CHE 341Introduction to Process Control

Units: 0.50
Faculty: Engineering
Subject: Chemical Engineering

When it runs

Ran in 5 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Laplace transform techniques. Proportional-integral-derivative control. Frequency response methods. Stability analysis. Controller tuning. Process control simulation and computer control systems. Process identification.

Prerequisites

Complete all of the following
- Students must be in level 3B or higher
- Enrolled in H-Chemical Engineering, or H-Environmental Engineering

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
Section	Class	Enrolled	Meets
LEC 001	5059	68 / 75	T 10:30–12:20 Th 10:30–11:20
TUT 101	5060	68 / 75	Th 11:30–12:20

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
Section	Class	Enrolled	Meets
LEC 001	4901	0 / 65	T 13:30–15:20 Th 13:30–14:20
LEC 701	1978	58 / 9999	Online or by arrangement
TUT 101	4902	0 / 65	Th 14:30–15:20

Reviewed on UW Flow

58% liked it58% easy100% useful

From 12 ratings and 2 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

In terms of the concepts, this is course can be quite challenging since process control is brand new topic introduced to CHE curriculum at 3B, you can be tripped by some questions with only small mathematical techniques needed. But overall this still is a great & interesting course and you can found a lot of real world applications with what you learned.
For this course I was taught by Joshua Pulsipher, he was actually a newer prof joined Waterloo in 2023, but if you can get him for your prof for this course you will be blessed (if you don't bother doing 2 projects & presentation, as well as in total of 16 MC quizzes throughout the term [1 per lecture] :D). He is the professor who truly…

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Not easy content but Prof. Ali makes the grading not too difficult and reduces test anxiety. Practice all the problems and you should be fine.

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