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The Mechanical Engineering Reference Manual is the most comprehensive textbook for the Mechanical PE exam. This book’s time-tested organization and clear explanations start with the basics to help you quickly get up to speed on common mechanical engineering concepts. Together, the 76 chapters provide an in-depth review of NCEES Mechanical PE exam topics. The extensive index contains thousands of terms, most indexed in a variety of ways, in anticipation of how you’ll search for them.

Features of the Mechanical Engineering Reference Manual:

• over 120 appendices containing essential support material
• over 375 clarifying example problems
• thousands of equations, figures, and tables
• industry-standard terminology and nomenclature
• equal support of U.S. customary and SI units

After you pass your exam, the Mechanical Engineering Reference Manual will continue to serve as an invaluable reference throughout your mechanical engineering career.

Topics Covered:

• Dynamics and Vibrations: Kinematics; Kinetics; Power Transmission Systems; Vibrating Systems 
• Materials: Engineering Materials Properties and Testing; Thermal Treatment of Metals 
• Fluids: Fluid Properties; Fluid Statics; Fluid Flow Parameters; Fluid Dynamics; Hydraulic Machines
• Power Cycles: Vapor, Combustion, and Nuclear Power Cycles; Refrigeration and Gas Compression Cycles
• HVAC: Psychrometrics; Fans, Ductwork, and Ventilation; Heating and Cooling Loads; Air Conditioning Systems
• Heat Transfer: Natural Convection; Evaporation; Condensation; Forced Convection; Radiation 
• Machine Design: Basic and Advanced Machine Design; Pressure Vessels 
• Thermodynamics: Inorganic Chemistry; Fuels and Combustion; Properties of Substances
• Control Systems: Modeling and Analysis of Engineering Systems 
• Plant Engineering: Manufacturing Processes; Instrumentation and Measurements; Materials Handling and Processing; Fire Protection Systems; Environmental Pollutants and Remediation; Hazardous Material Storage and Disposal 
• Fundamentals: Math Review; Probability; Statics; Engineering Economic Analysis
• Law and Ethics: Engineering Law; Ethics 

• Dynamics and Vibrations: Kinematics; Kinetics; Power Transmission Systems; Vibrating Systems 
• Materials: Engineering Materials Properties and Testing; Thermal Treatment of Metals 
• Fluids: Fluid Properties; Fluid Statics; Fluid Flow Parameters; Fluid Dynamics; Hydraulic Machines
• Power Cycles: Vapor, Combustion, and Nuclear Power Cycles; Refrigeration and Gas Compression Cycles
• HVAC: Psychrometrics; Fans, Ductwork, and Ventilation; Heating and Cooling Loads; Air Conditioning Systems
• Heat Transfer: Natural Convection; Evaporation; Condensation; Forced Convection; Radiation 
• Machine Design: Basic and Advanced Machine Design; Pressure Vessels 
• Thermodynamics: Inorganic Chemistry; Fuels and Combustion; Properties of Substances
• Control Systems: Modeling and Analysis of Engineering Systems 
• Plant Engineering: Manufacturing Processes; Instrumentation and Measurements; Materials Handling and Processing; Fire Protection Systems; Environmental Pollutants and Remediation; Hazardous Material Storage and Disposal 
• Fundamentals: Math Review; Probability; Statics; Engineering Economic Analysis
• Law and Ethics: Engineering Law; Ethics 

Maximize Problem-Solving Efficiency by Quickly Locating Equations, Figures, and Tables

New Edition. Quick Reference for the Mechanical Engineering PE Exam consolidates the most valuable and commonly used equations, figures, and tables from the Mechanical Engineering Reference Manual. You will maximize your problem-solving efficiency and save time during the exam by having the most useful equations and data at your fingertips.

This book’s extensive index quickly directs you to desired equations, figures, and tables. You can find what you need without wading through paragraphs of descriptive text or solved problems. The Quick Reference is organized according to the companion Reference Manual—the two share chapter and section numbers—so you can easily identify related supplementary material.