• DR. SHIVANI SINGH
• Karuna Dhruv Bilakhia
• Priyanka Mandar Sulakhe

The escalating global population is fueling a surge in the need for potable water, exacerbating the disparity between supply and demand. To address this, alternative water purification technologies are crucial. Solar desalination emerges as an effective method, converting brackish or saline water into drinkable water using renewable solar energy. This study focuses on modifying an existing solar still into a double basin V-shape solar still coupled with a solar water heater. The V-shape double basin solar still, made from galvanized iron and glass, is assessed for solar distillation. The research involves manufacturing, testing, and evaluating the solar still's output connected to a solar water heater. Distillation rates at specified water levels are calculated and compared with other studies. Laboratory testing reveals a significant decrease in pH, total dissolved salts, hardness, and electrical conductivity in the distilled sample compared to the original, all falling within acceptable parameters. This pioneering method offers a hopeful resolution to the issue of water scarcity by leveraging solar energy for effective desalination.

V shape solar still, water heater, desalination.

"Performance Evaluation of Double Basin V shape Solar Still", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 10, page no.a459-a462, October-2025, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2510056.pdf

"Performance Evaluation of Double Basin V shape Solar Still", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 10, page no. ppa459-a462, October-2025, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2510056.pdf