Mechanical PE Exam

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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 

The Most Realistic Practice for the Mechanical PE Exam

New Edition. Mechanical PE Practice Examination contains four 40-problem, multiple-choice exams consistent with the scope and format of the NCEES Mechanical PE exam. The morning breadth exam covers a variety of mechanical engineering topics. The three afternoon depth exams (HVAC and refrigeration, mechanical systems and materials, and thermal and fluids systems) prepare you for the discipline exam of your choice while providing additional practice for the morning exam subjects.

Consistent with the actual exam, an average of six minutes is required to solve problems in Mechanical PE Practice Examination. You can enhance your time-management skills by taking each exam within the same four-hour time limit as the actual exam. Comprehensive step-by-step solutions illustrate accurate and efficient problem-solving approaches.

Mechanical PE Practice Examination will help you to

• effectively familiarize yourself with the exam scope and format
• quickly identify accurate and efficient problem-solving approaches
• successfully connect relevant theory to exam-like problems
• confidently solve problems under timed conditions

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Six-Minute Solutions prepares you to answer even the most difficult morning and afternoon HVAC and refrigeration problems in just minutes. Learning important strategies to solve these problems quickly and efficiently is the key to passing the Mechanical PE exam.

Six-Minute Solutions will help you pass with

• 85 challenging multiple-choice problems, similar in format and difficulty to the actual exam
• two levels of difficulty: 20 morning (breadth) problems and 65 afternoon (depth) problems
• a hint for each problem, to help you get started on the right path
• step-by-step solutions outlining how to answer problems quickly and correctly
• explanations of the three “distractor” answer choices, so you can see where common errors occur and learn how to avoid them

HVAC and Refrigeration Exam Topics Covered

• Compressible Flow
• Fluid Mechanics
• Supportive Knowledges
• Energy Balances
• Heat Transfer
• Systems
• Equipment and Components
• Psychrometrics
• Thermodynamics

• Compressible Flow
• Fluid Mechanics
• Supportive Knowledges
• Energy Balances
• Heat Transfer
• Systems
• Equipment and Components
• Psychrometrics
• Thermodynamics

With an average of only six minutes to solve each problem on the Mechanical PE exam, speed and accuracy are vital to your success—and nothing gets you up to speed like solving problems.

Six-Minute Solutions prepares you to answer even the most difficult morning and afternoon mechanical systems and materials problems in just minutes. Learning important strategies to solve these problems quickly and efficiently is the key to passing the Mechanical PE exam.

Beat the Clock on the Mechanical PE Exam

• 85 challenging multiple-choice problems, similar in format and difficulty to the actual exam
• Two levels of difficulty: 19 morning (breadth) problems and 66 afternoon (depth) problems
• A hint for each problem, to help you get started on the right path
• Step-by-step solutions outlining how to answer problems quickly and correctly
• Explanations of the three "distractor" answer choices, so you can see where common errors occur and learn how to avoid them

Mechanical Systems and Materials Exam Topics Covered

• Principles of Mechanical Systems and Materials
• Applications: Joints and Fasteners
• Applications: Materials and Process
• Applications: Mechanical Components
• Applications: Vibration/Dynamic Analysis

• Principles of Mechanical Systems and Materials
• Applications: Joints and Fasteners
• Applications: Materials and Process
• Applications: Mechanical Components
• Applications: Vibration/Dynamic Analysis

Six-Minute Solutions prepares you to answer even the most difficult morning and afternoon thermal and fluids systems problems in just minutes. Learning important strategies to solve these problems quickly and efficiently is the key to passing the Mechanical PE exam.

Six-Minute Solutions will help you pass with

• 85 challenging multiple-choice problems, similar in format and difficulty to the actual exam
• two levels of difficulty: 20 morning (breadth) problems and 65 afternoon (depth) problems
• a hint for each problem, to help you get started on the right path
• step-by-step solutions outlining how to answer problems quickly and correctly
• explanations of the three “distractor” answer choices, so you can see where common errors occur and learn how to avoid them

Thermal and Fluids Systems Exam Topics Covered

• Codes and Standards
• Heat Transfer
• Related Principles
• Energy/Power Systems
• Hydraulics and Fluids
• Systems
• Equipment
• Mass Balance
• Thermodynamics
• Fluid Mechanics
• Properties of Materials

• Codes and Standards
• Heat Transfer
• Related Principles
• Energy/Power Systems
• Hydraulics and Fluids
• Systems
• Equipment
• Mass Balance
• Thermodynamics
• Fluid Mechanics
• Properties of Materials