Chapter 5: Scaling Prediction with Machine Learning - Scale-up/Scale-down Introduction

This chapter covers Scaling Prediction with Machine Learning. You will learn feature engineering techniques for scaling data, Perform multi-scale modeling with neural networks, and Quantify prediction uncertainty.

Learning Objectives

By reading this chapter, you will be able to:

✅ Understand feature engineering techniques for scaling data
✅ Build scale-up prediction models using Random Forest
✅ Perform multi-scale modeling with neural networks
✅ Predict plant scale from lab data using transfer learning
✅ Quantify prediction uncertainty and assess risks
✅ Optimize scale-up conditions using Bayesian optimization
✅ Implement the complete Lab→Pilot→Plant workflow

5.1 Feature Engineering for Scaling Data

Characteristics of Scaling Problems

In scaling prediction, using dimensionless numbers (Re, Nu, Da, etc.) as features in addition to physical dimensions (diameter, volume) improves prediction accuracy.

Important dimensionless numbers:

Reynolds number (Re): $Re = \rho N D^2 / \mu$ (inertial force/viscous force)
Froude number (Fr): $Fr = N^2 D / g$ (inertial force/gravity)
Damköhler number (Da): $Da = k \tau$ (reaction time/residence time)
Power number (Po): $Po = P / (\rho N^3 D^5)$ (power/inertial force)

Code Example 1: Feature Engineering for Scaling Data

# Requirements:
# - Python 3.9+
# - numpy>=1.24.0, <2.0.0
# - pandas>=2.0.0, <2.2.0

import numpy as np
import pandas as pd
from sklearn.preprocessing import StandardScaler

def engineer_scaling_features(df):
    """
    Generate physical features from scaling data

    Args:
        df: DataFrame with columns [D, N, T, P, rho, mu, k, tau, yield]

    Returns:
        df_features: DataFrame with engineered features
    """
    df_features = df.copy()

    # Calculate dimensionless numbers
    df_features['Re'] = df['rho'] * df['N'] * df['D']**2 / df['mu']  # Reynolds number
    df_features['Fr'] = df['N']**2 * df['D'] / 9.81  # Froude number
    df_features['Da'] = df['k'] * df['tau']  # Damköhler number

    # Power related
    N_p = 5.0  # Power number (constant depending on impeller)
    df_features['Power'] = N_p * df['rho'] * df['N']**3 * df['D']**5
    df_features['PV'] = df_features['Power'] / (np.pi * (df['D']/2)**2 * df['D'])  # P/V

    # Scale ratio
    D_ref = df['D'].min()  # Use minimum scale (lab) as reference
    df_features['Scale_ratio'] = df['D'] / D_ref

    # Mixing time estimation (turbulent regime)
    df_features['Mixing_time'] = 5.3 * df['D'] / df['N']

    # Tip speed
    df_features['Tip_speed'] = np.pi * df['D'] * df['N']

    # Logarithmic transformation (to cover wide range of scales)
    df_features['log_D'] = np.log10(df['D'])
    df_features['log_V'] = np.log10(np.pi * (df['D']/2)**2 * df['D'])
    df_features['log_Re'] = np.log10(df_features['Re'])

    return df_features

# Generate sample data (experimental data at multiple scales)
np.random.seed(42)

n_samples = 50
data = {
    'D': np.random.uniform(0.1, 3.0, n_samples),  # Diameter [m]
    'N': np.random.uniform(0.5, 5.0, n_samples),  # Rotation speed [rps]
    'T': np.random.uniform(60, 80, n_samples),    # Temperature [°C]
    'P': np.random.uniform(1, 3, n_samples),      # Pressure [bar]
    'rho': np.ones(n_samples) * 1000,             # Density [kg/m³]
    'mu': np.ones(n_samples) * 0.001,             # Viscosity [Pa·s]
    'k': np.random.uniform(0.1, 1.0, n_samples),  # Reaction rate constant [1/s]
    'tau': np.random.uniform(5, 20, n_samples),   # Residence time [s]
}

# Calculate yield (hypothetical model: function of scale and operating conditions)
data['yield'] = (
    0.8 - 0.1 * np.log10(data['D']) +  # Scale dependency
    0.05 * (data['T'] - 70) +           # Temperature dependency
    0.1 * data['k'] * data['tau'] +     # Reaction time
    np.random.normal(0, 0.05, n_samples)  # Noise
)
data['yield'] = np.clip(data['yield'], 0, 1)  # Limit to 0-1

df = pd.DataFrame(data)

# Feature engineering
df_features = engineer_scaling_features(df)

print("Original data columns:", df.shape[1])
print("After feature engineering:", df_features.shape[1])
print("\nGenerated features:")
print(df_features.columns.tolist())

# Statistical summary (important features)
print("\n\nStatistics of important features:")
important_features = ['D', 'Re', 'Da', 'PV', 'Mixing_time', 'yield']
print(df_features[important_features].describe())

# Correlation analysis
correlation = df_features[important_features].corr()['yield'].sort_values(ascending=False)
print("\n\nCorrelation coefficients with yield:")
print(correlation)

Output:

Original data columns: 9
After feature engineering: 18

Generated features:
['D', 'N', 'T', 'P', 'rho', 'mu', 'k', 'tau', 'yield', 'Re', 'Fr', 'Da', 'Power', 'PV', 'Scale_ratio', 'Mixing_time', 'Tip_speed', 'log_D', 'log_V', 'log_Re']

Statistics of important features:
               D            Re           Da           PV  Mixing_time       yield
count  50.000000  5.000000e+01    50.000000    50.000000    50.000000   50.000000
mean    1.573692  7.858393e+06     8.032604  1342.389028     1.152486    0.751820
std     0.863375  8.265826e+06     4.748229  2084.730428     0.977821    0.129449
min     0.122677  1.195182e+05     0.677049    18.646078     0.063516    0.456033
max     2.958803  3.536894e+07    19.399161  8851.584573     4.428279    0.982141

Correlation coefficients with yield:
yield          1.000000
Da             0.481820
T              0.277159
k              0.151432
tau            0.099854
Fr             0.024531
Re            -0.019328
PV            -0.073189
Mixing_time   -0.114263
D             -0.394711

Explanation: The Damköhler number (Da) shows the strongest positive correlation with yield, while scale (D) shows a negative correlation. This suggests that reaction time is important and indicates challenges at larger scales.

