- Component balance formulation
- Energy balance with heat of reaction
- Recycle stream convergence
- Tear stream identification
- Degree of freedom analysis
- Balance closure verification

**Used By Processes**:
- CE-001: Process Flow Diagram Development
- CE-003: Process Simulation Model Development

**Tools/Libraries**: Spreadsheet methods, simulation tools

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#### 31. corrosion-materials-selector
**Description**: Materials of construction selection skill based on process conditions and corrosion mechanisms.

**Capabilities**:
- Corrosion mechanism identification
- Material compatibility assessment
- Corrosion allowance specification
- Corrosion monitoring recommendations
- Cost-material trade-off analysis
- NACE/ASTM standards compliance

**Used By Processes**:
- CE-004: Equipment Sizing and Specification
- CE-015: Pressure Relief System Design

**Tools/Libraries**: NACE corrosion data, CorrCompare, materials databases

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#### 32. process-economics-estimator
**Description**: Capital and operating cost estimation skill for process economic evaluation.

**Capabilities**:
- Capital cost estimation (Lang, Guthrie methods)
- Operating cost calculation
- Utility cost estimation
- Labor cost estimation
- Profitability metrics (NPV, IRR, payback)
- Sensitivity analysis

**Used By Processes**:
- CE-001: Process Flow Diagram Development
- CE-002: Heat Integration Analysis
- CE-004: Equipment Sizing and Specification

**Tools/Libraries**: Aspen Capital Cost Estimator, AACE methods

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## Agents

### Process Design Agents

#### 1. process-development-engineer
**Description**: Agent specialized in conceptual process development, simulation, and optimization.

**Responsibilities**:
- Process concept development
- Simulation model construction
- Material/energy balance development
- Process optimization studies
- Technology selection guidance
- Design basis documentation

**Used By Processes**:
- CE-001: Process Flow Diagram Development
- CE-003: Process Simulation Model Development
- CE-002: Heat Integration Analysis

**Required Skills**: aspen-plus-simulator, thermodynamic-model-selector, material-balance-calculator, process-economics-estimator

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#### 2. heat-integration-specialist
**Description**: Agent specialized in pinch analysis, heat exchanger network design, and energy optimization.

**Responsibilities**:
- Stream data extraction
- Pinch analysis execution
- HEN design and optimization
- Utility system integration
- Cost-benefit analysis
- Implementation recommendations

**Used By Processes**:
- CE-002: Heat Integration Analysis
- CE-023: Energy Efficiency Optimization

**Required Skills**: pinch-analyzer, energy-auditor, process-economics-estimator

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#### 3. equipment-engineer
**Description**: Agent specialized in process equipment sizing, specification, and vendor coordination.

**Responsibilities**:
- Equipment sizing calculations
- Specification sheet preparation
- Material selection
- Vendor bid evaluation
- Installation requirements
- Testing requirements

**Used By Processes**:
- CE-004: Equipment Sizing and Specification
- CE-009: Distillation Column Design

**Required Skills**: equipment-sizing-calculator, distillation-designer, corrosion-materials-selector

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### Reaction Engineering Agents

#### 4. reaction-engineer
**Description**: Agent specialized in reactor design, kinetics modeling, and reaction optimization.

**Responsibilities**:
- Kinetic experiment design
- Rate equation development
- Reactor type selection
- Reactor sizing and design
- Heat transfer design
- Catalyst selection support

**Used By Processes**:
- CE-005: Reactor Design and Selection
- CE-006: Kinetic Model Development
- CE-007: Catalyst Evaluation and Optimization

**Required Skills**: kinetic-modeler, reactor-designer, catalyst-analyzer, aspen-plus-simulator

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#### 5. catalysis-specialist
**Description**: Agent specialized in catalyst selection, optimization, and lifecycle management.

**Responsibilities**:
- Catalyst screening coordination
- Operating condition optimization
- Deactivation analysis
- Regeneration protocol development
- Catalyst change-out planning
- Performance monitoring

**Used By Processes**:
- CE-007: Catalyst Evaluation and Optimization
- CE-005: Reactor Design and Selection

**Required Skills**: catalyst-analyzer, kinetic-modeler, reactor-designer

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#### 6. scale-up-engineer
**Description**: Agent specialized in process scale-up from laboratory to production scale.

