BEM PCE Part B Mechanical case studies
BEM PCE Part B Mechanical · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Professional Competency Examination (PCE) is the assessment that the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM) describes as being conducted "for the purpose of issuing a Practising Certificate to the Professional Engineer." In other words, it sits after registration as a Professional Engineer and gates the Practising Certificate - the credential that lets a Professional Engineer practise in the regulated sense. The Mechanical route is the PCE stream for candidates whose registered engineering background is mechanical. The BEM PCE Part B Mechanical case studies are 5 cases and about 4,062 words.
1Low delta-T in a hospital chilled-water retrofit
A 1,200 TR chilled-water plant serves a 10-storey private hospital. The design is primary-secondary: three equal chillers, constant-speed primary pumps, and variable-speed secondary pumps.
828 words, about 4 min2Steam boiler with lapsed certificate and defeated safety controls
A palm-oil mill operates a 10 t/h, 8 bar(g) saturated-steam package boiler. The DOSH certificate of fitness expired three weeks ago.
835 words, about 4 min3Basement car park smoke control failing integrated test
A newly completed three-level basement car park with 900 bays uses jet fans and a supply/extract shaft. The approved design basis requires 6 air changes per hour (ACH) in normal mode and 12 ACH in fire mode for the fire-affected zone, with make-up air from the entry ramp.
788 words, about 4 min4Compressed-air capacity versus pressure-drop in an electronics plant
An electronics assembly plant has three oil-injected screw compressors: two 132 kW fixed-speed and one 132 kW variable-speed, all rated at 7.5 bar(g). Average site demand is 21 m³/min.
753 words, about 4 min5Signing commissioning certificates under commercial pressure
You are the mechanical professional engineer for a 28-storey mixed-use tower. Two weeks before occupancy, the developer asks you to sign the mechanical completion and testing-and-commissioning certificate for the fire pump and smoke-proof lobby pressurisation systems.
858 words, about 4 min