Rudy Helmons
About
Biography
As of 2021, Rudy started as adjunct associate professor for deep sea mining at in the Mineral Processing and HSE group at NTNU. At the same time, Rudy is appointed as an assistant professor for Offshore and Dredging Engineering at TU Delft.
Rudy started his professional career as a research engineer for soil-tool-water interactions at IHC MTI, the research department of Royal IHC, while simultaneously pursuing a PhD.In 2017, he defended his PhD research ‘cum laude’ on the topic of rock excavation under water for deep-sea mining, drilling and dredging applications. As of 2017, Rudy moved to the Maritime and Transport Technology department at 3ME, TU Delft in the research group of Dredging Engineering. As an assistant professor in offshore and dredging engineering, he is responsible for education and research related to subsea engineering and deep-sea mining. With a solid background in mechanical engineering and fluid mechanics, he has been most active in applied research for the dredging and offshore mining industry, mostly at the interface of the equipment, water and seabed.
Rudy has been and still is involved in a number of deep-sea related projects, in EXHADERO3D, JPI-Oceans Mining Impact II, currently he is the project coordinator of Blue Harvesting (EIT Raw Materials upscaling project) and PLUMEFLOC (Dutch Research Council). Furthermore, he is an active member of the WODA Working Group on the Management of the Environmental Effects of Deep Sea Mining.
In the field of education, Rudy teaches Deep Sea Mining courses at both NTNU and TU Delft. Next to that, he acts as main supervisor for various PhD and MSc projects related to deep sea mining or dredging related topics. He was co-contributor to the DSM Summerschool.
His main research interests include: soil-water-machine interactions, near-field turbidity flows, (selective) excavation processes.
Expertise
Currently, dr. ir. Helmons' focus is on the physical processes related to dredging and seabed mining, involving mechanical and hydraulic excavation, hydraulic transport, separation, deposition and dry bulk handling. In addition, he has extensive experience in the application of Discrete Element Method and is actively involved in system integration and sensor fusion for underwater systems.
Publications
2023
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Solheim, Astrid Vamråk;
Rauzy, Antoine Bertrand;
Brett, Per Olaf;
Ellefmo, Steinar Løve;
Hatling, Tonje;
Helmons, Rudolfus Lambertus Jacobus.
(2023)
Assessment of expected production of a deep-sea mining system: An integrated model-based systems engineering and discrete event simulation approach.
Systems Engineering
Academic article
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Yan, Yunpeng;
Helmons, Rudolfus Lambertus Jacobus;
Carr, Michael;
Wheeler, Craig;
Schott, Dingena.
(2023)
Modelling of material removal due to sliding wear caused by bulk material.
Powder Technology
Academic article
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Elerian, Mohamed;
Huang, Ziyang;
van Rhee, Cees;
Helmons, Rudolfus Lambertus Jacobus.
(2023)
Flocculation effect on turbidity flows generated by deep-sea mining: A numerical study.
Ocean Engineering
Academic article
2022
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Yan, Yunpeng;
Helmons, Rudolfus Lambertus Jacobus;
Schott, Dingena.
(2022)
The Influence of Particle Size on Sliding Wear of a Convex Pattern Surface.
Minerals
Academic article
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Ali, W.;
Enthoven, D.;
Kirichek, A.;
Chassagne, C.;
Helmons, Rudolfus Lambertus Jacobus.
(2022)
Effect of flocculation on turbidity currents.
Frontiers in Earth Science
Academic article
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Yan, Yunpeng;
Helmons, Rudolfus Lambertus Jacobus;
Schott, Dingena.
(2022)
Pin-on-Disc Modelling with Mesh Deformation Using Discrete Element Method.
Materials
Academic article
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Weaver, P.P.E.;
Aguzzi, J.;
Boschen-Rose, R.E.;
Colaço, A.;
de Stigter, Stigter;
Gollner, S..
(2022)
Assessing plume impacts caused by polymetallic nodule mining vehicles.
Marine Policy
Academic article
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Elerian, Mohamed;
van Rhee, Cees;
Helmons, Rudolfus Lambertus Jacobus.
(2022)
Experimental and Numerical Modelling of Deep-Sea-Mining-Generated Turbidity Currents.
Minerals
Academic article
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Helmons, Rudolfus Lambertus Jacobus;
de Wit, Lynyrd;
de Stigter, Henko;
Spearman, Jeremy.
(2022)
Dispersion of Benthic Plumes in Deep-Sea Mining: What Lessons Can Be Learned From Dredging?.
Frontiers in Earth Science
Academic literature review
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Alhaddad, Said;
Mehta, Dhruv;
Helmons, Rudolfus Lambertus Jacobus.
(2022)
Mining of deep-seabed nodules using a Coandă-effect-based collector.
Results in Engineering (RINENG)
Academic article
Journal publications
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Solheim, Astrid Vamråk;
Rauzy, Antoine Bertrand;
Brett, Per Olaf;
Ellefmo, Steinar Løve;
Hatling, Tonje;
Helmons, Rudolfus Lambertus Jacobus.
(2023)
Assessment of expected production of a deep-sea mining system: An integrated model-based systems engineering and discrete event simulation approach.
Systems Engineering
Academic article
-
Yan, Yunpeng;
Helmons, Rudolfus Lambertus Jacobus;
Carr, Michael;
Wheeler, Craig;
Schott, Dingena.
(2023)
Modelling of material removal due to sliding wear caused by bulk material.
Powder Technology
Academic article
-
Elerian, Mohamed;
Huang, Ziyang;
van Rhee, Cees;
Helmons, Rudolfus Lambertus Jacobus.
(2023)
Flocculation effect on turbidity flows generated by deep-sea mining: A numerical study.
Ocean Engineering
Academic article
-
Yan, Yunpeng;
Helmons, Rudolfus Lambertus Jacobus;
Schott, Dingena.
(2022)
The Influence of Particle Size on Sliding Wear of a Convex Pattern Surface.
Minerals
Academic article
-
Ali, W.;
Enthoven, D.;
Kirichek, A.;
Chassagne, C.;
Helmons, Rudolfus Lambertus Jacobus.
(2022)
Effect of flocculation on turbidity currents.
Frontiers in Earth Science
Academic article
-
Yan, Yunpeng;
Helmons, Rudolfus Lambertus Jacobus;
Schott, Dingena.
(2022)
Pin-on-Disc Modelling with Mesh Deformation Using Discrete Element Method.
Materials
Academic article
-
Weaver, P.P.E.;
Aguzzi, J.;
Boschen-Rose, R.E.;
Colaço, A.;
de Stigter, Stigter;
Gollner, S..
(2022)
Assessing plume impacts caused by polymetallic nodule mining vehicles.
Marine Policy
Academic article
-
Elerian, Mohamed;
van Rhee, Cees;
Helmons, Rudolfus Lambertus Jacobus.
(2022)
Experimental and Numerical Modelling of Deep-Sea-Mining-Generated Turbidity Currents.
Minerals
Academic article
-
Helmons, Rudolfus Lambertus Jacobus;
de Wit, Lynyrd;
de Stigter, Henko;
Spearman, Jeremy.
(2022)
Dispersion of Benthic Plumes in Deep-Sea Mining: What Lessons Can Be Learned From Dredging?.
Frontiers in Earth Science
Academic literature review
-
Alhaddad, Said;
Mehta, Dhruv;
Helmons, Rudolfus Lambertus Jacobus.
(2022)
Mining of deep-seabed nodules using a Coandă-effect-based collector.
Results in Engineering (RINENG)
Academic article