CBE 160

Course Number: CBE 160

Course Name: Chemical Process Design

Units: 4

Offered: Fall/Spring

Requirement Satisfied: CORE

Concentration(s): -

Past Professors: Hirshfield

Summary: This class, overall, is an application of all the classes you've taken before. The primary mode of this class is working in groups of 4 or more that either are assembled by classmates or, in the case you are alone, are made by the professors. There is a group project for the entire class that need to be work on and report.

Official Prerequisites: All ChemE core classes except CBE 162 and CBE 154

“Legit” Prerequisites: All ChemE core classes except CBE 162 and CBE 154

Topics Covered: Process design and development, process economics, optimization

Workload: Reflection or Homework weekly. The major source of work is from the group project, which requires about 3-6 hours of meeting a week (depends on which stage of project your group are in). Aspen will be essential for your project and its development.

When to take: Spring Senior (ideal) or Fall Senior

"What’s next" Courses: -

Usefulness for research / internships: More useful in the sense of working in industry. ChemE at UC Berkeley shows how energy or chemical companies will develop processes. That is, this will help you develop your process design skills particularly for the oil & gas and chemical industry. The technical reports and written reports will help develop your technical communications, which are essential when entering the workforce.

Added Comments or Tips: Find a group whom you work well with and who have a similar schedule to you. Teamwork is very essential, so not liking your group mates will make this class very difficult. Do not leave work until the last minute because you will be left in the dust and may not be able to recover.