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Default Just wondering - Heat Transfer

DerbyBorn wrote:

dennis@home wrote:

DerbyBorn wrote:

Are immersion heaters as efficient as they could be? Could the tubular
element be improved upon - or doesn't it matter?


They convert 100% of the electricity to heat.
What efficiency would you like to improve?


I sort of knew all that - but could the dissapation be improved


You could put fins on the element, it would speed the recovery time.