• Neel Bhavsar
• Dhruv Prajapati
• Mishant Patel
• Sahil Vaghela
• Bhargav Upadhyay

Solar energy is a prominent source of energy. The world is facing water crises and many people die by drinking unhygienic water. Water desalination using solar still is the oldest method. Numbers of researchers are working on it to improve its efficiency. This paper describes some new techniques to increase the efficiency of solar still. Solar still is made using cotta stones, which are giving a low-cost solution. This solar still giving 700 ml output in the month of February. Solar still is tested with different water mass for optimum output.20-liter mass is given the best results. Finally still is clubbed with a parabolic collector to increase efficiency. After connecting with parabolic trough collector efficiency is increased up to 64 %.The prototype is fabricated and tested at Godhra, Gujarat, India.

Parabolic trough collector, Solar still, water desalination

"New Technique for Water Desalination Using Novel Solar Still And Parabolic Trough Collector", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.342-346, May 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRCQ06064.pdf

"New Technique for Water Desalination Using Novel Solar Still And Parabolic Trough Collector", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp342-346, May 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRCQ06064.pdf