Mechanical PE Exam Practice Problems & Exams

Comprehensive Practice and a Thorough At-Home Review for the Mechanical PE Exam

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New Edition. Practice Problems for the Mechanical Engineering PE Exam contains over 850 problems that will reinforce your knowledge of the topics presented in the Mechanical Engineering Reference Manual. Over 300 new stand-alone, multiple-choice problems are designed to be solved in six minutes or less. These demonstrate the format of the NCEES Mechanical PE exam, and focus on individual engineering concepts. The remaining 550 problems are longer and more complex, challenging your skills in identifying and applying related engineering concepts.

"A 6-minute zinger illustrates the exam format. The harder problems teach you engineering." -Michael R. Lindeburg, PE

Solutions are clearly written, complete, and easy to follow. U.S. customary and SI units are equally supported, and units are meticulously identified and carried through in all calculations. Frequent references to figures, tables, equations, and appendices in the Mechanical Engineering Reference Manual will direct you to relevant support material.

Prepare for the Mechanical PE Exam by Solving Problems—The More Problems, the Better

• 851 practice problems covering the topics on the Mechanical PE exam
• Complete step-by-step solutions
• SI and U.S. Customary units used throughout
• Chapters that correspond to those in the Mechanical Engineering Reference Manual

• 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

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

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Exam Cafe offers an online collection of more than 900 exam-style, nonquantitative practice problems for the Mechanical PE exam. No calculations are required for these problems. Instead, you can use them to assess your knowledge of relevant definitions and concepts. You must be able to solve similar problems quickly on the actual exam.

Through Exam Cafe you have access to all these problems (and solutions) to work whenever you want on your laptop, desktop, or mobile device. Problems are arranged by and cover the complete range of Mechanical PE exam topics.

Exam Cafe's easy-to-use interface lets you work problems sequentially through a topic, or skip from topic to topic, working at your own pace. You can view the solution to any problem at any time, and you can also view your overall score for a topic to see how well you're doing.

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