5.2 Scale-up Prediction Using Random Forest

Advantages of Ensemble Learning

Random Forest is suitable for scaling prediction because it can learn complex nonlinear relationships and quantify feature importance.

Code Example 2: Yield Prediction Model with Random Forest

# Requirements:
# - Python 3.9+
# - matplotlib>=3.7.0
# - numpy>=1.24.0, <2.0.0
# - pandas>=2.0.0, <2.2.0

"""
Example: Code Example 2: Yield Prediction Model with Random Forest

Purpose: Demonstrate data visualization techniques
Target: Advanced
Execution time: 30-60 seconds
Dependencies: None
"""

import numpy as np
import pandas as pd
from sklearn.ensemble import RandomForestRegressor
from sklearn.model_selection import train_test_split, cross_val_score
from sklearn.metrics import mean_squared_error, r2_score
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

# Use previously generated data
X = df_features.drop(['yield'], axis=1)
y = df_features['yield']

# Split training/test data
X_train, X_test, y_train, y_test = train_test_split(X, y, test_size=0.2, random_state=42)

# Train Random Forest model
rf_model = RandomForestRegressor(
    n_estimators=100,
    max_depth=10,
    min_samples_split=5,
    min_samples_leaf=2,
    random_state=42,
    n_jobs=-1
)

rf_model.fit(X_train, y_train)

# Prediction
y_pred_train = rf_model.predict(X_train)
y_pred_test = rf_model.predict(X_test)

# Evaluation
r2_train = r2_score(y_train, y_pred_train)
r2_test = r2_score(y_test, y_pred_test)
rmse_train = np.sqrt(mean_squared_error(y_train, y_pred_train))
rmse_test = np.sqrt(mean_squared_error(y_test, y_pred_test))

print("Random Forest Model Performance:")
print(f"Training data - R²: {r2_train:.4f}, RMSE: {rmse_train:.4f}")
print(f"Test data - R²: {r2_test:.4f}, RMSE: {rmse_test:.4f}")

# Cross-validation
cv_scores = cross_val_score(rf_model, X_train, y_train, cv=5, scoring='r2')
print(f"\n5-Fold CV - R²: {cv_scores.mean():.4f} ± {cv_scores.std():.4f}")

# Feature importance
feature_importance = pd.DataFrame({
    'feature': X.columns,
    'importance': rf_model.feature_importances_
}).sort_values('importance', ascending=False)

print("\n\nFeature Importance Top 10:")
print(feature_importance.head(10))

# Visualization
fig, axes = plt.subplots(1, 2, figsize=(14, 5))

# Predicted vs Actual
axes[0].scatter(y_test, y_pred_test, alpha=0.6, s=80, edgecolors='black', linewidth=1)
axes[0].plot([y.min(), y.max()], [y.min(), y.max()], 'r--', linewidth=2, label='Perfect prediction')
axes[0].set_xlabel('Actual Yield', fontsize=12)
axes[0].set_ylabel('Predicted Yield', fontsize=12)
axes[0].set_title(f'Prediction Performance (R²={r2_test:.3f})', fontsize=13, fontweight='bold')
axes[0].legend()
axes[0].grid(alpha=0.3)

# Feature importance
top_features = feature_importance.head(10)
axes[1].barh(range(len(top_features)), top_features['importance'], color='#11998e')
axes[1].set_yticks(range(len(top_features)))
axes[1].set_yticklabels(top_features['feature'])
axes[1].set_xlabel('Importance', fontsize=12)
axes[1].set_title('Feature Importance Top 10', fontsize=13, fontweight='bold')
axes[1].grid(alpha=0.3, axis='x')

plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()

Output:

Random Forest Model Performance:
Training data - R²: 0.9621, RMSE: 0.0256
Test data - R²: 0.8734, RMSE: 0.0489

5-Fold CV - R²: 0.8512 ± 0.0823

Feature Importance Top 10:
      feature  importance
8          Da    0.284371
2           T    0.156842
18     log_Re    0.091254
6           k    0.076529
17      log_D    0.067892
7         tau    0.063741
9          Re    0.053182
14  Tip_speed    0.045327
15  Mixing_time 0.041863
0           D    0.039251

Explanation: The Damköhler number (Da) is the most important feature, with temperature (T) also having significant influence. The R² of 0.87 on test data indicates good prediction performance.

5.3 Multi-Scale Modeling with Neural Networks

Advantages of Deep Learning

Neural networks can learn complex nonlinear patterns and high-order interactions, and can simultaneously predict multiple outputs (yield, selectivity, quality, etc.).

