Full Name: Dr. Siavashi, Majid 

Position: Associat  Professor

Phone: +98 21 77240540-50     Ex: 2910

Direct Landline: +98 21 77240391

Fax:  +98 21 77240488

Email: msiavashi@iust.ac.ir

Webpage: Google scholar, Researchgate

Address: Iran University of Science & Technology, Tehran, IRAN

Academic Background

  Academic Visitor                                                    Department of Earth Science and Engineering

  (2011-2012)                                                           Imperial College London, UK

  Doctor of Philosophy                                            School of Mechanical Engineering

  (2013)                                                                   University of Tehran, Iran

  Master of Science                                                  School of Mechanical Engineering

  (2008)                                                                   University of Tehran, Iran

  Bachelor of Science                                               School of Mechanical Engineering

  (2004)                                                                   University of Tehran, Iran

Research Interests

• High speed numerical methods in reservoir simulation
• Enhanced oil recovery using the streamline-based reservoir simulation technique
• Multiphase flow in porous media
• Optimization of thermal systems
• Inverse heat transfer methods

Honor & Awards

• Ranked 2nd in the 20th international Khwarizmi festival
• Outstanding student (B.Sc. University of Tehran, Iran)
• PhD scholarship (Iran Ministry of Science and Technology)
• Design and manufacture of the first solar car (Persian Gazelle) in the middle east
• Invitated to collaborate to design and build a new hybrid - solar, biofuel and human powered- car at the MIT (the MIT vehicle design summit)

 Journal Papers

• Siavashi, M., Yousofvand, R., Rezanejad, S. (2018) "Nanofluid and porous fins effect on natural convection and entropy generation of flow inside a cavity". Advanced Powder Technology, Manuscript Accepted.
• Yaghoubi Emami, R., Siavashi, M., Shahriari, G.R. (2018) "The effect of inclination angle and hot wall configuration on Cu-water nanofluid natural convection inside a porous square cavity". Advanced Powder Technology, Manuscript Accepted.
• Siavashi, M., Garusi, H., Derakhshan, Sh. (2018) "Numerical simulation and optimization of steam-assisted gravity drainage with temperature, rate and well distance control using an efficient hybrid optimization technique". Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications, Manuscript Accepted.
• Doranehgard, M.H., Siavashi, M. (2017) "The effect of temperature dependent relative permeability on heavy oil recovery during hot water injection process using streamline-based simulation". Applied Thermal Engineering, Manuscript Accepted.
• Siavashi, M., Rostami, A. (2017) "Two-phase simulation of non-Newtonian nanofluid natural convection in a circular annulus partially or completely filled with porous media". International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 133: pp. 689-703. (the free access link is available up to 18 Nov. 2017)
• Yousofvand, R., Derakhshan, Sh., Ghasemi, K., Siavashi, M. (2017) "MHD transverse mixed convection and entropy generation study of electromagnetic pump including a nanofluid using 3D LBM simulation". International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 133: pp. 73-90.
• Ghasemi, K., Siavashi, M. (2017) "MHD nanofluid free convection and entropy generation in porous enclosures with different conductivity ratios". Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 442: pp. 474-490.
• Siavashi, M., Jamali, M. (2017) "Optimal selection of the annulus radius ratio to enhance heat transfer with minimum entropy generation in developing laminar forced convection of water-Al2O3 nanofluid flow". Journal of Central South University, 24(8): pp. 1850-1865.
• Siavashi, M., Doranehgard, M.H. (2017) "Particle Swarm Optimization of Thermal Enhanced Oil Recovery from Oilfields with Temperature Control". Applied Thermal Engineering, 123, pp. 658-669.
• Toosi, M.H., Siavashi, M. (2017) "Two-phase mixture numerical simulation of natural convection of nanofluid flow in a cavity partially filled with porous media to enhance heat transfer". Journal of Molecular Liquids, 238: pp. 553-569.
• Ghasemi, K., Siavashi, M. (2017) "Lattice Boltzmann numerical simulation and entropy generation analysis of natural convection of nanofluid in a porous cavity with different linear temperature distributions". Journal of Molecular Liquids, 233: pp. 415-430.
• Siavashi, M., Talesh-Bahrami, H.R., Saffari, H. (2017) "Numerical investigation of porous rib arrangement on heat transfer and entropy generation of nanofluid flow in an annulus using two-phase mixture model". Numerical Heat Transfer Part A: Applications, Manuscript Accepted.
• Siavashi, M., Bordbar, V., Rahnama, P. (2017) "Heat transfer and entropy generation study of non-Darcy double-diffusive natural convection in inclined porous enclosures with different source configurations". Applied Thermal Engineering, 110: pp. 1462-1475.
• Siavashi, M., Garusi, H., Derakhshan, S. (2016) "Entropy generation analysis and optimization of steam injection temperature and well rates to enhance oil recovery from oil reservoirs in steam assisted gravity drainage process (SAGD)". Modares Mechanical Engineering, 16 (10): pp. 393-404. (In Persian)
• Siavashi, M., Jamali, M. (2016) "Heat Transfer and Entropy Generation Analysis of Turbulent Flow of TiO2-Water Nanofluid inside Annuli with Different Radius Ratios Using Two-Phase Mixture Model". Applied Thermal Engineering, 100: pp. 1149-1160.
• Siavashi, M., Tehrani, M.R., Nakhaee, A. (2016) "Efficient particle swarm optimization of well placement to enhance oil recovery using a novel streamline-based objective function". ASME Journal of Energy Resources Technology, 138(5): pp. 052903.
• Siavashi, M., Jamali, M. (2016) "Optimal selection of the annulus radius ratio to enhance heat transfer with minimum entropy generation in developing laminar forced convection of water-Al2O3 nanofluid flow". Journal of Central South University, Manuscript Accepted.
• Ahmadpour, M., Siavashi, M., Doranehgard, M.H. (2016)  "Numerical simulation of two-phase flow in fractured porous media using streamline simulation and IMPES methods and comparing the results with a commercial software". Journal of Central South University, 23(10): pp. 2630-2637.
• Siavashi, M., Zare, B. (2016) "Numerical simulation of two-phase non-Newtonian polymer flooding in porous media to enhance oil recovery". Modares Mechanical Engineering, 16 (7): pp. 297-307 (In Persian).
• Siavashi, M., Shojaeefard, M.H. (2016) "Numerical simulation of air flow around the NP01 car using the realizable k-ε turbulence model to predict aerodynamic forces and moments". International Journal of Automotive Engineering, 16 (2): pp. 2148-2162.
• Siavashi, M., Talesh-Bahrami, H.R., Saffari, H. (2015) "Numerical investigation of flow characteristics, heat transfer and entropy generation of nanofluid flow inside an annular pipe partially or completely filled with porous media using two-phase mixture model". Energy, 93: pp. 2451-2466.
• Choobineh, M.J., Siavashi, M., Nakhaee, A. (2015) "Optimization of oil production in water injection process using ABC and SQP algorithms employing streamline simulation technique". Modares Mechanical Engineering, 15 (5): pp. 227-238  (In Persian).
• Siavashi, M., Blunt, M. J., Raisee, M., Pourafshary, P. (2014) "Three-dimensional streamline-based simulation of non-isothermal two-phase flow in heterogeneous porous media". Computers and Fluids, 103: pp. 116-131.
• Siavashi, M., Pourafshary, P., Raisee, M. (2012) "Application of space-time conservation element and solution element method in streamline simulation". Journal of petroleum science and engineering, 96-97 (1): pp. 58-67.
• Moghaddami, M., Shahidi, S. E., Siavashi, M. (2012) "Entropy generation analysis of nanofluid flow in turbulent and laminar regimes". Journal of computational and theoritical nanoscience, 9 (10): pp. 1586-1595.
• Siavashi, M., Kowsari, F., Abbasi, E. (2010) "Detection of flaws in a two-dimensional body through measurement of surface temperatures and use of conjugate gradient method". Computational mechanics, 46 (4): pp. 597-607.
• Kowsary, F., Siavashi, M. (2009) "Estimation of location and size of flaws in a two-dimentional body using IHCP methods", ISME Journal, 11(2): pp. 45-63 (in Persian).

