Although there are different types of software resources—which in many cases favor a reduction in learning time—there are not too many options to develop a training simulator designed according to some particular real equipment. The case of the Engineering Equation Software is an effective tool that improves the learning of thermodynamics and the understanding of real thermodynamic cycles. In the present paper, an original programming procedure to improve the learning process of Marine Engineering students at the University of A Coruña (UDC) is shown. In particular, to test this learning procedure, an Operator Training Simulator is done by 117 students by the fusion of the contents of two subjects of the “Degree in Marine Technologies” of the UDC. The main advantage that this personalized simulator presents is confronting problems derived from equipment operation, thereby proving the necessary knowledge in operation based on the thermodynamic phenomena. The results showed that students who were trained with simulators showed a better understanding of the knowledge obtained.

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学习通过低成本个性化模拟器对特定工业装置的设备操作改进

尽管有不同类型的软件资源（在许多情况下有利于减少学习时间），但根据某些特定的真实设备开发训练模拟器的选择并不多。工程方程软件的案例是一个有效的工具，可以提高热力学的学习和对真实热力学循环的理解。在本文中，展示了一种用于改进拉科鲁尼亚大学 (UDC) 海洋工程专业学生学习过程的原始编程程序。特别是，为了测试这个学习程序，由117名学生通过融合UDC“海洋技术学位”两个科目的内容完成了一个操作员培训模拟器。这种个性化模拟器的主要优点是解决设备操作中出现的问题，从而证明基于热力学现象的操作所需的知识。结果表明，接受过模拟器培训的学生对所获得的知识有更好的理解。