Heat Transfer

[maxxpower71]

Looking at the formulas for heat transfer, there seems to be a lot of tough equations. I wanted to know if you see these in the general exams or typically only in the mechanical exams.

I have looked for more information from various books and they only talk about the basics of conduction, convection, and radation.

Thanks.

 

[gaidox]

Looking at the formulas for heat transfer, there seems to be a lot of tough equations. I wanted to know if you see these in the general exams or typically only in the mechanical exams.
I have looked for more information from various books and they only talk about the basics of conduction, convection, and radation.

Thanks.

The exam has heat transfer as part of General (part of 7% morning and 10% afternoon) so you could see couple of those but you may never know, maybe the next exam you could see many of those. As they say expect the unexpected on exam.

When I took the FE last april 09 I have'nt have time to review so I decided to familarize the basic only

of thermo, heat transfer, and circuit. I spend my avail. time working on what I know (strength) and

made sure that I will pretty good about it. Also, I familiarize my self on NCEES ref handbook to at least know how to use their equation.

I'm civil and took general in afternoon. My strategy worked and I passed.

But it's different strategy for every takers. some works, some didnt. You still got a lot of days to review. You could at least spend 1 day to be at least familiarize with NCEES heat transfer equation

and do couple of probs on each.

 

[MechGuy]

If there is a heat transfer problem on the FE exam, my guess is that it would be a basic conduction, convection or radiation type of problem. These equations are not difficult, and if you practice a few problems with them you should have no trouble at all.