Bibliometric Analysis of Solar Desalination Systems Powered by Solar Energy and CFD Modelled

Abstract

Solar desalination is a sustainable approach to producing fresh water from saline water. Researchers have tried modifications to solar desalination systems to enhance the distillate output. This survey aims to recognize the characteristics of research work for investigating solar desalination systems. The essential terms to be focused on are computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and solar radiation consideration for the investigation. The data for this bibliometric study was taken from Scopus, with 1932 publications. The characteristics of the research work were analyzed by identifying the research publications, research subject areas, journals, most contributed countries, and data from the authors. The research trend was investigated utilizing yearly research growth, geographical contributions, source quality of publications, and participation of various institutions. VOSviewer software was used for network analysis of essential keywords used in relevant research works and to understand collaborations between the authors and co-authors. About 76% of the total publications belong to the document type articles. It illuminates research tendencies related to the topic under consideration. Results show that desalination research work concerned with CFD or solar radiation was mainly investigated in Engineering and Environmental Science, with their share of more than 50% of the total publications. Further study of relevant research works was assessed using network analysis that helped to link different keywords and authors’ collaborations. This survey helps to spot the increasing research trends and the necessity of further research.

Renewable Energy and Energy Storage Systems

“…Solar energy is one of the renewable energy sources that is available worldwide. Solar energy, whether solar thermal [41] or solar PV [42], has already been applied in various applications, such as residential [43], desalination [44], transportation [45], drying [46], irrigation [47], etc. In this regard, several works have been done to cover part of these developments and applications.…”

Solar desalination: A review of recent developments in environmental, regulatory and economic issues

“…It was recommended that pilot scale assessment, optimization as well as economic evaluation was required to further determine the commercialization potential of this new technology. In a related investigation, simulation modelling was employed by Sonawane et al, [36,37] to analyze or assess the environmental and economic issues associated with using various absorber materials (i.e., black ink, black dye, and black toner) in solar stills. Black toner was found to be the most eco-friendly in terms of reducing CO2 production.…”

Simulasi CFD pada Solar Still Double Slope dengan Kolektor Pasir Besi

“…Baru-baru ini, beberapa peneliti mendemonstrasikan simulasi CFD untuk aplikasi pembersihan permukaan panel. Sonawane et al [10] juga telah merangkum tinjauan berbasis bibliometri terperinci tentang simulasi model CFD untuk aplikasi desalinasi matahari. Beberapa karya relevan lainnya yang terkait dengan pemodelan CFD dan desalinasi air laut menggunakan energi matahari [11] [12].…”