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PROCESS DYNAMICS AND CONTROL

CBE 470
Course Description

A systematic introduction to dynamic behavior and automatic control of industrial processes; lab includes instrumentation, measurement and control of process variables by using conventional hardware and real-time digital computers.

Prerequisites

CBE 326 and (CBE 430 or concurrent enrollment)

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
3.16

-0.74% from Historical

Completion Rate
92.65%

-5.51% from Historical

A Rate
30.88%

22.56% from Historical

Class Size
68

49% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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