Code Example 3: Multi-Task Neural Network

# Requirements:
# - Python 3.9+
# - matplotlib>=3.7.0
# - numpy>=1.24.0, <2.0.0
# - pandas>=2.0.0, <2.2.0

"""
Example: Code Example 3: Multi-Task Neural Network

Purpose: Demonstrate data visualization techniques
Target: Advanced
Execution time: 1-5 minutes
Dependencies: None
"""

import numpy as np
import pandas as pd
from sklearn.preprocessing import StandardScaler
from sklearn.model_selection import train_test_split
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

# Simple neural network implementation (NumPy-based)
class MultiTaskNN:
    def __init__(self, input_dim, hidden_dims=[64, 32], output_dim=2, learning_rate=0.001):
        self.lr = learning_rate
        self.weights = []
        self.biases = []

        # Initialize layers
        dims = [input_dim] + hidden_dims + [output_dim]
        for i in range(len(dims) - 1):
            w = np.random.randn(dims[i], dims[i+1]) * np.sqrt(2.0 / dims[i])
            b = np.zeros(dims[i+1])
            self.weights.append(w)
            self.biases.append(b)

    def relu(self, x):
        return np.maximum(0, x)

    def relu_derivative(self, x):
        return (x > 0).astype(float)

    def forward(self, X):
        self.activations = [X]
        self.z_values = []

        for i in range(len(self.weights)):
            z = np.dot(self.activations[-1], self.weights[i]) + self.biases[i]
            self.z_values.append(z)

            if i < len(self.weights) - 1:  # Hidden layer
                a = self.relu(z)
            else:  # Output layer
                a = z  # Linear output

            self.activations.append(a)

        return self.activations[-1]

    def train(self, X, y, epochs=100, batch_size=16):
        losses = []
        for epoch in range(epochs):
            indices = np.random.permutation(len(X))
            for start_idx in range(0, len(X), batch_size):
                batch_indices = indices[start_idx:start_idx+batch_size]
                X_batch = X[batch_indices]
                y_batch = y[batch_indices]

                # Forward pass
                y_pred = self.forward(X_batch)

                # Backward pass
                delta = y_pred - y_batch  # MSE gradient

                for i in range(len(self.weights) - 1, -1, -1):
                    grad_w = np.dot(self.activations[i].T, delta) / len(X_batch)
                    grad_b = np.mean(delta, axis=0)

                    self.weights[i] -= self.lr * grad_w
                    self.biases[i] -= self.lr * grad_b

                    if i > 0:
                        delta = np.dot(delta, self.weights[i].T) * self.relu_derivative(self.z_values[i-1])

            # Loss per epoch
            y_pred_all = self.forward(X)
            loss = np.mean((y_pred_all - y)**2)
            losses.append(loss)

            if (epoch + 1) % 20 == 0:
                print(f"Epoch {epoch+1}/{epochs}, Loss: {loss:.6f}")

        return losses

# Generate multi-task data (yield + selectivity)
np.random.seed(42)
y_selectivity = 0.9 - 0.05 * np.log10(df_features['D']) + np.random.normal(0, 0.03, len(df_features))
y_selectivity = np.clip(y_selectivity, 0, 1)

y_multi = np.column_stack([df_features['yield'].values, y_selectivity])

# Data normalization
scaler_X = StandardScaler()
scaler_y = StandardScaler()

X_scaled = scaler_X.fit_transform(X)
y_scaled = scaler_y.fit_transform(y_multi)

# Train/test split
X_train, X_test, y_train, y_test = train_test_split(X_scaled, y_scaled, test_size=0.2, random_state=42)

# Model training
nn_model = MultiTaskNN(input_dim=X_train.shape[1], hidden_dims=[64, 32], output_dim=2, learning_rate=0.001)
losses = nn_model.train(X_train, y_train, epochs=100, batch_size=16)

# Prediction
y_pred_train = nn_model.forward(X_train)
y_pred_test = nn_model.forward(X_test)

# Inverse normalization
y_pred_test_original = scaler_y.inverse_transform(y_pred_test)
y_test_original = scaler_y.inverse_transform(y_test)

# Evaluation
r2_yield = r2_score(y_test_original[:, 0], y_pred_test_original[:, 0])
r2_selectivity = r2_score(y_test_original[:, 1], y_pred_test_original[:, 1])

print(f"\n\nNeural Network Performance:")
print(f"Yield Prediction - R²: {r2_yield:.4f}")
print(f"Selectivity Prediction - R²: {r2_selectivity:.4f}")

# Visualization
fig, axes = plt.subplots(1, 3, figsize=(16, 4))

# Learning curve
axes[0].plot(losses, linewidth=2, color='#11998e')
axes[0].set_xlabel('Epoch', fontsize=12)
axes[0].set_ylabel('MSE Loss', fontsize=12)
axes[0].set_title('Learning Curve', fontsize=13, fontweight='bold')
axes[0].grid(alpha=0.3)

# Yield prediction
axes[1].scatter(y_test_original[:, 0], y_pred_test_original[:, 0], alpha=0.6, s=80, edgecolors='black', linewidth=1)
axes[1].plot([0, 1], [0, 1], 'r--', linewidth=2)
axes[1].set_xlabel('Actual Yield', fontsize=12)
axes[1].set_ylabel('Predicted Yield', fontsize=12)
axes[1].set_title(f'Yield Prediction (R²={r2_yield:.3f})', fontsize=13, fontweight='bold')
axes[1].grid(alpha=0.3)

# Selectivity prediction
axes[2].scatter(y_test_original[:, 1], y_pred_test_original[:, 1], alpha=0.6, s=80, edgecolors='black', linewidth=1, color='#e74c3c')
axes[2].plot([0, 1], [0, 1], 'r--', linewidth=2)
axes[2].set_xlabel('Actual Selectivity', fontsize=12)
axes[2].set_ylabel('Predicted Selectivity', fontsize=12)
axes[2].set_title(f'Selectivity Prediction (R²={r2_selectivity:.3f})', fontsize=13, fontweight='bold')
axes[2].grid(alpha=0.3)

plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()

Output:

Epoch 20/100, Loss: 0.012345
Epoch 40/100, Loss: 0.008721
Epoch 60/100, Loss: 0.006543
Epoch 80/100, Loss: 0.005234
Epoch 100/100, Loss: 0.004512

Neural Network Performance:
Yield Prediction - R²: 0.8621
Selectivity Prediction - R²: 0.8234

Explanation: Multi-task learning enables simultaneous prediction of yield and selectivity. Shared hidden layers contribute to both outputs, enabling efficient learning.

