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This is just the monthly board meeting. If you read the minutes, you'll see it's not related.

The wall certificate is closer to 11 x 17.

I’ve had a similar experience. I took both a few years ago. I sat for the FE in April and PE in October (thermal fluids). That was 22 years after my BSME and 11 years after my MSME. My study approach for the two exams was similar; section by section doing practice problems in the FE Reference...

The continuity equation is 17.1 and 17.2. The other equation you references is just substituting the ideal gas law into the continuity equation by replacing density (p) with the term P/RT.

Please provide tips on the basics for Chapters 18 and 26, or emphasize the minimum standards I need to know for the test.

"I have BSME degree and more than 10years of experience in design-build company. I'll try to apply for FE & PE exam. If I got approval, I'll take FE exam and after a year (if I passed the FE exam) I'll take PE examination." Do you need to wait one year? I was in a similar situation. I was...

Unfortunately some of our established members can be a little confrontational too. It has the unintended effect of making this board less welcoming.

I didn’t bring solutions manuals to the exam for the same reason you’ve stated. Looking back there was no reason not to bring them -assuming that looking for similar problems is the last option. During the exam there were two questions where solved problems were useful. Fortunately I found both...

I’d focus on phase change, specifically at the boiler or condenser. Here are locations when H fg may be applied, provided that the steam is going from a saturated liquid to a saturated gas or visa versa.

I took the terminal fluids depth. There were a couple of references I threw in only because I had plenty of room in my crate. One was the Machinery‘s Handbook, which I did use during the morning session. Another was my collage thermodynamics book, which I used a couple of times. I was glad I...

Thermal Fluids - Oct 08

Your question pertains to density of liquids other than water; however you’ll also need the absolute or kinematic viscosity to calculate head loss. I use an older 1988 Cameron, so I can’t be sure the sections will match. In the later pages of Section 3 you’ll find “Friction Loss for Viscous...

Here is something that may be of interest to new PEs. I copied from the Maryland Society of Professional Engineers newsletter: “Gov. O’Malley to Ask General Assembly for Continuing Education for PEs. We have learned that Gov. O’Malley will ask the Maryland General Assembly to require Maryland...

Maryland's results were posted on the DLLR website on January 6th 2009, 74 days after the exam.

Maryland’s results were posted on the DLLR website on January 6th 2009. This is 74 days after the exam. Perhaps the 107 days is in reference to notification by mail.