A Preliminary Study on Cloud Laboratory of National Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center

Laboratory plays a great role in cultivating innovative and practical talents. In order to enhance the soft power and reduce management cost,cloud computing technology is introduced into the National Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center for oil and gas storage and transportation major. The cloud laboratory can rebuild the gas-liquid two-phase experimental system in the virtual network system. Some important flow parameters such as pressure,liquid holdup and velocity are calculated by software installed in the network and the flow patterns are presented in 3-D view.The teachers and students can use computers or mobile phones to access the cloud laboratory to design experiment plans,carry out experiments and analyze experimental data. Teaching practices indicate that shortcomings of conventional passive learning model are overcome,the students' creative thinking are cultivated and interactivity during experimental teaching improves greatly.