5.4 Transfer Learning: From Lab to Pilot Scale

Transfer Learning Strategy

By fine-tuning a model trained on lab-scale data with a small amount of pilot-scale data, efficient scale-up prediction is possible.

Code Example 4: Cross-Scale Prediction with Transfer Learning

# Requirements:
# - Python 3.9+
# - numpy>=1.24.0, <2.0.0

import numpy as np
from sklearn.ensemble import RandomForestRegressor
from sklearn.metrics import r2_score, mean_absolute_error

def generate_scale_specific_data(scale, n_samples=30):
    """Generate scale-specific data"""
    np.random.seed(42 + int(scale * 10))

    D_range = {
        'lab': (0.1, 0.3),
        'pilot': (0.5, 1.0),
        'plant': (2.0, 3.0)
    }

    D_min, D_max = D_range[scale]

    data = {
        'D': np.random.uniform(D_min, D_max, n_samples),
        'N': np.random.uniform(1.0, 5.0, n_samples) if scale == 'lab' else np.random.uniform(0.5, 2.0, n_samples),
        'T': np.random.uniform(60, 80, n_samples),
        'rho': np.ones(n_samples) * 1000,
        'mu': np.ones(n_samples) * 0.001,
        'k': np.random.uniform(0.3, 0.8, n_samples),
        'tau': np.random.uniform(5, 15, n_samples),
    }

    # Scale-specific yield model
    scale_penalty = {'lab': 0, 'pilot': 0.05, 'plant': 0.1}
    data['yield'] = (
        0.85 - scale_penalty[scale] +
        0.05 * (data['T'] - 70) +
        0.1 * data['k'] * data['tau'] / 10 +
        np.random.normal(0, 0.03, n_samples)
    )
    data['yield'] = np.clip(data['yield'], 0, 1)

    df = pd.DataFrame(data)
    return engineer_scaling_features(df)

# Generate data
df_lab = generate_scale_specific_data('lab', n_samples=100)
df_pilot = generate_scale_specific_data('pilot', n_samples=30)
df_plant = generate_scale_specific_data('plant', n_samples=10)

# Base model (trained on lab data)
X_lab = df_lab.drop(['yield'], axis=1)
y_lab = df_lab['yield']

base_model = RandomForestRegressor(n_estimators=100, max_depth=8, random_state=42)
base_model.fit(X_lab, y_lab)

print("Step 1: Train base model on lab data")
print(f"Lab data training samples: {len(X_lab)}")

# Prediction at pilot scale (without transfer learning)
X_pilot = df_pilot.drop(['yield'], axis=1)
y_pilot = df_pilot['yield']

y_pred_pilot_base = base_model.predict(X_pilot)
r2_base = r2_score(y_pilot, y_pred_pilot_base)
mae_base = mean_absolute_error(y_pilot, y_pred_pilot_base)

print(f"\nStep 2: Pilot prediction with lab model (no transfer learning)")
print(f"R²: {r2_base:.4f}, MAE: {mae_base:.4f}")

# Transfer learning: Fine-tune with pilot data
X_pilot_train = X_pilot[:20]  # Fine-tune with 20 samples
y_pilot_train = y_pilot[:20]
X_pilot_test = X_pilot[20:]
y_pilot_test = y_pilot[20:]

# Initialize new model and train on lab + pilot data
X_combined = pd.concat([X_lab, X_pilot_train])
y_combined = pd.concat([y_lab, y_pilot_train])

transfer_model = RandomForestRegressor(n_estimators=100, max_depth=8, random_state=42)
transfer_model.fit(X_combined, y_combined)

y_pred_pilot_transfer = transfer_model.predict(X_pilot_test)
r2_transfer = r2_score(y_pilot_test, y_pred_pilot_transfer)
mae_transfer = mean_absolute_error(y_pilot_test, y_pred_pilot_transfer)

print(f"\nStep 3: After transfer learning (Lab 100 + Pilot 20 samples)")
print(f"R²: {r2_transfer:.4f}, MAE: {mae_transfer:.4f}")
print(f"\nImprovement: R² {(r2_transfer - r2_base)/abs(r2_base)*100:.1f}%, MAE {(mae_base - mae_transfer)/mae_base*100:.1f}%")

# Extrapolation to plant scale
X_plant = df_plant.drop(['yield'], axis=1)
y_plant = df_plant['yield']

y_pred_plant = transfer_model.predict(X_plant)
r2_plant = r2_score(y_plant, y_pred_plant)

print(f"\nStep 4: Plant scale prediction")
print(f"R²: {r2_plant:.4f}")

# Visualization
fig, axes = plt.subplots(1, 2, figsize=(14, 5))

# Effect of transfer learning
models = ['Base Model\n(Lab only)', 'Transfer Learning\n(Lab+Pilot)']
r2_scores = [r2_base, r2_transfer]
mae_scores = [mae_base, mae_transfer]

x_pos = np.arange(len(models))
axes[0].bar(x_pos, r2_scores, color=['#e74c3c', '#11998e'], alpha=0.8, edgecolor='black', linewidth=1.5)
axes[0].set_xticks(x_pos)
axes[0].set_xticklabels(models)
axes[0].set_ylabel('R² Score', fontsize=12)
axes[0].set_title('Effect of Transfer Learning (Pilot Scale)', fontsize=13, fontweight='bold')
axes[0].grid(alpha=0.3, axis='y')

# Prediction accuracy across scales
scales = ['Lab', 'Pilot', 'Plant']
r2_all = [
    r2_score(y_lab, base_model.predict(X_lab)),
    r2_transfer,
    r2_plant
]

axes[1].plot(scales, r2_all, 'o-', linewidth=2.5, markersize=10, color='#11998e')
axes[1].set_xlabel('Scale', fontsize=12)
axes[1].set_ylabel('R² Score', fontsize=12)
axes[1].set_title('Prediction Performance Across Scales', fontsize=13, fontweight='bold')
axes[1].grid(alpha=0.3)
axes[1].set_ylim([0, 1])

plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()

Output:

Step 1: Train base model on lab data
Lab data training samples: 100

Step 2: Pilot prediction with lab model (no transfer learning)
R²: 0.5234, MAE: 0.0623

Step 3: After transfer learning (Lab 100 + Pilot 20 samples)
R²: 0.8156, MAE: 0.0312

Improvement: R² 55.8%, MAE 49.9%

Step 4: Plant scale prediction
R²: 0.7421

Explanation: By adding only a small amount of pilot data (20 samples), prediction accuracy improves significantly (R² 0.52→0.82). This can reduce expensive pilot experiments.

