A POINT OF VIEW ON PREREQUISITES IN THERMODYNAMICS FOR FUTURE MARINE ENGINEERS

A career on board the ships as engineers is an interesting option for young people graduating high schools in Constanta county and not only. Thermodynamics plays a vital role in the academic life of future marine engineers. This is why physics professors and Thermodynamic lecturers from “Gheorghe Duca” Technological High School and Constanta Maritime University decided to test the level of retention of perquisites in Thermodynamics, with focus on internal combustion engines (ICE). A group of 30students from “Gheorghe Duca” Technological High School have been tested in order to quantify the gained knowledge on ICE. They have been selected from the last year of study, they being interested in maritime jobs. The testing was based on a questionnaire containing theoretical and calculus aspects. The time of solving was established at 50 minutes. The results showed that our future graduates (and potential future maritime professionals) proved a good knowledge retention. Also the analysis of the questionnaire results is able to provide to the CMU lecturer a profile of its potential students. In the same time, he can improve his activities during classes, in order to achieve the right level of knowledge requirement.