Babysitter crystallizer-designer

Crystallization process design skill for nucleation control, crystal size distribution, and equipment selection

install
source · Clone the upstream repo
git clone https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter
Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/
T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/library/specializations/domains/science/chemical-engineering/skills/crystallizer-designer" ~/.claude/skills/a5c-ai-babysitter-crystallizer-designer && rm -rf "$T"
manifest: library/specializations/domains/science/chemical-engineering/skills/crystallizer-designer/SKILL.md
source content

Crystallizer Designer Skill

Purpose

The Crystallizer Designer Skill designs crystallization processes including equipment selection, operating conditions optimization, and crystal size distribution control.

Capabilities

  • Solubility data analysis
  • Supersaturation control strategies
  • Nucleation and growth kinetics
  • Crystal size distribution (CSD) modeling
  • Equipment selection (cooling, evaporative, reactive)
  • Seeding strategies
  • Polymorphism control
  • Scale-up considerations

Usage Guidelines

When to Use

  • Designing crystallization processes
  • Optimizing crystal quality
  • Controlling polymorphic forms
  • Scale-up crystallization operations

Prerequisites

  • Solubility data available
  • Product specifications defined
  • Kinetic data available
  • Polymorphism understood

Best Practices

  • Characterize metastable zone
  • Control supersaturation carefully
  • Use seeding for reproducibility
  • Monitor CSD online

Process Integration

This skill integrates with:

  • Crystallization Process Design
  • Separation Sequence Synthesis
  • Process Flow Diagram Development

Configuration

crystallizer-designer:
  crystallizer-types:
    - cooling
    - evaporative
    - reactive
    - antisolvent
    - melt
  control-strategies:
    - temperature
    - concentration
    - seeding

Output Artifacts

  • Crystallizer specifications
  • Operating protocols
  • CSD predictions
  • Seeding strategies
  • Scale-up recommendations