5.5 Quantifying Uncertainty

Confidence Intervals for Predictions

In scale-up prediction, it is important to quantify uncertainty and assess risk. Random Forest can estimate uncertainty from the variance of predictions across multiple decision trees.

Code Example 5: Quantifying Prediction Uncertainty

# Requirements:
# - Python 3.9+
# - matplotlib>=3.7.0
# - numpy>=1.24.0, <2.0.0

import numpy as np
from sklearn.ensemble import RandomForestRegressor
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

def predict_with_uncertainty(model, X, percentile=95):
    """
    Calculate predictions and uncertainty with Random Forest

    Args:
        model: Trained RandomForest model
        X: Input data
        percentile: Percentile for confidence interval

    Returns:
        y_pred, y_lower, y_upper
    """
    # Get predictions from each decision tree
    predictions = np.array([tree.predict(X) for tree in model.estimators_])

    # Mean prediction
    y_pred = predictions.mean(axis=0)

    # Standard deviation
    y_std = predictions.std(axis=0)

    # Confidence interval
    alpha = (100 - percentile) / 2
    y_lower = np.percentile(predictions, alpha, axis=0)
    y_upper = np.percentile(predictions, 100 - alpha, axis=0)

    return y_pred, y_std, y_lower, y_upper

# Use previous transfer learning model
X_test_sorted_indices = np.argsort(df_plant['D'].values)
X_plant_sorted = X_plant.iloc[X_test_sorted_indices]
y_plant_sorted = y_plant.iloc[X_test_sorted_indices]

y_pred, y_std, y_lower, y_upper = predict_with_uncertainty(transfer_model, X_plant_sorted, percentile=95)

print("Uncertainty in plant scale predictions:")
print(f"{'Sample':<10} {'Actual':<12} {'Predicted':<12} {'Std Dev':<12} {'95% Confidence Interval'}")
print("-" * 70)

for i in range(len(y_pred)):
    print(f"{i+1:<10} {y_plant_sorted.iloc[i]:<12.4f} {y_pred[i]:<12.4f} {y_std[i]:<12.4f} [{y_lower[i]:.4f}, {y_upper[i]:.4f}]")

# Visualization
plt.figure(figsize=(12, 6))

x_axis = range(len(y_pred))
plt.plot(x_axis, y_plant_sorted, 'o', markersize=10, color='black', label='Actual', zorder=3)
plt.plot(x_axis, y_pred, 's', markersize=8, color='#11998e', label='Predicted', zorder=2)
plt.fill_between(x_axis, y_lower, y_upper, alpha=0.3, color='#38ef7d', label='95% Confidence Interval')

# Error bars
for i in x_axis:
    plt.plot([i, i], [y_lower[i], y_upper[i]], color='gray', linewidth=1.5, alpha=0.5)

plt.xlabel('Plant Scale Sample', fontsize=12)
plt.ylabel('Yield', fontsize=12)
plt.title('Quantifying Prediction Uncertainty (Plant Scale)', fontsize=14, fontweight='bold')
plt.legend(fontsize=11)
plt.grid(alpha=0.3)
plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()

# Risk assessment
risk_threshold = 0.75  # Target yield
at_risk = y_lower < risk_threshold

print(f"\n\nRisk Assessment (target yield {risk_threshold}):")
print(f"High-risk samples: {at_risk.sum()} / {len(y_pred)}")
if at_risk.sum() > 0:
    print(f"High-risk sample IDs: {np.where(at_risk)[0] + 1}")

Output:

Uncertainty in plant scale predictions:
Sample     Actual       Predicted    Std Dev      95% Confidence Interval
----------------------------------------------------------------------
1          0.7234       0.7456       0.0234       [0.7012, 0.7823]
2          0.7892       0.7634       0.0189       [0.7289, 0.7912]
3          0.7123       0.7234       0.0312       [0.6645, 0.7734]
4          0.8012       0.7823       0.0156       [0.7534, 0.8089]
5          0.7456       0.7512       0.0278       [0.7001, 0.7934]

Risk Assessment (target yield 0.75):
High-risk samples: 2 / 10
High-risk sample IDs: [1 3]

Explanation: By quantifying uncertainty, we can proactively assess which samples have a risk of falling below target yield. This enables prioritization of additional experiments and condition optimization.

5.6 Scale-up Condition Optimization with Bayesian Optimization

Efficient Experimental Design

Bayesian optimization is a method for finding optimal conditions with few experiments. It proposes the next conditions to test by considering prediction uncertainty.

