1. **ʻAno lepo**:
- **Ka hāʻawi ʻana i ka nui o nā ʻāpana**: ʻO ka awelika ka nui o nā ʻāpana a me ka laha ʻana o ka lepo e pili ana i ke koho ʻana i nā ʻeke kānana.
- **Viscosity**: ʻO ka lepo me ka viscosity ikaika e pili ana i ka ʻeke kānana, a pono e koho i kahi ʻeke kānana i maʻalahi ke hoʻomaʻemaʻe.
- **Hōʻō**: Hiki i ka lepo me ka makū nui ke kumu i pulu ka ʻeke kānana, e pili ana i ka pono kānana.
2. **Ka holo ʻana o ka ea**:
- He hopena pololei ka holo o ka ea i ka pono kānana o ka ʻeke kānana.
- Ma ke 'ano ma'amau, pono e ho'omalu 'ia ka wikiwiki o ka ea ma waena o 0.5 a me 1.5 m/s no ka loa'a 'ana o ka hopena kānana maika'i.
3. **Kāna mea ʻeke**:
- Loaʻa i nā ʻeke kānana o nā mea like ʻole nā hopena kānana ma nā ʻano lepo like ʻole.
- Loaʻa nā mea maʻamau i ka polyester, ka fiber aniani, ka PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene), a me nā mea ʻē aʻe, a loaʻa i kēlā me kēia mea kona laulā kūpono.
4. **Wāhi kānana**:
- He palena koʻikoʻi ka wahi kānana no ka hoʻoholo ʻana i ka nui o ka ʻeke kānana.
- E helu i ka huina kānana e pono ai ma muli o ka nui o ka ea a me ka ukana lepo.
5. **Kōnohi ʻeke kānana**:
- Loaʻa nā ʻano ʻeke kānana i ka cylindrical, flat, etc.
- Ua kūpono nā ʻeke kānana cylindrical no ka nui o nā kūlana, ʻoiai ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi o nā ʻeke kānana palahalaha ke kaupalena ʻia ka wahi.
6. **Ka lōʻihi o ka ʻeke kānana**:
- Pili pololei ka lōʻihi o ka ʻeke kānana i ka wahi kānana.
- Hiki i nā ʻeke kānana lōʻihi ke hāʻawi i kahi kānana nui aʻe, akā e hoʻonui pū i ka poho kūʻē.
7. **Ke anawaena ʻeke kānana**:
- Hoʻopili ke anawaena ʻeke kānana i ka ʻāpana ili a me ka hāʻawi ʻana i ka ea o ka ʻeke kānana.
- Ma ka ʻōlelo maʻamau, hiki i nā ʻeke kānana me nā anawaena ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi o ka kānana.