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Thank you Nevill24 for the nod and for pointing out the errors.  I have made your changes and I have also made more fixes from other reviews.  Congratulations on passing!

Hi Saad85, I am sorry you did not pass this time.  I took a look at the Thermal and Fluids survey and some people recommended Dr. Tom's Classroom.  Do you mind sharing your diagnostics?  It could also help us point you in the right direction.

Hi Everyone, If you have taken the April 2017 Power Exam and have not taken the survey, then please take some time to fill out the survey.  It only takes 5 minutes. Take Power Survey: https://goo.gl/forms/Ck93877EPpNzJV902 Please see below the results of the survey: See Results of Power...

Hi Everyone, If you have taken the April 2017 exam and have not taken the survey, then please take some time to fill out the survey.  It only takes 5 minutes. Machine: https://goo.gl/forms/8qmSWltqFaepwrSi2 Thermal: https://goo.gl/forms/RQlsDWCm3mvMkutm2...

If you complete the survey you can see the summary responses, but I will post the summaries periodically for those that don't take the survey.  You can also use this link to see the summary of responses, without taking the survey...

Hi HotFudge, I am sorry that you did not pass.  I sent you a PM with some info.  I was wondering if you had your diagnostics, this should help to focus our help on this forum.  Thank you.

Hi Everyone, Can you please take the survey, once you receive your results?  I wanted to create stats for the next set of test takers.  So the next group of people can get an idea on the number of hours studied, resources to use and more.   https://goo.gl/forms/Ck93877EPpNzJV902

Hi Everyone, I made a google survey form to track the results of the Mechanical PE. If you have some time, can you please take the survey?  Machine: https://goo.gl/forms/8qmSWltqFaepwrSi2 Thermal: https://goo.gl/forms/RQlsDWCm3mvMkutm2 HVAC: https://goo.gl/forms/aCjy7rXa6R53DMHp1

Hi Everyone, I made a google survey form to track the results of the Power PE. If you have some time, can you please take the survey?  https://goo.gl/forms/3yzarlz0IaQu63cu1

Hi Everyone, I made a google survey form to track the results of the Power PE. If you have some time, can you please take the survey? We can also track failing scores via the survey.   https://goo.gl/forms/3yzarlz0IaQu63cu1

J_MEC, I will email everyone who took the survey to answer the pass/fail question after we get the results.  Thank you for the suggestion.   Machine Design & Materials (4 responses so far):  https://goo.gl/forms/yrfjMD3EznbL7QcG2 HVAC & Refrigeration (22 responses so far)...

Owism, It seems like people shared your experience.  The responses lead towards the AM session being slightly harder than the PM session.  I have 8 responses total, so hopefully we get more feedback.   Power PE Exam Survey:  https://goo.gl/forms/7Gf8KShmaFQqjnGF3

berk10, it seems like more people were confident in the morning portion as opposed to the afternoon portion of the exam.  I only have 3 responses right now, but hopefully we get more feedback.   amats42,  according to the survey, it seems like the cooling/heating topic was a struggle for most...

Hi Princess Leia, I put together a survey for the power PE exam to hopefully answer your question.  If you took the exam in April 2017, please take a few minutes to take the survey.  My hope is that the survey results could also be given to a new test taker that shows how everyone studied, how...

Hey everyone!  I put together a survey for the Electrical Power and Mechanical exams.  My hope is that the survey results could be given to the next set of test takers.  These test takers would have knowledge on what references people found helpful, how many hours they studied and their...

Hey everyone!  I put together a survey for the power PE exam to hopefully help the next set of test takers.  If you took the exam in April 2017, please take a few minutes to take the survey.  My hope is that the survey results could be given to a new test taker that shows how everyone studied...

I feel that when I took the exam, I had no basis for how I did and I wish I had this forum and your discussions at the time.  I want to put your discussions into a survey, such that we could share the data with the next set of test takers.  Please take the survey, when you have some time, so we...

Hi Everyone, I have compiled a spreadsheet of nearly everyone's method on how they passed the T&F exam, please take a look and add to it and edit it as you see fit.  I also updated the references from the previous exam for the new exam. How I Passed the Thermal and Fluids Exam - Summary...

Viper5, I think the best way to understand this topic is to look at the Pressure-Enthalpy diagram below.  Pick a point in the subcooled region at any temperature and pressure (try 20 F and 60 PSIA).  Next, try and find the enthalpy (it is around 20 Btu/lb).  You will notice that in order to...

Hi Saad85, This problem is an energy balance type.  The energy gained by the hot water(Points 2 to 4) is transferred from the steam (Points 1 to 3). Points 2 - 4 -> Energy (Btu/min) = 60,000 lbm/min * (375.12 Btu/lbm - 238.95 Btu/lbm) = 8,170,200 Btu/min This value must equal the change in...