Concept of Computational Fluid Dynamics and Its Application in Sport Science: Bibliometric Analysis of Modelling Thermal Comfort in Sport Hall

Abstract

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) has become a very effective tool in modeling and analyzing various complex phenomena, including being an integral part of analyzing thermal comfort phenomena. Therefore, this research was carried out to identify developments in the scientific literature related to research on sports science to carry out initial identification of sports hall thermal comfort modeling using dynamic computing concepts, analyzing trends and research focus in this field through bibliometrics. In addition, this research provides a comprehensive insight into the latest scientific contributions and developments in the field of sports science as an initial identification of sports hall thermal comfort modeling using a dynamic computing approach. Bibliometric analysis and theoretical analysis were chosen as research methods. This research also consists of five steps, namely (i) determining the theme and sources of research data; (ii) article data collection; (iii) data processing, (iv) bibliometric analysis, and (v) report preparation. "Computational Fluid Dynamics Design (CFD) in Sport Science" was used as a keyword in this research. Based on the search results, 823 documents were obtained from 1996 to 2023. Research on CFD in sports science will increase in 2022. Many countries, affiliates, and authors have contributed to increasing the number of publications on CFD in sports science, such as the United States with a total of 103 publications. With this research, it is hoped that it will provide insight to researchers, practitioners, and policymakers regarding research directions that may not have been fully explored in the application of CFD in the field of sports in particular, as well as other fields.