NASA’s Need to Stay Cool May Help you Drive to the Grocery Store
NASA has been busy the last several years with designing spacecraft and systems to go to and live on the Moon and Mars. Part of that means keeping the astronauts and equipment cool in an environment with little to no gravity or atmosphere. That makes thermally driven convective heat transfer impossible. Researchers at Purdue have […]
How To Take the PE Exam and Pass – Dr. Tom’s Strategy
Passing the PE Exam requires more than just knowing how to solve problems. You need a solid plan for organizing your review from day one and for solving problems on exam day. In his How to Prepare For & Pass the Mechanical PE Exam (Dr. Tom’s Exam Strategy – Part 2) video, Dr. Tom goes […]
Engineer to the Moon – Artemis II Astronaut Christina Hammock Koch
NASA has announced the astronaut crew for the Artemis II manned mission to the moon, and this flight will have an engineer on board! Christina Hammock Koch was named to the four-person crew as a mission specialist, along with commander Reis Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen. I have a special interest […]
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 […]
Beer from Thin Air?
OK, I know that’s every beer lover’s dream, but the folks at the San Diego International Airport and East Village Brewing Company have made it happen – sort of. The airport has lots of air conditioning units that cool the air in the buildings and jet bridges. Rather than letting it simply drip on the […]
FEATURED TESTIMONIAL – “I Passed, All Thanks to Your Course”
“I took the Mechanical TFS exam and found out I passed! This was all thanks to your course and following the Dr. Tom method. I did not graduate with a Mechanical Engineering degree so some of the topics (especially heat transfer and HVAC) were new to me, but your lessons were a great way to […]
Five Ways to Communicate Successfully
Being a successful engineer certainly involves knowing how to apply the subject matter of their discipline, along with incorporating various materials and components available into value added commercial products. However, successful engineers also need to be great communicators. A recent ASME article outlines five key elements of good communication, especially in meetings.1) Prepare in Advance […]
Meet DTC’s Instructors at AHR Expo 2023
Come by the DTC AHR Expo Booth (BC1613) and meet our instructors, Dr. Tom (AKA Dr. Thomas H. Brown) and Dr. Steve Terry (DTC HVAC & Refrigeration Instructor). They’ll be there to explain what makes our Mechanical PE Exam Review courses so effective and to answer your questions. We’ll also be giving away FREE courses, […]
So Many Distractions – How to Stay Focused
In a recent ASME article caught my attention. It was titled “Mastering More Willpower” by Jean Thilmany. Her premise for the article was “By strengthening your willpower you’ll get more done and more satisfaction in work and life.” Collaborating with Roy Baumeisster, professor of psychology at Florida State University and the University of Queensland in […]
Páternoster: The Continuously Moving Elevator
Instead of carrying things up inclines or stairs, a variety of methods have been invented to move people and things vertically – an interesting example is the páternoster. The páternoster is a continuously running elevator that was first developed in the late 19th century, and there are still a number of surviving examples like this one […]
