Statistical analysis of air-gap membrane desalination experimental data: Hypothesis testing

Desalination

Volumn 362, Issue , 2015, Pages 117-125

  Alcheikhhamdon, Azza A ^a   Darwish, Naif A ^a   Hilal, Nidal ^b,c  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c HAMAD BIN KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Air gap; Hypothesis testing; Membrane distillation; Multiple comparisons; Permeate flux

Indexed keywords

DESALINATION; DISTILLATION; DISTILLERIES; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; MASS TRANSFER; MEMBRANES; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM SULFATE;

AIR-GAPS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; MULTIPLE COMPARISON; PERMEATE FLUX;

STATISTICAL METHODS;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DESALINATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MASS TRANSFER; MEMBRANE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

TURKEY;

EID: 84922616774     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2015.02.003     Document Type: Article

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