**Responsibilities**:
- Scale-up criteria development
- Pilot plant specification
- Scale-dependent phenomena analysis
- Technology transfer documentation
- Risk assessment
- Validation planning

**Used By Processes**:
- CE-008: Scale-Up Analysis
- CE-005: Reactor Design and Selection

**Required Skills**: scale-up-analyzer, reactor-designer, aspen-plus-simulator

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### Separation Engineering Agents

#### 7. distillation-specialist
**Description**: Agent specialized in distillation system design and optimization.

**Responsibilities**:
- Column configuration selection
- Rigorous simulation execution
- Internal design review
- Energy optimization
- Operating procedure development
- Troubleshooting support

**Used By Processes**:
- CE-009: Distillation Column Design
- CE-012: Separation Sequence Synthesis

**Required Skills**: distillation-designer, aspen-plus-simulator, equipment-sizing-calculator

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#### 8. separation-process-engineer
**Description**: Agent specialized in non-distillation separations and hybrid schemes.

**Responsibilities**:
- Separation method selection
- Membrane system design
- Crystallization design
- Solid-liquid separation
- Separation sequence optimization
- Novel separation evaluation

**Used By Processes**:
- CE-010: Membrane Separation System Design
- CE-011: Crystallization Process Design
- CE-012: Separation Sequence Synthesis

**Required Skills**: membrane-system-designer, crystallizer-designer, separation-sequence-synthesizer

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### Process Safety Agents

#### 9. hazop-leader
**Description**: Agent specialized in HAZOP study planning, facilitation, and documentation.

**Responsibilities**:
- Study planning and scoping
- Team facilitation
- Deviation identification
- Consequence assessment
- Safeguard evaluation
- Action item follow-up

**Used By Processes**:
- CE-013: HAZOP Study Facilitation

**Required Skills**: hazop-facilitator, consequence-modeler, pfd-pid-generator

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#### 10. safety-systems-engineer
**Description**: Agent specialized in safety instrumented system design and verification.

**Responsibilities**:
- SIF identification
- SIL determination
- SIS architecture design
- SIL verification calculations
- Testing requirements
- Lifecycle management

**Used By Processes**:
- CE-014: Safety Instrumented System Design

**Required Skills**: sil-calculator, hazop-facilitator, control-strategy-designer

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#### 11. pressure-relief-engineer
**Description**: Agent specialized in pressure relief system design per API standards.

**Responsibilities**:
- Relief scenario development
- Relief device sizing
- Disposal system design
- Reactive system relief analysis
- Installation specification
- Testing requirements

**Used By Processes**:
- CE-015: Pressure Relief System Design

**Required Skills**: relief-system-designer, reactive-hazards-analyzer, consequence-modeler

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#### 12. risk-analyst
**Description**: Agent specialized in consequence modeling and quantitative risk assessment.

**Responsibilities**:
- Release scenario development
- Source term modeling
- Dispersion/fire/explosion modeling
- Risk quantification
- Emergency planning input
- Risk reduction recommendations

**Used By Processes**:
- CE-016: Consequence Analysis
- CE-013: HAZOP Study Facilitation

**Required Skills**: consequence-modeler, relief-system-designer, hazop-facilitator

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### Process Control Agents

#### 13. control-systems-engineer
**Description**: Agent specialized in process control strategy development and implementation.

**Responsibilities**:
- Control philosophy development
- Control structure design
- Loop design and specification
- DCS configuration support
- Startup sequence design
- Control system documentation

**Used By Processes**:
- CE-017: Control Strategy Development
- CE-020: Alarm Rationalization

**Required Skills**: control-strategy-designer, pid-tuner, alarm-rationalization-tool

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#### 14. advanced-control-engineer
**Description**: Agent specialized in model predictive control and advanced regulatory control.

**Responsibilities**:
- MPC opportunity assessment
- Model identification
- Controller design and commissioning
- Performance optimization
- Maintenance and support
- Operator training

**Used By Processes**:
- CE-019: Model Predictive Control Implementation
- CE-018: PID Controller Tuning

**Required Skills**: mpc-configurator, pid-tuner, hysys-dynamic-simulator

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### Sustainability Agents

#### 15. sustainability-analyst
**Description**: Agent specialized in process sustainability assessment and improvement.

**Responsibilities**:
- Sustainability metrics calculation
- LCA execution
- Environmental impact assessment
- Improvement identification
- Regulatory compliance verification
- Sustainability reporting

**Used By Processes**:
- CE-021: Process Sustainability Assessment

**Required Skills**: lca-analyzer, green-chemistry-metrics, waste-minimization-analyzer

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#### 16. waste-minimization-specialist
**Description**: Agent specialized in waste stream analysis and pollution prevention.

