PE HVAC and Refrigeration exam guide
PE HVAC and Refrigeration drill: HVAC Equipment and Components
10 problems · Untimed · Worked solution after each answer
Cooling towers, boilers and furnaces, heat exchangers, chillers and heat pumps, pumps, compressors and fans, coils and energy recovery. Knowledge area 3 of the PE Mechanical: HVAC and Refrigeration specification carries 24 to 36 of the 80 questions.
- 3A Cooling Towers and Fluid Coolers
- 3B Boilers and Furnaces
- 3C Heat Exchangers
- 3D Condensers/Evaporators
- 3E Pumps, Compressors, and Fans
- 3F Cooling and Heating Coils
- 3G Energy Recovery
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- Every problem has four options and one correct answer. Every value you need is in the problem, so you can work it with a calculator; the worked solution shows each step and names the mistake behind the most tempting wrong answer.
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