Quiz: Engineering for the Summer Heat
Quiz: Engineering for the Summer Heat
Summer puts energy systems to the test. Can your engineering knowledge handle the heat?
When temperatures climb, energy systems work overtime. From rooftop solar panels soaking up July sun to air conditioners straining against record heat, the summer months bring real-world stress tests for thermal systems, materials, and design choices.
You might not be out there diagnosing HVAC performance or optimizing thermal loads from your air-conditioned office, but the engineering principles behind those systems are all around us this time of year. Think you can engineer for the heat? Test your knowledge of how summer affects energy systems with this ASME quiz.
You might not be out there diagnosing HVAC performance or optimizing thermal loads from your air-conditioned office, but the engineering principles behind those systems are all around us this time of year. Think you can engineer for the heat? Test your knowledge of how summer affects energy systems with this ASME quiz.
Summer puts energy systems to the test. Can your engineering knowledge handle the heat?
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