All Outputs (28)

Synchrotron X-ray operando studies of atomic structure evolution of multi-component Al alloys in liquid state (2023)
Thesis
Huang, S. (2023). Synchrotron X-ray operando studies of atomic structure evolution of multi-component Al alloys in liquid state. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4443461

This research has studied one of the challenging scientific issues in materials science, i.e., in real time, understanding quantitatively the 3D atomic structures of multiple component alloys in the liquid state and how the atomic structures evolve w... Read More about Synchrotron X-ray operando studies of atomic structure evolution of multi-component Al alloys in liquid state.

A bistable helical structure based on composite tape-springs (2023)
Journal Article
Xu, B., Wang, B., Fancey, K. S., Zhong, S., Zhao, C., & Chen, X. (2023). A bistable helical structure based on composite tape-springs. Composites Communications, 43, Article 101723. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coco.2023.101723

Conventional twistable structures use discrete parts articulated around a number of linkages. These allow only a limited degree of twisting angle, are low in storage ratio, heavy and complex in morphing mechanisms. Double-helix structures are commonl... Read More about A bistable helical structure based on composite tape-springs.

Viscoelastically active sutures – A stitch in time? (2020)
Journal Article
France, L. A., & Fancey, K. S. (2021). Viscoelastically active sutures – A stitch in time?. Materials Science and Engineering: C, 121, Article 111695. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2020.111695

We present results to show that a commercially available polypropylene suture filament (Ethicon Prolene), following annealing and tensile creep can, after creep load removal, release viscoelastically stored energy over a period of several weeks. Spec... Read More about Viscoelastically active sutures – A stitch in time?.

Non-destructive testing and evaluation of composite materials/structures: A state-of-the-art review (2020)
Journal Article
Wang, B., Zhong, S., Lee, T. L., Fancey, K., & Mi, J. (2020). Non-destructive testing and evaluation of composite materials/structures: A state-of-the-art review. Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 12(4), 1-28. https://doi.org/10.1177/1687814020913761

Composite materials/structures are advancing in product efficiency, cost-effectiveness and the development of superior specific properties. There are increasing demands in their applications to load-carrying structures in aerospace, wind turbines, tr... Read More about Non-destructive testing and evaluation of composite materials/structures: A state-of-the-art review.

Drop weight impact behaviour of viscoelastically prestressed composites (2020)
Journal Article
Qin, Y., & Fancey, K. S. (2020). Drop weight impact behaviour of viscoelastically prestressed composites. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 131, Article 105782. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2020.105782

Viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites (VPPMCs) are produced by subjecting fibres to tensile creep, the creep load being released prior to fibre moulding. Following matrix curing, the viscoelastically recovering fibres generate com... Read More about Drop weight impact behaviour of viscoelastically prestressed composites.

Viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites – effects of delayed moulding on Charpy impact properties (2019)
Journal Article
Qin, Y., & Fancey, K. S. (2019). Viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites – effects of delayed moulding on Charpy impact properties. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 121, 169-174. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2019.03.014

Viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites (VPPMCs) are produced by subjecting fibres to creep, then releasing the creep load before moulding. Previous work has demonstrated mechanical property improvements up to ~50% from nylon 6,6 fib... Read More about Viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites – effects of delayed moulding on Charpy impact properties.

Towards “green” viscoelastically prestressed composites: Cellulose fibre reinforcement (2018)
Journal Article
Qin, Y., & Fancey, K. S. (2018). Towards “green” viscoelastically prestressed composites: Cellulose fibre reinforcement. Composites. Part B, Engineering, 154, 439-448. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2018.08.096

With growing concerns over environmental issues, fibre reinforced composites based on renewable, biodegradable low-cost cellulosic/cellulose fibres increasingly attract interest. This paper reports on the first study to produce viscoelastically prest... Read More about Towards “green” viscoelastically prestressed composites: Cellulose fibre reinforcement.

Viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites: An investigation into fibre deformation and prestress mechanisms (2018)
Journal Article
Wang, B., & Fancey, K. S. (2018). Viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites: An investigation into fibre deformation and prestress mechanisms. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 111, 106-114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2018.05.013

© 2018 Elsevier Ltd A viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composite (VPPMC) is produced by subjecting polymeric fibres to a creep load, which is removed before moulding the fibres into a polymeric matrix. The resulting fibre viscoelastic re... Read More about Viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites: An investigation into fibre deformation and prestress mechanisms.

Viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites – Effects of temperature on Charpy impact behaviour (2017)
Journal Article
Qin, Y., & Fancey, K. S. (2018). Viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites – Effects of temperature on Charpy impact behaviour. Composites. Part B, Engineering, 141, 265-270. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2017.12.036

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd By applying tensile creep to polymeric fibres, a viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composite (VPPMC) can be produced by removing the creep load before the fibres are moulded into a resin matrix. The viscoelastically st... Read More about Viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites – Effects of temperature on Charpy impact behaviour.

An evaluation of the scanning electron microscope mirror effect to study viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites (2017)
Journal Article
Ge, C., Wang, B., & Fancey, K. S. (2017). An evaluation of the scanning electron microscope mirror effect to study viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites. Materials Today Communications, 12, 79-87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2017.07.001

A viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composite (VPPMC) is produced by applying tensile creep to polymeric fibres, the creep load being removed before the fibres are moulded into a resin matrix. Following matrix curing, the viscoelastically... Read More about An evaluation of the scanning electron microscope mirror effect to study viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites.

