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

Chandrakant R. Sonawane, Hitesh N. Panchal, Siamak Hoseinzadeh, Mohammad Hadi Ghasemi, Ali Jawad Alrubaie and Ali Sohani
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Chandrakant R. Sonawane: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Symbiosis Institute of Technology, Symbiosis International Deemed University, Pune 412115, India
Hitesh N. Panchal: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Government Engineering College, Patan 384265, India
Siamak Hoseinzadeh: Department of Planning, Design and Technology of Architecture, Sapienza University of Rome, 00196 Roma, Italy
Mohammad Hadi Ghasemi: Department of Mechanical Engineering, West Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran 14687-63785, Iran
Ali Jawad Alrubaie: Department of Medical Instrumentation Techniques Engineering, Al-Mustaqbal University College, Hilla 51001, Iraq
Ali Sohani: Lab of Optimization of Thermal Systems’ Installations, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering-Energy Division, K.N. Toosi University of Technology, No. 15-19, Pardis St., Mollasadra Ave., Vanak Sq., P.O. Box 19395-1999, Tehran 1999 143344, Iran

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 14, 1-13

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.

Keywords: desalination; solar still; computational fluid dynamics; radiation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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