Cooling Load Fudge Factors Can Foul Up Actual Efficiency
It is well-known and common practice for HVAC engineers to overdesign or apply a fudge factor to their cooling load calculations in order to size a cooling system. A Steven Winters Associates analyst looked at the load calculations, the installed cooling system size, and actual performance data for a number of buildings. The maximum cooling […]
It’s Here! Episode #6 of “Let’s Talk!” – Big Decisions – Which PE Exam?
Watch Podcast Here! – Interactive Flow Chart In Episode #6 of “Let’s Talk!” Dr. Tom, Dr. Steve Terry, and Dr. Daniel Findley, talk about the process of determining which PE Exam to take. This episode follows an interactive flowchart designed by the DTC Team, which you can explore on our website and follow along! (desktop […]
Tetra Pods (Simple Shape for a Complex Problem)
My wife is an avid gardener; however, she picks up on many of the things in my world of engineering. She has heard me say the Bernoulli Equation enough that she plans to name our next cat “Bernoulli.” Last week, she was checking her smartphone news feed and noticed an article about “tetra pods”, not […]
Dr. Tom Explains How to Get Your PE!
Watch our video! In this short video, “Mechanical Engineers – It’s Time to Get Your PE!,” Dr. Tom explains why his courses work so well and why they are absolutely the courses you should take to help you pass the PE exam. Becoming a Professional Mechanical Engineer will open up a world of career possibilities […]
Fuel Out of Thin Air?
About 90% of the world’s vehicles operate on gasoline, which of course is a fossil fuel created from processing petroleum. Recently Aircela, on a roof-top in Manhattan, demonstrated that gasoline can also be conjured from thin air. No, it isn’t magic but implementation of physics discovered by Klaus Lackner. The device captures carbon dioxide from […]
FEATURED TESTIMONIAL – “Once I began Dr. Tom’s curriculum, I could feel my anxiety melt away.”
“By the time I’d decided to pursue my P.E., I’d been out of school for 10 years. When I attempted self-study, I would always end up feeling frustrated and defeated. A coworker recommended Dr. Tom’s Classroom and I was immediately sold after viewing one of the sample lessons that was available on YouTube. Once I […]
On Professional Engineers Day – What’s Your Dream?
Dreams are our most powerful motivators, and I contend that engineering is the profession of dreams. The standards set to become a licensed professional engineer are high, as they should be, and as they have been for over a hundred years. Passing the PE exam, along with other educational and experience credentials, are the standards […]
Achieve Your Extraordinary. Become a PE.
You have achieved a lot in your career as an engineer, but you know that you are capable of more. Getting your P.E. license will open up a world of possibilities for you to achieve the extraordinary. And we can help you make those possibilities a reality with our 20-Week Reviews for the Mechanical PE […]
FEATURED TESTIMONIAL – “Gave Me the Confidence Needed!”
“Thanks to Dr. Tom’s Classroom I was able to successfully pass my Mechanical Systems PE exam. I completed undergrad almost 30 years ago, and Dr. Tom’s provided me with the refresher and confidence needed to complete the exam. The lessons are well thought out and I was able to complete them in the allotted time. The continued problem […]
So What Should We Learn in School?
An ASME SmartBrief article by Cathy Cecere titled “What Engineers Learn Doesn’t Always Match What Employers Need” presented the findings of an engineering education team in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. The team examined over 26,000 job descriptions for engineering positions, with almost 20% being positions for mechanical […]