**Responsibilities**:
- Waste characterization
- Source reduction analysis
- Recycling feasibility assessment
- Treatment technology selection
- Regulatory compliance
- Implementation support

**Used By Processes**:
- CE-022: Waste Minimization Analysis

**Required Skills**: waste-minimization-analyzer, green-chemistry-metrics, process-economics-estimator

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#### 17. energy-efficiency-engineer
**Description**: Agent specialized in process energy optimization and utility management.

**Responsibilities**:
- Energy audit execution
- Utility optimization
- Heat integration studies
- Renewable integration assessment
- Energy KPI tracking
- Improvement project development

**Used By Processes**:
- CE-023: Energy Efficiency Optimization
- CE-002: Heat Integration Analysis

**Required Skills**: energy-auditor, pinch-analyzer, process-economics-estimator

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### Project Execution Agents

#### 18. startup-commissioning-engineer
**Description**: Agent specialized in process startup procedure development and commissioning support.

**Responsibilities**:
- Startup sequence development
- PSSR coordination
- Operating procedure development
- Operator training coordination
- Performance test planning
- Troubleshooting support

**Used By Processes**:
- CE-024: Process Startup Procedure Development

**Required Skills**: pssr-checklist-generator, hysys-dynamic-simulator, control-strategy-designer

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#### 19. performance-test-engineer
**Description**: Agent specialized in process performance testing and validation.

**Responsibilities**:
- Test protocol development
- Instrumentation coordination
- Test execution oversight
- Data analysis
- Performance verification
- Optimization recommendations

**Used By Processes**:
- CE-025: Performance Testing and Validation

**Required Skills**: performance-test-designer, aspen-plus-simulator, material-balance-calculator

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### Cross-Functional Agents

#### 20. process-integration-coordinator
**Description**: Agent specialized in coordinating across multiple process engineering disciplines.

**Responsibilities**:
- Cross-discipline coordination
- Interface management
- Design review facilitation
- Standard compliance verification
- Quality assurance
- Knowledge management

**Used By Processes**:
- CE-001: Process Flow Diagram Development
- CE-004: Equipment Sizing and Specification
- CE-013: HAZOP Study Facilitation

**Required Skills**: pfd-pid-generator, process-economics-estimator, hazop-facilitator

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## Process to Skills/Agents Mapping

| Process | Recommended Skills | Recommended Agents | Status |
|---------|-------------------|-------------------|--------|
| CE-001: Process Flow Diagram Development | aspen-plus-simulator, pfd-pid-generator, material-balance-calculator, process-economics-estimator | process-development-engineer | [x] |
| CE-002: Heat Integration Analysis | pinch-analyzer, energy-auditor, process-economics-estimator | heat-integration-specialist, energy-efficiency-engineer | [x] |
| CE-003: Process Simulation Model Development | aspen-plus-simulator, hysys-dynamic-simulator, thermodynamic-model-selector | process-development-engineer | [x] |
| CE-004: Equipment Sizing and Specification | equipment-sizing-calculator, corrosion-materials-selector, process-economics-estimator | equipment-engineer | [x] |
| CE-005: Reactor Design and Selection | reactor-designer, kinetic-modeler, scale-up-analyzer | reaction-engineer | [x] |
| CE-006: Kinetic Model Development | kinetic-modeler, aspen-plus-simulator | reaction-engineer | [x] |
| CE-007: Catalyst Evaluation and Optimization | catalyst-analyzer, kinetic-modeler | catalysis-specialist | [x] |
| CE-008: Scale-Up Analysis | scale-up-analyzer, reactor-designer, aspen-plus-simulator | scale-up-engineer | [x] |
| CE-009: Distillation Column Design | distillation-designer, aspen-plus-simulator, equipment-sizing-calculator | distillation-specialist | [x] |
| CE-010: Membrane Separation System Design | membrane-system-designer, equipment-sizing-calculator | separation-process-engineer | [x] |
| CE-011: Crystallization Process Design | crystallizer-designer, thermodynamic-model-selector | separation-process-engineer | [x] |
| CE-012: Separation Sequence Synthesis | separation-sequence-synthesizer, distillation-designer | distillation-specialist, separation-process-engineer | [x] |
| CE-013: HAZOP Study Facilitation | hazop-facilitator, consequence-modeler, pfd-pid-generator | hazop-leader, risk-analyst | [x] |
| CE-014: Safety Instrumented System Design | sil-calculator, hazop-facilitator, control-strategy-designer | safety-systems-engineer | [x] |
| CE-015: Pressure Relief System Design | relief-system-designer, reactive-hazards-analyzer, consequence-modeler | pressure-relief-engineer | [x] |
| CE-016: Consequence Analysis | consequence-modeler, relief-system-designer | risk-analyst | [x] |
| CE-017: Control Strategy Development | control-strategy-designer, pid-tuner, alarm-rationalization-tool | control-systems-engineer | [x] |
| CE-018: PID Controller Tuning | pid-tuner, hysys-dynamic-simulator | advanced-control-engineer | [x] |
| CE-019: Model Predictive Control Implementation | mpc-configurator, pid-tuner, hysys-dynamic-simulator | advanced-control-engineer | [x] |
| CE-020: Alarm Rationalization | alarm-rationalization-tool, control-strategy-designer | control-systems-engineer | [x] |
| CE-021: Process Sustainability Assessment | lca-analyzer, green-chemistry-metrics, waste-minimization-analyzer | sustainability-analyst | [x] |
| CE-022: Waste Minimization Analysis | waste-minimization-analyzer, green-chemistry-metrics, process-economics-estimator | waste-minimization-specialist | [x] |
| CE-023: Energy Efficiency Optimization | energy-auditor, pinch-analyzer, process-economics-estimator | energy-efficiency-engineer | [x] |
| CE-024: Process Startup Procedure Development | pssr-checklist-generator, hysys-dynamic-simulator, control-strategy-designer | startup-commissioning-engineer | [x] |
| CE-025: Performance Testing and Validation | performance-test-designer, aspen-plus-simulator, material-balance-calculator | performance-test-engineer | [x] |

