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Anonymous Poster	boiler tubes 12/27/2008 10:24 PM
	why boiler tubes have fins?
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DVader1000 Guru Join Date: May 2007 Location: Anywhere Emperor Palpatine assigns me Posts: 2774 Good Answers: 101	#1 Re: boiler tubes 12/27/2008 10:53 PM
	Larger surface area = better heat exchange. __________________ If only you knew the power of the Dark Side of the Force
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nick name Guru Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: City of Light Posts: 3943 Good Answers: 183	#2 Re: boiler tubes 12/29/2008 5:25 AM
	The inside is for the fluid with the highest convection coefficient. The outer side for the one with less capability to transfer heat thus the surface must be increased in order to reduce the temperature difference between the 2 fluids and also the total heat transfer area.
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