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Film condensation of stagnant water vapor on both vertical and horizontal spirally fluted tubes was studied theoretically. A sine flute was taken as a typical example. In the analysis two regions of the flute, namely the valley and the crest, are treated separately. The condensation process takes place on the crest of the flute and runs down to the valley by surface tension and gravity. In the...