 Conference Proceedings

• Doranehgard, M.H., Siavashi, M., Ahmadpour, M. "Numerical simulation of two-phase flow in fractured heterogeneous reservoirs using streamline simulation method and comparing the results with IMPES method". Proceeding of the 4th International Conference on Electrical, Computer, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering (ICE2016), 2016, Dubai, UAE.
• Nakhaei, A., Tehrani, M. R., Siavashi, M. "Optimal well placement using time-of-flight parameter in streamline simulation", Proceeding of the 15th Iranian national congress of chemical engineering (ICHEC 2015), 2015, Tehran, Iran (In Persian).
• Kowsari, F., Siavashi, M. "Prediction of internal flaw parameters in a two-dimensional body using steady-state surface temperature data and IHCP methods". Proceeding of the 2nd UKSim European symposium on computer modeling and simulation conference (EMS 2008), 2008, Liverpool, UK, pp. 341-346.
• Shokouhmand, H., Moghaddami, M., Siavashi, M. "Second law analysis of nanofluid flow through circular pipe". Proceeding of the 10th biennial conference on engineering systems design and analysis (ESDA 2010), 2010, Istanbul, Turkey. 
• Siavashi, M., Kowsari, F., "Estimation of internal flaw parameters in a two-dimensional body through measurement of transient temperature and IHCP methods". Proceeding of the 17th annual (international) conference on mechanical engineering (ISME 2009), 2009, Tehran, Iran (In Persian).
• Shokouhmand, H., Siavashi, M., "Numerical simulation of film cooling over turbine blade and effect of compound angle on blade performance". Proceeding of the 17th annual (international) conference on mechanical engineering (ISME 2009), 2009, Tehran, Iran (In Persian).

Courses Taught

1. Fluid mechanics I
2. Fluid mechanics II
3. Advanced Engineering Mathematics I
4. Advanced Engineering Mathematics II
5. Transport phenomena in porous media

•  Streamline-based reservoir simulation