Table 7 Multiple comparisons of main effects.
Factor | Head loss | Filtration efficiency | ||||
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Level | Average value | Significance level α = 0.05 | Level | Average value | Significance level α = 0.05 | |
Flow rate Q | 1 | 0.2364 | a | 1 | 0.7645 | a |
2 | 0.2570 | b | 2 | 0.7809 | ab | |
3 | 0.2758 | c | 3 | 0.8020 | abc | |
4 | 0.2960 | d | 4 | 0.8137 | bc | |
5 | 0.3149 | e | 5 | 0.8329 | c | |
Sand content S | 1 | 0.2677 | a | 1 | 0.7068 | a |
2 | 0.2710 | a | 2 | 0.7853 | b | |
3 | 0.2746 | a | 3 | 0.8031 | b | |
4 | 0.2787 | a | 4 | 0.8379 | c | |
5 | 0.2879 | b | 5 | 0.8609 | c | |
Aperture of filter screen d | 1 | 0.2678 | – | 1 | 0.7821 | – |
2 | 0.2750 | – | 2 | 0.7922 | – | |
3 | 0.2852 | – | 3 | 0.8221 | – |