CHE 480Process Analysis and Design
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Engineering
- Subject
- Chemical Engineering
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 3 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
Development and analysis of process flowsheets and chemical product design. Design and selection of common process equipment such as heat exchangers, pumps, piping, staged separations. Incorporation of pollution prevention and inherently safer design principles. Equipment and project cost estimation.
Prerequisites
- Complete all of the following
- Students must be in level 4A
- Enrolled in H-Chemical Engineering
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
Fall 2026 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 4728 | 117 / 140 | M 14:30–16:20 |
| TUT 101 | 4729 | 58 / 60 | T 11:30–14:20 |
| TUT 102 | 5210 | 59 / 80 | Th 10:30–13:20 |
Reviewed on UW Flow
36% liked it71% easy92% useful
From 11 ratings and 2 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
For this course, there are no "right" answers, which makes it kind of easy, but a little tedious at times because there's so much justification needed for the design decisions you make. Took this course online (S20 bc of Covid) which made it much easier than I'd imagine in person. It consisted of 4 tests (have 24 hours to complete), 5 assignments, and weekly workshops/discussion posts. I liked the content of the course a lot! However, there were not a lot of clear expectations so it sometimes felt like a shot in the dark with work.
Aug 2020 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
Course was poorly defined, and the ASPEN part was a pain. Aspen tutorials were great, but assessments were the worst. Really an overview of chem eng- so probably important
Dec 2015 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this
Discussed on r/uwaterloo
5 posts and comments in 5 threads mention CHE 480, October 2017 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Fall 2021
Past CHEMICAL ENGINEERING STUDENT ADIVE ON CHE 480 1 point, 2 comments
u/Taco220: “… Im taking CHE 480 course and the course itself has 4 Tests throughout the semester instead of a final and midterm. I bombed the first test we had yesterday though I have to be honest I didn't put that much effort into studying. …”
Winter 2020
Who are the livesaver profs? 10 points, 25 comments
“Name them!”
u/Tuanasaurus: “William Anderson, CHE 480 and CHE 572. He also runs that admissions blog and is just a super helpful prof in general.”
Fall 2018
Coding b4 1A chem eng 4 points, 4 comments
“Going into chem eng and want to learn a useful coding language over the summer. Currently have basic (high school course level) knowledge of HTML, Visual Basic and Java. …”
u/eastsky__: “… ASPEN: Never used it really except for CHE480. This would be used in traditional Chem Eng jobs but I highly doubt you will get a chance to actually use it during co-ops. At least for me, I've never seen anyone use it in my co-ops. Excel & VBA: I'd say the most useful out of all. …”
Spring 2018
CHE 480 Difficulty for Non-Chem Eng 3 points, 5 comments
u/ContentConcentrate: “So I want to enroll in CHE 480 (Process Analysis and Design), but I'm not in the Chem Eng department (4th year SYDE). I emailed the prof and she said that it might be too difficult/demanding for me because apparently it builds on Chem Eng knowledge heavily. …”
Fall 2017
Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments
“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”
u/Jackhofmann: “PSYCH 483 PSYCH 484 PSYCH 485 PSYCH 486 PSYCH 490R PSYCH 499A PSYCH 499B PSYCH 499C PSYCH 621 PSYCH 630 PSYCH 677A PSYCH 704A PSYCH 704B PSYCH 707 PSYCH 710 PSYCH 714 PSYCH 717 PSYCH 720A PSYCH 721A …”
u/Jackhofmann: “… 291 CHE 298 CHE 299 CHE 302 CHE 313 CHE 331 CHE 361 CHE 391 CHE 399 CHE 401 CHE 420 CHE 425 CHE 480 CHE 482 CHE 490 CHE 498 CHE 499 CHE 514 CHE 516 CHE 541 CHE 571 CHE 620 CHE 622 CHE 630 CHE 640 CHE 720 CHE 725 CHE 750 CHE 760 CHEM 100 CHEM 101 CHEM 120 CHEM 120L CHEM 123 CHEM …”
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