Experimental investigation of a super performance dew point air cooler (2017)
Journal Article
Xu, P., Ma, X., Zhao, X., & Fancey, K. (2017). Experimental investigation of a super performance dew point air cooler. Applied energy, 203, 761-777. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.06.095

This paper presents an experimental investigation of a super performance dew point air cooler which, by employing a super performance wet material layer, innovative heat and mass exchanger and intermittent water supply scheme, has achieved a signific... Read More about Experimental investigation of a super performance dew point air cooler.

Application of time–stress superposition to viscoelastic behavior of polyamide 6,6 fiber and its “true” elastic modulus (2017)
Journal Article
Wang, B., & Fancey, K. S. (2017). Application of time–stress superposition to viscoelastic behavior of polyamide 6,6 fiber and its “true” elastic modulus. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 134(24), Article 44971. https://doi.org/10.1002/app.44971

The viscoelastic behavior of semi-crystalline polyamide 6,6 fiber is exploited in viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites. To understand better the underlying prestress mechanisms, strain–time performance of the fiber material is inv... Read More about Application of time–stress superposition to viscoelastic behavior of polyamide 6,6 fiber and its “true” elastic modulus.

Snap-through behaviour of a bistable structure based on viscoelastically generated prestress (2017)
Journal Article
Wang, B., Ge, C., & Fancey, K. S. (2017). Snap-through behaviour of a bistable structure based on viscoelastically generated prestress. Composites. Part B, Engineering, 114, 23-33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2017.01.069

A novel form of shape-changing bistable structure has been successfully developed through the use of viscoelastically generated prestress. Bistability is achieved through pairs of deflecting viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composite (VP... Read More about Snap-through behaviour of a bistable structure based on viscoelastically generated prestress.

Experimental investigation on performance of fabrics for indirect evaporative cooling applications (2016)
Journal Article
Xu, P., Ma, X., Zhao, X., & Fancey, K. S. (2016). Experimental investigation on performance of fabrics for indirect evaporative cooling applications. Building and Environment, 110, 104-114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2016.10.003

© 2016 Indirect evaporative cooling, by using water evaporation to absorb heat to lower the air temperature without adding moisture, is an extremely low energy and environmentally friendly cooling principle. The properties of the wet channel surface... Read More about Experimental investigation on performance of fabrics for indirect evaporative cooling applications.

Numerical investigation of the energy performance of a guideless irregular heat and mass exchanger with corrugated heat transfer surface for dew point cooling (2016)
Journal Article
Diallo, T. M. O., Fancey, K., Ma, X., Xu, P., Zhao, X., Chen, H., & Li, D. (2016). Numerical investigation of the energy performance of a guideless irregular heat and mass exchanger with corrugated heat transfer surface for dew point cooling. Energy, 109, 803-817. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2016.05.062

© 2016 The Author(s) The paper presents an investigation into the energy performance of a novel irregular heat and mass exchanger for dew point cooling which, compared to the existing flat-plate heat exchangers, removed the use of the channel support... Read More about Numerical investigation of the energy performance of a guideless irregular heat and mass exchanger with corrugated heat transfer surface for dew point cooling.

Viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites: An overview (2016)
Journal Article
Fancey, K. S. (2016). Viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites: An overview. Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, 35(17), 1290-1301. https://doi.org/10.1177/0731684416649036

Elastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites exploit the principles of prestressed concrete, i.e. fibres are stretched elastically during matrix curing. On matrix solidification, compressive stresses are created within the matrix, counterbalan... Read More about Viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites: An overview.

Towards optimisation of load-time conditions for producing viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites (2015)
Journal Article
Fancey, K. S., & Wang, B. (2016). Towards optimisation of load-time conditions for producing viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites. Composites. Part B, Engineering, 87, 336-342. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2015.09.003

A viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composite (VPPMC) is produced by applying a tensile creep load to polymeric fibres, the load being released before the fibres are moulded into a polymeric matrix. The viscoelastically recovering fibres... Read More about Towards optimisation of load-time conditions for producing viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites.

A bistable morphing composite using viscoelastically generated prestress (2015)
Journal Article
Wang, B., & Fancey, K. S. (2015). A bistable morphing composite using viscoelastically generated prestress. Materials letters, 158(November), 108-110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2015.05.129

Elastically generated prestress within polymeric composites can be used to create bistable morphing structures; i.e. they can ‘snap through’ between one of two states. In this paper, a morphing bistable structure has been produced, utilising viscoela... Read More about A bistable morphing composite using viscoelastically generated prestress.

Prestressed polymeric matrix composites: Longevity aspects (2015)
Journal Article
Fazal, A., & Fancey, K. S. (2016). Prestressed polymeric matrix composites: Longevity aspects. Polymer composites, 37(7), 2092-2097. https://doi.org/10.1002/pc.23387

Elastically pre-stressed polymeric matrix composites (EPPMCs) are produced by stretching fibers (e.g. glass) within the composite during matrix curing. The resulting pre-stress can enhance mechanical performance, without increasing section dimensions... Read More about Prestressed polymeric matrix composites: Longevity aspects.

UHMWPE fibre-based composites : prestress-induced enhancement of impact properties (2014)
Journal Article
Fazal, A., & Fancey, K. (2014). UHMWPE fibre-based composites : prestress-induced enhancement of impact properties. Composites. Part B, Engineering, 66, 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2014.04.031

The impact properties of continuous unidirectional UHMWPE fibre-reinforced polyester resin composites have been investigated, to elucidate the effects of prestress on energy absorption characteristics. Prestress within composite samples was produced... Read More about UHMWPE fibre-based composites : prestress-induced enhancement of impact properties.