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ME Power and Industrial Plant Engineering Review

Super Tutor TeamUpdated April 26, 20266 min read

ME Power and Industrial Plant Engineering Review

ME Day 2 covers Power and Industrial Plant Engineering.

What PRC asks

Topic blockApprox. items
Steam power plants10
Internal combustion engines8
Refrigeration8
Air conditioning + HVAC8
Fluid mechanics applications6
Heat transfer6
Combustion + fuels4

Steam power plants

  • Rankine cycle (with reheat, regeneration)
  • Boiler design + efficiency
  • Turbine analysis
  • Condenser design
  • Cooling tower analysis

Internal combustion engines

  • Otto cycle (gasoline)
  • Diesel cycle
  • Dual cycle
  • Engine performance: BHP, mechanical efficiency, BSFC
  • Engine design parameters

Refrigeration

  • Vapor compression cycle
  • Refrigerants (R-134a, R-410a, etc.)
  • COP, refrigeration tons
  • Cascade refrigeration
  • Cold storage design

Air conditioning + HVAC

  • Psychrometric chart analysis
  • Cooling load calculations
  • Air conditioning equipment
  • Duct design
  • Comfort cooling vs process cooling

Fluid mechanics applications

  • Pumps (centrifugal, positive displacement)
  • Pipe flow + losses
  • Compressors
  • Fans + blowers

Heat transfer

  • Conduction (steady-state, one-dimensional)
  • Convection (forced, natural)
  • Radiation basics
  • Heat exchangers (LMTD, NTU)
  • Insulation

Combustion + fuels

  • Stoichiometric air-fuel ratio
  • Excess air analysis
  • Fuel calorific values
  • Combustion equations

A 6-week drilling plan

WeekFocusVolume target
1Steam power plants80 problems
2ICE + combustion70 problems
3Refrigeration70 problems
4HVAC + psychrometrics70 problems
5Pumps + heat transfer70 problems
6Mixed mock + remediation1 mock + 60 problems

Realistic scores

Diagnostic baselineRealistic test-day score
50%70%
60%78%
70%84%

Where Super Tutor fits

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