• Rathod Jaydeepsinh Parvatsinh
• Prof. Bharat S. Patel
• Prof. Hasmukh G. Katariya

An experimental investigation of a basin solar desalination with a single basin solar still having phase change material, phase change material with nanoparticles was carried out to improve the output.The experiment carried out for 9 different days with variation in salinity and mass at department of mechanical engineering at birla vishwakarma mahavidyalaya,vallabh vidhyanagar(22.5459° N, 72.9294° E). The productivity of conventional solar still, SSPCM and SSNPCM is optimum at 5 litre of water mass with 2000TDS and 3000TDS.The night time yield of the conventional solar still, SSPCM and SSNPCM is 0.200l/0.5m2, 0.360l/0.5m2 and 0.475ml/0.5m2 respectively and the overall productivity of conventional solar still, SSPCM and SSNPCM is 1.00l/0.5m2/day, 1.320l/0.5m2/day and 1.395l/0.5m2/day. The efficiency of SSNPCM (63.10) is higher compare to SSPCM (56.5) and conventional solar still. The efficiency of SSPCM (56.5) is higher compared to the conventional (30.64) solar still.

solar still efficiency, phase change material, paraffin wax, productivity

"Experimental Investigation of Single Basin Solar Still with Phase Change Material and Nanoparticles", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 8, page no.a939-a950, August-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2108123.pdf

"Experimental Investigation of Single Basin Solar Still with Phase Change Material and Nanoparticles", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 8, page no. ppa939-a950, August-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2108123.pdf