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## Shared Candidates (Cross-Specialization)

These skills and agents could be shared with other specializations:

### Shared Skills

1. **process-economics-estimator** - Useful for any engineering economics workflows (Mechanical, Civil, Industrial Engineering)
2. **lca-analyzer** - Applicable to environmental engineering and sustainability domains
3. **pfd-pid-generator** - Usable in mechanical, industrial, and process engineering
4. **material-balance-calculator** - Fundamental for any process-based engineering
5. **corrosion-materials-selector** - Shared with materials science, mechanical engineering
6. **consequence-modeler** - Applicable to environmental, safety, and emergency management
7. **pid-tuner** - Core control systems skill shared with electrical, mechanical, automation engineering
8. **energy-auditor** - Shared with mechanical engineering, facilities management, sustainability

### Shared Agents

1. **sustainability-analyst** - Cross-functional environmental and sustainability role
2. **risk-analyst** - Applicable to any safety-critical domain (nuclear, aerospace, oil & gas)
3. **control-systems-engineer** - Shared with industrial automation, electrical engineering
4. **performance-test-engineer** - Applicable to any process or systems validation

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## Implementation Priority

### High Priority (Core Process Engineering)
1. aspen-plus-simulator
2. equipment-sizing-calculator
3. kinetic-modeler
4. reactor-designer
5. distillation-designer
6. hazop-facilitator
7. control-strategy-designer
8. process-development-engineer (agent)
9. reaction-engineer (agent)
10. safety-systems-engineer (agent)

### Medium Priority (Advanced Capabilities)
1. hysys-dynamic-simulator
2. thermodynamic-model-selector
3. pinch-analyzer
4. sil-calculator
5. relief-system-designer
6. consequence-modeler
7. mpc-configurator
8. lca-analyzer
9. heat-integration-specialist (agent)
10. distillation-specialist (agent)
11. hazop-leader (agent)

### Lower Priority (Specialized Use Cases)
1. crystallizer-designer
2. membrane-system-designer
3. reactive-hazards-analyzer
4. catalyst-analyzer
5. scale-up-analyzer
6. alarm-rationalization-tool
7. green-chemistry-metrics
8. pssr-checklist-generator
9. catalysis-specialist (agent)
10. separation-process-engineer (agent)
11. waste-minimization-specialist (agent)

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## Notes

- All skills should implement standardized input/output schemas for composability
- Skills should support both synchronous and asynchronous execution modes
- Agents should be able to use multiple skills in sequence or parallel
- Error handling and retry mechanisms should be built into each skill
- Monitoring and logging should be consistent across all components
- Skills should support integration with commercial process simulation software (Aspen, HYSYS) as well as open-source alternatives (DWSIM)
- Agents should provide detailed engineering calculations with assumptions documented
- Safety-critical skills (HAZOP, SIL, relief sizing) should include verification and validation steps
- All skills should maintain unit consistency and support SI/US customary unit conversion
- Skills interfacing with standards (API, IEC, ISA) should reference specific standard versions
