THERMAL &
FLUIDS SYSTEMS
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DTC Review for the Mechanical PE Exam:
THERMAL & FLUID SYSTEMS
If your work experience involves fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, HVAC or refrigeration, the Thermal & Fluid Systems PE Exam is the right exam for you. Even if these areas are not your strong suit, you should consider taking this exam. It’s easier to prepare for and we can get you up to speed on these topics. – Dr. Tom
Before you choose the Thermal & Fluid Systems Exam as your PE Exam, we recommend that you watch Dr. Tom’s Mechanical Exam Strategy – Part 1 Video to see Dr. Tom’s recommendations on Exam choice.
Signing up for the DTC Review for the Mechanical: Thermal & Fluid Systems PE Exam gives you access to Dr. Tom’s successful, exam-focused, online course from the day you sign until the day of the exam.
“Dr. Tom’s advice to take Thermal and Fluids proved invaluable. I had originally intended to take Machine Design, but I took the Thermal and Fluids PE Exam per his advice, and I felt really comfortable. I hated thermodynamics before the exam, but he helped me understand it and become comfortable with it. Thank you, Dr. Tom”
– Abdel-Rahman Elnoubi, PE, Alexandria, Virginia
Dr. Tom’s Comprehensive 20-Week Plan
Thermal & Fluid Systems Course Structure
The Review covers targeted topics on the Mechanical: Thermal & Fluid Systems Exam, and it is based on a 20-Week review structure. Each week is devoted to a different topic and provides you with lessons and practice, familiarizing you with solutions for the type of problems you will see on the exam.
Timed practice exams throughout the course help you build your confidence in solving problems in exam-like conditions. By then end of your review, you will have the knowledge and skills you need to pass the exam.
Dr. Thomas H. Brown, PE will be your instructor throughout the course, with Dr. Daniel Findley, PE teaching Engineering Economics topics.
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You have access to all the course materials for a full year, starting the day you purchase each module, so you can start your review immediately and work at your own pace until the exam. The ideal time to begin your 20-Week Review is 24 weeks before your exam date.
What to Expect
This comprehensive and targeted review uses Dr. Tom’s method for relearning the needed engineering concepts, becoming familiar with the Reference Handbook, and using his problem-solving strategy to maximize your ability to solve problems quickly during the exam.
Your course will be 100% online, and you can access the course materials 24/7 allowing you to work at your own pace and on your own schedule. We have also kept the course videos short (10 to 30 minutes) to give you the flexibility to fit your review into your schedule.
In the Review, you follow detailed, day-by-day assignments in your study plan in which you:
- go online to watch pre-recorded video lessons (over 50),
- learn the most efficient ways to solve problems,
- work numerous, carefully chosen problems including:
- Lesson Problems with solution videos
- assigned NCEES practice exam problems,
- Challenge Problems with solution videos in the course (over 50),
- weekly Assessment Quiz in the course,
- access a Participant Forum to ask your instructors questions about the course content,
- download handouts for every lesson presented,
- use the Mechanical Reference Handbook Companion to become familiar with where to find information in the NCEES Handbook.
- take timed practice exams throughout the course to build your confidence solving problems in exam-like conditions.
It’s a lot of material and a lot of work, but if you follow the plan, you will be prepared for the exam.
Sample Lessons from DTC Mechanical PE Exam Reviews
These are lesson videos from our Mechanical PE Exam Review lessons for the new CBT exam format. They give you a good idea what the lessons are like.
Thermal & Fluid Systems Course Syllabus
1 Fluid Mechanics: Properties & Bernoulli w/o friction
2 Fluid Mechanics: Bernoulli w/friction & Pump/Turbine
3 Fluid Mechanics: Momentum Equation & Affinity Laws
4 Thermodynamics: 1st Law Closed – Real & Ideal Gas
5 Thermodynamics: 1st Law Open – Real & Ideal Gas, NCEES Videos
6 Thermodynamics: Thermal Efficiency & COP’s
7 Thermodynamics: 2nd Law – Closed & Open Systems
8 Thermodynamics: Isentropic Processes & Adiabatic Efficiencies
9 Thermodynamics: Rankine Cycle
10 Thermodynamics: Combustion
11 Thermodynamics: Air-standard Carnot, Otto, Diesel & Brayton Cycles,
12 Thermodynamics: Combined Cycles
13 Refrigeration & Engineering Economics
14 HVAC: Psychrometrics & ASHRAE Chart
15 HVAC: Heating, Cooling, & Humidification
16 HVAC: Evaporation, Air Mixing, & Cooling Towers
17 Heat Transfer: Conduction & Convection
18 Heat Transfer: Radiation & Heat Exchangers
19 Heat Transfer: LMTD Correction & e-NTU Method
20 Fluid Mechanics: Compressible Flow
NOTE: Engineering Practice & Supportive Knowledge Assignments are included throughout Weeks 4-13.
Thermal & Fluid Systems Required Text
Required Text:
- NCEES PE Mechanical Reference Handbook
The only reference that you will be allowed to use during the exam is the NCEES PE Mechanical Reference Handbook. You will receive detailed information about how to acquire this free reference after you sign up for your course.
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