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  1. Dr. Barber

    Where is X in the Reference Handbook?

    Well of course not, but by not using updated sources you risk wasting time on irrelevant topics. Get an exam prep guide updated for the current CBT format.
  2. Dr. Barber

    Where is X in the Reference Handbook?

    How did the density in table 1.2.1 Properties of Air at Atmospheric affect this problem? This is just a straight lookup in the psych chart. Those answer choices do seem to be too close together. Where is this problem from?
  3. Dr. Barber

    Where is X in the Reference Handbook?

    My understanding is that you CANNOT drag lines after drawing them. Makes the SHR protractor pretty much useless. One person on Reddit did post a technique that seems to work well:
  4. Dr. Barber

    Where is X in the Reference Handbook?

    That table is for dry air, but what practice problem was affected by this? Dry air at 70F has specific volume of 13.354 ft^3/lbm and at 100% r.h. air at 70F has specific volume of 13.694 ft^3/lbm. That's a difference of less than 3%. For 100F the difference in specific volume between 0%rh (14.1...
  5. Dr. Barber

    Where is X in the Reference Handbook?

    No hard copies. Everything is on-screen. This is from NCEES' official YouTube channel:
  6. Dr. Barber

    These boards used to be so active...

    ...and the ads in the mobile version are insufferable
  7. Dr. Barber

    These boards used to be so active...

    What happened? Before CBT everyone had a test on the same date and it was very lively posting and interacting as people were in a cohort with that common test date. Then, after the test date came the flood of posts with the post-mortems. I expected some drop of activity when NCEES went to CBT...
  8. Dr. Barber

    Will this bow Idea work?

    More likely to get an answer if you post your question here instead r/AskEngineers This forum is not for this kind of question. People here are only concerned with the PE exam
  9. Dr. Barber

    2019 NCEES T&F Problem #10

    They did treat it as resistances in parallel. The convection resistance is 1/(h_conv*A) and the radiation resistance is 1/(h_rad*A). For parallel you find the total resistance as 1/R_total = 1/R_conv + 1/R_rad hence 1/R_total = (h_conv + h_rad)*A
  10. Dr. Barber

    2019 NCEES T&F Problem #10

    I have the 2011 NCEES Practice Exam, Thermal and Fluid Systems. ISBN 978-1-932613-61-2 There does not seem to be a problem #10. There's a #110 in the AM section and a #510 in the PM section, but none of those seem to match what you're describing. Can you provide a screenshot of the question...
  11. Dr. Barber

    NECEES Mechanical PE Reference Manual Released

    Yeah, never mind. I downloaded it again this morning and that file does have this page. I'm not sure how it went missing from the file I had been working with.
  12. Dr. Barber

    NECEES Mechanical PE Reference Manual Released

    Fun fact: The handbook is missing page 281, which contains the correlation for Nusselt number for turbulent flow in pipes and the natural convection correlations for vertical plates suspended in a stationary fluid.
  13. Dr. Barber

    Sharing Computer Based Exam (CBT) experience - PE Mechanical Engineering

    Did you have to wear a mask while taking the test?
  14. Dr. Barber

    Errors in new PE-Mechanical reference Handbook V1.1

    ...and I'm writing study materials for Thermal Fluids Systems and there are quite a few errors in those sections as well. Please be sure to report the errors to them. Also, if you don't mind post them here so others can see them and give you feedback. 
  15. Dr. Barber

    Errors in new PE-Mechanical reference Handbook V1.1

    I hear you. I had a hell of a time locating it when it first came out.
  16. Dr. Barber

    Errors in new PE-Mechanical reference Handbook V1.1

    Once you log in to your account you can get it from the "View Reference Handbooks" link
  17. Dr. Barber

    Practice Problems & Exams Difficulty

    See this post by @mckenz007 She took a paper-based exam so her comments about references and stuff she took to the test are not applicable, but she did go into detail about almost all the study materials you are asking about...
  18. Dr. Barber

    April 2020 Cancelled?

    Not all exams are CBT. I think Civil and Structural exams are still paper-based. So, those are cancelled. For CBT, NCEES is saying to contact Pearson VUE Centers if you want to reschedule.
  19. Dr. Barber

    NECEES Mechanical PE Reference Manual Released

    @OldSquaw Did you report this to NCEES? Just want to check before I do it. I have a screenshot of 2018 Refrigeration which I get online. NCEES say they copied their table from 2014 Refrigeration, though. Do you have access to that version? I don't. Maybe (doubtful) it changed from 2014 to 2018...
  20. Dr. Barber

    2001 NCEES Practice #127

    Can you post a screenshot of the question?
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