Dr Mark Finnis
Principal Research Officer
Location: Shrivenham campus
E: m.v.finnis@cranfield.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)1793 785387
Dept of Engineering and Applied Science
Current activities
Experimental aerodynamics; aeroballistics; wind-tunnel design and commissioning; numerical and application software development.
Background
Mark has been employed by Cranfield University (formerly Cranfield Institute of Technology (CIT)) at Shrivenham since 1984, following six years in the MoD at PERME Westcott and Shrivenham. He has worked on numerous fluid dynamics projects including the investigation of boundary-layer stability on concave surfaces, the subject of his PhD awarded by CIT in 1993. He has been involved in the design and commissioning of a number of wind tunnels for motorsport in the US and UK.
Mark provides consultancy in experimental and theoretical fluid mechanics including wind-tunnel design and commissioning.
Selected publications
S. Roncallo, J.D. Painter, M.J.F. Healy, S.A. Ritchie, M.V. Finnis, K.D. Rogers, J.J. Scragg, P.J. Dale, G. Zoppi, “Effects of Different Needles and Substrates on CuInS2 Deposited by Electrostatic Spray Deposition.” Thin Solid Films, Volume 519, Issue 11, 31 March 2011, Pages 3544–3551. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2011.01.248
T. Tipnis, M.V. Finnis, D. Bray, and K. Knowles. "Density Measurements for Rectangular Free Jets Using Background Oriented Schlieren", in RAeS Aerodynamics Conference 2010 - Applied Aerodynamics: Capabilities and Future Requirements, 27-28 July 2010. Bristol, UK. Royal Aeronautical Society.
J.A. Tatum, M.V. Finnis, N.J. Lawson, G.M. Harrison, “3D particle image velocimetry of the flow field around a sphere sedimenting near a wall - Part 1: Effects of Weissenberg number.” Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics, 2007, 141 (2-3), pp.99-115.
R.D. Knowles, M.V. Finnis, A.J. Saddington, K. Knowles, “Planar visualization of vortical flows.” Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part G - Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 2006, 220 (G6)
J. Tatum, M.V. Finnis, N.J. Lawson, G. Harrison, “3-D Particle Image Velocimetry of the Flow Field around a Sphere Sedimenting near a Wall - Part 2: Effects of Distance from the Wall.” Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics, 2005, 127 (2-3)
N.J. Lawson, M.V. Finnis, J.A. Tatum, G.M. Harrison, “Combined Stereoscopic Particle Image Velocimetry and Line Integral Convolution Methods: Application to a Sphere Sedimenting Near a Wall in a Non-Newtonian Fluid.” Journal of Visualization, 2005, 8 (3)
M.V. Finnis, K. Knowles, R. Lewis, D. Pitchforth, and A.J. Reynard, "A New 3/4 Open-Jet Wind Tunnel For Racing Car Aerodynamic Testing", 3rd MIRA International Conference on Vehicle Aerodynamics, Dunchurch, Rugby, 18-19 October 2000.
K. Knowles and M.V. Finnis, "Development of a New Open-jet Wind Tunnel and Rolling Road Facility", 2nd MIRA International Conference on Vehicle Aerodynamics, Coventry, 20-21 October 1998.
K. Knowles, D.T. Donoghue, and M.V. Finnis, "A Study of Wings in Ground Effect", RAeS Vehicle Aerodynamics Conference, Loughborough University, 18-19 July 1994. [ISBN 1 85768 006 5]
K. Knowles and M.V. Finnis, "Computational and Experimental Study of the Flowfield Behind a Pitching-aerofoil Vortex Generator", EUROMECH 305 Colloquium on Dynamics and Geometry of Vortical Structures, Cortona, Italy, 28 June - 4 July 1993.