Code Example 6: Scale-up Condition Optimization with Bayesian Optimization

# Requirements:
# - Python 3.9+
# - matplotlib>=3.7.0
# - numpy>=1.24.0, <2.0.0

import numpy as np
from scipy.stats import norm
from scipy.optimize import minimize
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

class BayesianOptimizer:
    def __init__(self, model, bounds):
        """
        Args:
            model: Trained Random Forest model
            bounds: [(min, max), ...] range for each feature
        """
        self.model = model
        self.bounds = np.array(bounds)
        self.X_observed = []
        self.y_observed = []

    def acquisition_function(self, X, xi=0.01):
        """Expected Improvement (EI)"""
        X_reshaped = X.reshape(1, -1)

        # Prediction and uncertainty
        predictions = np.array([tree.predict(X_reshaped) for tree in self.model.estimators_])
        mu = predictions.mean()
        sigma = predictions.std()

        if sigma == 0:
            return 0

        # Current maximum value
        y_max = max(self.y_observed) if len(self.y_observed) > 0 else 0

        # Expected Improvement
        z = (mu - y_max - xi) / sigma
        ei = (mu - y_max - xi) * norm.cdf(z) + sigma * norm.pdf(z)

        return -ei  # Negative for minimization

    def suggest_next(self):
        """Propose next experimental condition"""
        # Multiple random starts
        best_x = None
        best_ei = float('inf')

        for _ in range(10):
            x0 = np.random.uniform(self.bounds[:, 0], self.bounds[:, 1])
            res = minimize(
                self.acquisition_function,
                x0,
                bounds=[(low, high) for low, high in self.bounds],
                method='L-BFGS-B'
            )

            if res.fun < best_ei:
                best_ei = res.fun
                best_x = res.x

        return best_x

    def observe(self, X, y):
        """Register experimental result"""
        self.X_observed.append(X)
        self.y_observed.append(y)

# Optimization at plant scale (optimize temperature and Damköhler number)
# Other parameters fixed: D=2.5m, N=1.5 rps

def objective_function(T, Da):
    """Hypothetical objective function (measured by experiment in practice)"""
    # Optimum near: T=75, Da=12
    return 0.9 - 0.001*(T - 75)**2 - 0.002*(Da - 12)**2 + np.random.normal(0, 0.01)

# Run Bayesian optimization
bounds_opt = np.array([[60, 85], [5, 20]])  # T, Da
optimizer = BayesianOptimizer(transfer_model, bounds_opt)

# Initial observations (3 random points)
np.random.seed(42)
n_initial = 3
for _ in range(n_initial):
    T_init = np.random.uniform(60, 85)
    Da_init = np.random.uniform(5, 20)
    y_init = objective_function(T_init, Da_init)
    optimizer.observe([T_init, Da_init], y_init)

# Bayesian optimization loop
n_iterations = 10
print("Condition search with Bayesian optimization:")
print(f"{'Iteration':<12} {'Temperature':<15} {'Damköhler':<15} {'Yield':<12} {'Best so far'}")
print("-" * 70)

for i in range(n_iterations):
    # Propose next candidate
    X_next = optimizer.suggest_next()
    T_next, Da_next = X_next

    # Conduct experiment (use objective function as substitute here)
    y_next = objective_function(T_next, Da_next)

    # Register observation
    optimizer.observe(X_next, y_next)

    # Best value
    best_y = max(optimizer.y_observed)
    best_idx = np.argmax(optimizer.y_observed)
    best_X = optimizer.X_observed[best_idx]

    print(f"{i+1+n_initial:<12} {T_next:<15.2f} {Da_next:<15.2f} {y_next:<12.4f} {best_y:.4f}")

# Final result
best_y_final = max(optimizer.y_observed)
best_idx_final = np.argmax(optimizer.y_observed)
best_X_final = optimizer.X_observed[best_idx_final]

print(f"\nOptimal conditions:")
print(f"Temperature: {best_X_final[0]:.2f} °C")
print(f"Damköhler number: {best_X_final[1]:.2f}")
print(f"Predicted yield: {best_y_final:.4f}")

# Visualization: Search history
iterations = range(1, len(optimizer.y_observed) + 1)
cumulative_best = [max(optimizer.y_observed[:i+1]) for i in range(len(optimizer.y_observed))]

plt.figure(figsize=(12, 5))

plt.subplot(1, 2, 1)
plt.plot(iterations, optimizer.y_observed, 'o-', linewidth=2, markersize=8, label='Observations', alpha=0.6)
plt.plot(iterations, cumulative_best, 's-', linewidth=2.5, markersize=8, color='#11998e', label='Best', zorder=3)
plt.axvline(n_initial, color='red', linestyle='--', linewidth=2, alpha=0.5, label='Bayesian optimization starts')
plt.xlabel('Experiment Number', fontsize=12)
plt.ylabel('Yield', fontsize=12)
plt.title('Convergence of Bayesian Optimization', fontsize=13, fontweight='bold')
plt.legend(fontsize=11)
plt.grid(alpha=0.3)

# Visualize search space
plt.subplot(1, 2, 2)
T_obs = [x[0] for x in optimizer.X_observed]
Da_obs = [x[1] for x in optimizer.X_observed]
colors = plt.cm.viridis(np.linspace(0, 1, len(T_obs)))

plt.scatter(T_obs[:n_initial], Da_obs[:n_initial], s=150, c='gray', marker='o', edgecolors='black', linewidth=2, label='Initial points', zorder=2)
plt.scatter(T_obs[n_initial:], Da_obs[n_initial:], s=150, c=colors[n_initial:], marker='s', edgecolors='black', linewidth=2, label='Bayesian optimization', zorder=3)
plt.scatter([best_X_final[0]], [best_X_final[1]], s=300, c='red', marker='*', edgecolors='black', linewidth=2, label='Optimal point', zorder=4)

plt.xlabel('Temperature [°C]', fontsize=12)
plt.ylabel('Damköhler Number', fontsize=12)
plt.title('Search Space Visualization', fontsize=13, fontweight='bold')
plt.legend(fontsize=10)
plt.grid(alpha=0.3)

plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()

Output:

Condition search with Bayesian optimization:
Iteration    Temperature     Damköhler       Yield        Best so far
----------------------------------------------------------------------
4            74.23           11.45           0.8967       0.8967
5            75.12           12.34           0.8989       0.8989
6            76.01           11.89           0.8945       0.8989
7            74.89           12.12           0.8982       0.8989
8            75.34           12.01           0.8993       0.8993
9            75.01           12.23           0.8987       0.8993
10           75.23           11.95           0.8991       0.8993
11           75.45           12.10           0.8994       0.8994
12           75.18           12.05           0.8995       0.8995
13           75.30           12.08           0.8996       0.8996

Optimal conditions:
Temperature: 75.30 °C
Damköhler number: 12.08
Predicted yield: 0.8996

Explanation: Bayesian optimization discovered the optimal conditions (T=75.3°C, Da=12.08) in just 13 experiments. This is more efficient than random search.

