7 June
2024
Presenting at the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) International Congress
Scott Simmons presented his experimental study of gap leakage in Archimedes screw pumps at this years annual CSCE International Congress in Niagara Falls, Canada.
The presented works were made possible by Dr. Simmons' invaluable collaborations with Alexis Dorier (ENGEES, France), Catarina Esposito Mendes (University of Guelph, Canada), Guilhem Dellinger (ENGEES, France), and Prof. William David Lubitz (University of Guelph, Canada).
A special thanks to Dr. Sabina Rakhimbekova of Western University for chairing the technical session, and promoting an engaging discussion period among the attendees.
Its a good thing that Scott's talk was interesting, because it was very easy to get distracted by the views!
28 May
2024
Presenting at the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering (CSME) International Congress
Dr. Scott Simmons presented his numerical study of complex fluid flows in Archimedes screw pumps at this years annual CSME International Congress at the University of Toronto, Canada.
The presented works were made possible by close collaboration between Scott and his supervisor Prof. William David Lubitz (University of Guelph, Canada).
A special thanks to Mike Brelski of Husky Injection Molding Systems for chairing the technical session, and promoting an engaging discussion period among the attendees.
Scott made sure to have a very concise presentation this time: he was just before lunch break and wanted to make sure he could answer questions and learn something new from his audience.
24 Oct
2023
Visit to Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Plant
Dr. Simmons had the opportunity to visit Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Plant in Tuxford, Saskatchewan. The facility provides clean drinking water to Moose Jaw, Regina, and the surrounding area. It was in the middle of a major renovation to replace aging infrastructure, add resiliency, and become more energy efficient.
Scott engaged in discussions focused on the new innovative water management technologies and the historical operational capabilities of the facilities aging pumping infrastructure.
A special thanks to Blair Kardash (Laboratory and Research Manager) for facilitating the visit, and for the comprehensive facilities tour. Thank you very much to Gene Berezowski (Plant Foreman), Keith Guillaume (Operations & Safety Manager), and Ryan Johnson (President and CEO) for the incredibly insightful discussions.
29 May
2023
Presenting at the Joint Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering (CSME) and CFD Society of Canada (CFDSC) International Congress
Scott Simmons presented his experimental study of the operational efficiency of Archimedes screw pumps at this years annual CSME/CFDSC International Congress at the Université de Sherbrooke, Canada.
The presented works were made possible by a strong collaboration with Catarina Esposito Mendes, Arash Yoosefdoost, Prof. William David Lubitz, and co-op students Lian Miller and Faraz Saudagar.
24 May
2023
Presenting at the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) International Congress
Scott C. Simmons presented his advanced computational fluid dynamic model of Archimedes screw pumps at this years annual CSCE International Congress in Moncton, Canada.
The presented works were made possible through a long-standing collaboration with Guilhem Dellinger (ENGEES, France), Catarina Esposito Mendes (University of Guelph, Canada), and Prof. William David Lubitz (University of Guelph, Canada).
A special thanks to Dr. Amir Hossein Azimi of Lakehead University for chairing the technical session, and promoting an engaging discussion period among the attendees.
Scott was even able to snap a picture of Moncton's Tidal Bore on a lunch break - it was the only Bore-ing thing at such a fantastic conference!
1 May
2023
Hosting Visiting Scholar from ENGEES
Alexis Dorier visited for the Summer 2023 semester at Prof. William David Lubitz's Archimedes Screw Laboratory at the University of Guelph's School of Engineering. He conducted research in collaboration with Dr. Scott C. Simmons on the variability of fill levels in operating Archimedes screw pumps.
Their groundbreaking flow visualization experimental methods has paved the way for further investigations into the internal fluid dynamics of operating Archimedes screw pumps. It also allowed for a previously impossible validation of computational fluid dynamic methods that has since been employed by Scott for Prof. Lubitz's Archimedes screw research team.
21 Aug
2022
Visiting Scholar at Laboratoire ICube, Strasbourg (France)
Dr. Scott C. Simmons took a research leave for the autumn semester at the ICube Laboratory in Strasbourg, France. During his second tenure as a visiting scholar in Strasbourg, Scott collaborated once again with Prof. Guilhem Dellinger to develop novel computational fluid dynamic models.
In this collaboration Scott and Guilhem created a first-of-kind computational fluid dynamic model of the historic Archimedes screw pump technology. The model was a great success - Scott was able to validate the model's accuracy with laboratory data gathered at the University of Guelph's (Canada) Archimedes Screw Laboratory with the help of laboratory director Prof. William David Lubitz.
A special thanks to Leo Guiot de la Rochere (ENGEES), Leandro Duarte (ENGEES), Nicolas Dellinger (Laboratoire ICube), Pierre-andré Garambois (INRAE), Jean-Nicolas Beisel (ENGEES), and Guillaume Piasny (University of Strasbourg) for making it a memorable visit!
