Overview of Mikael Sima's experience (see also Linkedin)

Work experience

Senior Expert Aero- and Thermodynamics at Bombardier Transportation, 17 years (1999-2016)

Example experiences

Involved in the design, development and testing of the very high speed trains CRH380D (China) and ETR1000-V300ZEFIRO (Italy).
Further developing design for pressure tightness; theory, application and successful implementation verified in on-track tests.
Techical leader of EU FP7 Railway Aerodynamic research project AeroTRAIN (www.triotrain.eu) from application to successful completion.
Work package leader in extended DeuFraKo project Aerodynamics in Open Air (AOA). Topics ballast projection phenomena and cross wind safety.
Expert support within tunnel aerodynamics for Banverket (2005-2010).
Member of European standardization working group CEN TC256 WG6 - Aerodynamics (2000-2004)
Botniabanan (2001): part of a cross-functional group of experts developing a procedure to asses cross wind safety.
Initiated and supervised several Master thesis works (topics including cross wind, ballast projection, tunnel aerodynamics, shape optimization and traction motor cooling).
Lecture on Railway Aerodynamics within course "Järnvägssystem och Spårfordon" at KTH (2012, 2014, 2016)

Consultant Fluid Mechanics at Frontec Research & Technology, 1 year (1998-1999)

Post-graduate degree Licentiate of Engineering in Fluid Mechanics, at Royal institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden (two years at James Cook University, Townsville, Australia). Thesis title: CFD Analysis of Sugar Crystallization.
Master of Science within Fluid Mechanics, at Royal institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden. Thesis title: FLOW3D Applications for Transonic Flow in Turbines