Redundant constraints in diesel engines′ mechanisms: a case study

Abstract

IMO Model Courses 7.04 and 7.02 for marine engineers’ knowledge requires students to acquire competencies that relate to basic construction and operation principles of marine diesel parts, wear detection, maintenance, and repair. But achievement by students of special skills and competencies is usually clouded by misunderstanding relations between marine diesel parts construction, features of their assembling, operation, and maintenance conditions with their wear and failures. Among other issues these is the result of practical cases lack in general engineering disciplines content. The aim of article was to illuminate used in Kherson State Maritime Academy (KSMA), case-study and authors practical experience based approach of general and specific knowledge mutual integration in studying «Machines and Mechanisms Theory», «Applied Mechanics», «Marine internal combustion engines» and «Marine Machinery Maintenance and Repair» academic disciplines. Presented in article results made it possible to enhance the achievement of special skills and competencies by future marine engineers.