Sima Baheri Ph.D.
Scientist
Dr. Sima Baheri joined Coanda’s computational fluid dynamics (CFD) team based at Burnaby location in 2024, bringing over 10 years of experience in engineering research using CFD analysis and experimental methods, as well as more than 3 years of experience in supporting technology development. Her expertise in CFD primarily focused on simulating two-phase flows, non-Newtonian fluid flows, and microfluidics.
Sima obtained her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering with a focus on Thermofluids from the University of Tabriz, Iran. In her doctoral research, she introduced a novel film cooling configuration to enhance the cooling effectiveness of gas turbine blades through a combined study of CFD analysis and experimental wind tunnel testing. She received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Tabriz, where she applied a novel Normalized Variable Diagram (NVD) scheme for CFD simulation of transonic flow over airfoils using FORTRAN programming.
Before joining Coanda, Sima worked as the CFD and Fluid Mechanics Lead at a flow battery company, providing technical support during the product design process in the field of fluid mechanics, particularly in slurry flow and solid particle characterization. She utilized CFD simulations, analytical methods, and experimental visualization, processed through image processing techniques, to support the modification of all subsystems of the battery. She authored more than 45 presentations, technical reports, and test plans.
Before moving to Canada, Sima conducted research at the University of Tabriz for 10 years, managing over 30 research projects across a wide range of industrial applications using CFD and experimental methods, which resulted in the publication of over 50 journal and conference papers.