# Scale Up Analyzer

> Process scale-up analysis skill for dimensional analysis, similarity criteria, and pilot-to-production transitions

- Skill: `a5c-ai/scale-up-analyzer` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add a5c-ai/scale-up-analyzer`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/a5c-ai/scale-up-analyzer/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: a5c-ai (https://skillmd.com/u/a5c-ai)
- Updated: 2026-09-09
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/a5c-ai/scale-up-analyzer

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# Scale-Up Analyzer Skill

## Purpose

The Scale-Up Analyzer Skill supports process scale-up from laboratory to pilot to production scale using dimensional analysis, similarity criteria, and scale-up correlations.

## Capabilities

- Dimensional analysis
- Similarity criteria evaluation
- Scale-up factor calculation
- Heat transfer scale-up
- Mass transfer scale-up
- Mixing scale-up (power per volume, tip speed)
- Reaction scale-up considerations
- Risk assessment for scale-up

## Usage Guidelines

### When to Use
- Scaling from lab to pilot
- Scaling from pilot to production
- Evaluating scale-up feasibility
- Identifying scale-sensitive parameters

### Prerequisites
- Lab/pilot data available
- Process fundamentals understood
- Critical parameters identified
- Target scale defined

### Best Practices
- Identify controlling mechanisms
- Maintain appropriate similarity criteria
- Plan incremental scale-up steps
- Validate at each scale

## Process Integration

This skill integrates with:
- Scale-Up Analysis
- Process Simulation Model Development
- Performance Testing and Validation

## Configuration

```yaml
scale-up-analyzer:
  scale-up-methods:
    - geometric-similarity
    - dynamic-similarity
    - thermal-similarity
  scale-factors:
    - 10x
    - 100x
    - 1000x
```

## Output Artifacts

- Scale-up calculations
- Similarity analysis
- Risk assessments
- Scale-up recommendations
- Parameter predictions