mass-energy-balance

What problem does it solve?

This Skill automates complex material and energy balance calculations, including reaction stoichiometry, combustion analysis, and phase equilibrium, essential for chemical and petroleum engineering coursework and applications.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Material Balances: Handles steady-state and transient balances for single/multi-component systems, including recycle streams.
• Energy Balances: Calculates sensible and latent heat duties, heat exchanger performance, and reactive energy balances.
• Combustion & Flash Calculations: Determines theoretical air, flue gas composition, and performs multi-component vapor-liquid equilibrium (VLE) flash calculations.
• Use Case: A petroleum engineer needs to calculate the heat duty required for a heater-treater to separate produced water and oil at specific temperatures. This Skill can provide the necessary calculations based on fluid properties and flow rates.

Quick Start

Use the mass-energy-balance skill to calculate the material balance for a two-phase separator with a feed of 100 mol/s, composed of 70% methane and 30% ethane, splitting 95% of methane and 40% of ethane to the overhead.