A Bibliometric Analysis of Solar Energy Application on Organic Rankine Cycle

Abstract

Solar Thermal is one of many heat sources that can be applied to support organic Rankine cycle (ORC) system. The advantage of using solar thermal as a heat source when combine with ORC system, it can provide affordable energy supplies in remote areas and suitable in disaster territory. Growth in solar-ORC research is not only on a lab/workshop scale but also on an industrial scale. Most articles refer to methods and tool in design process, combine heat and improvement of the cycle, working fluids selection and case study based on primary or secondary data. The paper is report of the newest trends on the research of solar application on ORC using bibliometric analysis. The study of bibliometric using VOSviewer was recognized as a captivating method in the literature that allows examining the scientific progress of a certain topic. Moreover, a qualitative approach can be performed by analysing the keywords contained in different documents to identify a circumstance that feature the research trend and to understand future viewpoint.