Summary
Kevin Fancey has enjoyed working in various areas of industrial and academic research relating to physics and engineering, including acoustics (audiology), combustion (ignition systems), rheology (food gels) and display technology.
At Hull, he has worked in surface engineering (hard coatings, thermal barriers) and the fundamentals of glow discharges and plasma-based coatings / treatments processing.
Most recently, he has focused on viscoelastically prestressed polymeric composites and he also collaborates with colleagues in areas involving materials development, including air-conditioning (evaporative cooling) and medical engineering.
Journal Article
A bistable helical structure based on composite tape-springs
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
Non-destructive testing and evaluation of composite materials/structures: A state-of-the-art review
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
Co-investigator
Project
Funder
Grant
Started
Status
Project
Low Energy Dew Point Cooling for Computing Data Centres
Funder
EC European Commission
Grant
£327,560.00
Started
1 January 2017
Status
Complete
Project
Key Technologies for Enhancing Energy Efficiency of the Dew Point Air Cooler and its Manufacturing Process
Funder
EPSRC Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council
Grant
£381,235.00
Started
1 May 2015
Status
Complete
Postgraduate supervision
Applications relating to viscoelasticity and composite materials would be considered.
Completed PhDs
- A Davison, Plasma diagnostic studies of DC ion plating discharges: Influence of discharge and vapour characteristics on coating deposition (2003)
- A Fazal, Polymer fibre composites: Investigation into performance enhancement through viscoelastically generated pre-stress (2014)
- B Wang, Viscoelastically prestressed composites: Towards process optimisation and application to morphing structures (2016)
-Y Qin, Viscoelastically prestressed composites: Further evaluation and development for enhanced mechanical properties (2019)