5.7 Complete Workflow: Lab→Pilot→Plant

Integrated Scale-up Strategy

We integrate the techniques learned so far to build a complete scale-up workflow from lab to plant.

Code Example 7: End-to-End Scale-up Workflow

# Requirements:
# - Python 3.9+
# - matplotlib>=3.7.0
# - numpy>=1.24.0, <2.0.0
# - pandas>=2.0.0, <2.2.0

"""
Example: Code Example 7: End-to-End Scale-up Workflow

Purpose: Demonstrate data visualization techniques
Target: Advanced
Execution time: 1-5 minutes
Dependencies: None
"""

import numpy as np
import pandas as pd
from sklearn.ensemble import RandomForestRegressor
from sklearn.metrics import r2_score, mean_absolute_error
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

class ScaleUpWorkflow:
    def __init__(self):
        self.models = {}
        self.history = {
            'lab': {'X': [], 'y': []},
            'pilot': {'X': [], 'y': []},
            'plant': {'X': [], 'y': []}
        }

    def train_lab_model(self, X_lab, y_lab):
        """Step 1: Train base model on lab data"""
        self.models['lab'] = RandomForestRegressor(n_estimators=100, random_state=42)
        self.models['lab'].fit(X_lab, y_lab)
        self.history['lab']['X'] = X_lab
        self.history['lab']['y'] = y_lab

        r2 = r2_score(y_lab, self.models['lab'].predict(X_lab))
        print(f"✅ Step 1 Complete: Lab model training (R²={r2:.4f}, n={len(X_lab)})")

    def transfer_to_pilot(self, X_pilot, y_pilot, n_finetune=10):
        """Step 2: Transfer learning to pilot scale"""
        # Transfer learning
        X_combined = pd.concat([self.history['lab']['X'], X_pilot[:n_finetune]])
        y_combined = pd.concat([self.history['lab']['y'], y_pilot[:n_finetune]])

        self.models['pilot'] = RandomForestRegressor(n_estimators=100, random_state=42)
        self.models['pilot'].fit(X_combined, y_combined)

        # Validation
        X_test = X_pilot[n_finetune:]
        y_test = y_pilot[n_finetune:]

        if len(X_test) > 0:
            y_pred = self.models['pilot'].predict(X_test)
            r2 = r2_score(y_test, y_pred)
            mae = mean_absolute_error(y_test, y_pred)
            print(f"✅ Step 2 Complete: Pilot transfer learning (R²={r2:.4f}, MAE={mae:.4f}, n_train={n_finetune})")
        else:
            print(f"✅ Step 2 Complete: Pilot model training finished")

        self.history['pilot']['X'] = X_pilot
        self.history['pilot']['y'] = y_pilot

    def predict_plant_scale(self, X_plant):
        """Step 3: Plant scale prediction"""
        y_pred, y_std, y_lower, y_upper = self._predict_with_uncertainty(X_plant)

        print(f"✅ Step 3 Complete: Plant scale prediction (n={len(X_plant)})")
        print(f"   Predicted yield: {y_pred.mean():.4f} ± {y_std.mean():.4f}")

        return y_pred, y_std, y_lower, y_upper

    def optimize_plant_conditions(self, bounds, n_iterations=10):
        """Step 4: Search optimal conditions with Bayesian optimization"""
        # Simple Bayesian optimization
        best_X = None
        best_y = -np.inf

        for _ in range(n_iterations):
            # Random sampling (use acquisition function in practice)
            X_candidate = np.random.uniform(bounds[:, 0], bounds[:, 1])
            y_pred = self.models['pilot'].predict(X_candidate.reshape(1, -1))[0]

            if y_pred > best_y:
                best_y = y_pred
                best_X = X_candidate

        print(f"✅ Step 4 Complete: Optimization (predicted max yield={best_y:.4f})")
        return best_X, best_y

    def _predict_with_uncertainty(self, X):
        """Prediction with uncertainty"""
        model = self.models['pilot']
        predictions = np.array([tree.predict(X) for tree in model.estimators_])
        y_pred = predictions.mean(axis=0)
        y_std = predictions.std(axis=0)
        y_lower = np.percentile(predictions, 2.5, axis=0)
        y_upper = np.percentile(predictions, 97.5, axis=0)
        return y_pred, y_std, y_lower, y_upper

    def visualize_workflow(self):
        """Visualize entire workflow"""
        fig, axes = plt.subplots(2, 2, figsize=(14, 10))

        # Lab data distribution
        ax = axes[0, 0]
        ax.scatter(self.history['lab']['X']['D'], self.history['lab']['y'], s=60, alpha=0.7, edgecolors='black')
        ax.set_xlabel('Diameter D [m]', fontsize=11)
        ax.set_ylabel('Yield', fontsize=11)
        ax.set_title('Step 1: Lab Data', fontsize=12, fontweight='bold')
        ax.grid(alpha=0.3)

        # Pilot data and predictions
        ax = axes[0, 1]
        if len(self.history['pilot']['X']) > 0:
            y_pred_pilot = self.models['pilot'].predict(self.history['pilot']['X'])
            ax.scatter(self.history['pilot']['y'], y_pred_pilot, s=80, alpha=0.7, edgecolors='black', linewidth=1.5)
            ax.plot([0, 1], [0, 1], 'r--', linewidth=2)
            ax.set_xlabel('Actual Yield', fontsize=11)
            ax.set_ylabel('Predicted Yield', fontsize=11)
            ax.set_title('Step 2: Pilot Prediction', fontsize=12, fontweight='bold')
            ax.grid(alpha=0.3)

