Heat Transfer
Extremely large or small volumes of fluids are generally best routed through the shell side of a shell and tube heat exchanger, because of the

Low pressure drop
Flexibility possible in the baffle arrangement
Less corrosion problems
High heat transfer co-efficient

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Heat Transfer
Extended heat transfer surface like fins are used to increase the heat transfer rate. Fin efficiency is defined as the ratio of heat transferred across the fin surface to the theoretical heat transfer across an equal area held at the

Average temperature of the fin
Surrounding temperature
Temperature of the fin end
Constant temperature equal to that of the base

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Heat Transfer
Finned tube heat exchangers

give larger area per tube
use metal fins of low thermal conductivity
facilitate very large temperature drop through tube wall
are used for smaller heat load

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