虚拟现实技术及其在高校化工教学中的应用

Application of Virtual Reality in Chemical Engineering Teaching

虚拟现实(简称VR)是以沉浸性、交互性和构想性为基本特征的计算机高级人机界面。目前,作为一种全新的立体化教学手段,虚拟现实技术已应用于化工机械、化工工艺等课程的辅助教学。它可以逼真地向学生展现那些采用传统教学手段难以描述的内容,如设备内部构造、化学反应过程等,学生也可以自主地对虚拟对象进行观察和操作。教学内容生动,教学场景逼真,教学效果突出。实践表明,虚拟现实技术可解决当前化工教学面临的诸多问题,应用前景广阔。

This paper discusses the art of state of the practice education of chemical engineering students and introduces virtual reality technique and its realization.The establishment of virtual unit operations and virtual processes and its utilization are also presented.Virtual reality technique is proved to be an efficient aid for practice teaching for chemical engineering students.