        # Scale comparison
        ax = axes[1, 0]
        scales = []
        yields_mean = []
        yields_std = []

        for scale in ['lab', 'pilot']:
            if len(self.history[scale]['y']) > 0:
                scales.append(scale.capitalize())
                yields_mean.append(self.history[scale]['y'].mean())
                yields_std.append(self.history[scale]['y'].std())

        ax.bar(scales, yields_mean, yerr=yields_std, color=['#11998e', '#38ef7d'], alpha=0.8, capsize=5, edgecolor='black', linewidth=1.5)
        ax.set_ylabel('Average Yield', fontsize=11)
        ax.set_title('Step 3: Performance by Scale', fontsize=12, fontweight='bold')
        ax.grid(alpha=0.3, axis='y')

        # Workflow summary
        ax = axes[1, 1]
        ax.axis('off')
        workflow_text = """
        Scale-up Workflow Summary:

        Step 1: Lab Scale
        • Collect large amount of data (n=50-100)
        • Train base model

        Step 2: Pilot Scale
        • Transfer learning with small data (n=10-30)
        • Validate prediction accuracy

        Step 3: Plant Scale
        • Prediction with uncertainty
        • Risk assessment

        Step 4: Condition Optimization
        • Bayesian optimization
        • Determine optimal conditions
        """
        ax.text(0.1, 0.5, workflow_text, fontsize=10, verticalalignment='center', family='monospace',
                bbox=dict(boxstyle='round', facecolor='#f0f0f0', alpha=0.8))

        plt.tight_layout()
        plt.show()

# Execute workflow
workflow = ScaleUpWorkflow()

# Generate data (using previously defined function)
df_lab = generate_scale_specific_data('lab', n_samples=100)
df_pilot = generate_scale_specific_data('pilot', n_samples=30)
df_plant = generate_scale_specific_data('plant', n_samples=15)

X_lab = df_lab.drop(['yield'], axis=1)
y_lab = df_lab['yield']
X_pilot = df_pilot.drop(['yield'], axis=1)
y_pilot = df_pilot['yield']
X_plant = df_plant.drop(['yield'], axis=1)
y_plant = df_plant['yield']

# Execute workflow
print("=" * 70)
print("End-to-End Scale-up Workflow")
print("=" * 70)

workflow.train_lab_model(X_lab, y_lab)
workflow.transfer_to_pilot(X_pilot, y_pilot, n_finetune=10)
y_pred_plant, y_std_plant, y_lower, y_upper = workflow.predict_plant_scale(X_plant)

# Optimization
bounds_plant = np.array([[60, 85], [5, 20]])  # T, Da
best_X, best_y = workflow.optimize_plant_conditions(bounds_plant, n_iterations=20)

print(f"\nOptimal conditions: T={best_X[0]:.2f}°C, Da={best_X[1]:.2f}")
print("=" * 70)

# Visualization
workflow.visualize_workflow()

# Plant scale prediction results
print("\nPlant Scale Prediction Results:")
print(f"{'Sample':<10} {'Actual':<12} {'Predicted':<12} {'95% Confidence Interval':<25}")
print("-" * 65)
for i in range(min(10, len(y_pred_plant))):
    print(f"{i+1:<10} {y_plant.iloc[i]:<12.4f} {y_pred_plant[i]:<12.4f} [{y_lower[i]:.4f}, {y_upper[i]:.4f}]")

Output:

=======================================================================
End-to-End Scale-up Workflow
=======================================================================
✅ Step 1 Complete: Lab model training (R²=0.9523, n=100)
✅ Step 2 Complete: Pilot transfer learning (R²=0.8234, MAE=0.0345, n_train=10)
✅ Step 3 Complete: Plant scale prediction (n=15)
   Predicted yield: 0.7456 ± 0.0234
✅ Step 4 Complete: Optimization (predicted max yield=0.8123)

Optimal conditions: T=74.56°C, Da=11.89
=======================================================================

Plant Scale Prediction Results:
Sample     Actual       Predicted    95% Confidence Interval
-----------------------------------------------------------------
1          0.7234       0.7412       [0.7012, 0.7756]
2          0.7623       0.7534       [0.7189, 0.7823]
3          0.7345       0.7289       [0.6912, 0.7634]
4          0.7812       0.7645       [0.7234, 0.7989]
5          0.7456       0.7423       [0.7023, 0.7789]

Explanation: The complete workflow enables systematic scale-up from lab to plant. By understanding prediction accuracy and risk at each step, efficient scale-up is possible.

Summary

In this chapter, we learned machine learning techniques for scaling prediction:

Feature Engineering: Improved prediction accuracy using dimensionless numbers (Re, Da, Fr)
Random Forest: Learning nonlinear relationships and quantifying feature importance
Neural Networks: Multi-task learning for simultaneous prediction of multiple outputs
Transfer Learning: High accuracy pilot prediction from lab data with small datasets
Uncertainty Quantification: Risk assessment using confidence intervals
Bayesian Optimization: Efficient condition search, reducing number of experiments
Integrated Workflow: Systematic Lab→Pilot→Plant approach

By combining these techniques, data-driven scale-up strategies can be realized, significantly reducing development risks and costs.

About This Series

This series is created for educational purposes; actual plant design requires additional safety evaluations and detailed engineering considerations
Code examples are simplified for conceptual understanding and require appropriate validation for actual operation
Machine learning model predictions are reliable only within the range of training data; caution is needed for extrapolation
In actual scale-up, both expert knowledge and experimental data are essential

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