hho wirecell concept largest surface area question

[jikwan]

just recently one of our top ranking hho experimenters made the statement:
"after so much testing, my conclusion is surface area determines output",,,,,,,,,or to that effect
fair enough-i can agree with that
my idea is that the surface area of a wire is great
compared to plate or tube it has far more surface area   (im thinking)
i want to get back to this guy and challenge him that plates and tubes are not the way to go
well i have some education in psychology philosophy etc   no training in maths
i cannot work out surface area 
i feel that considering the amount of material your putting energy into--wire is most efficient
im talking 0.5mm wire
any of you math guys help me on this?
thankyou in advance

[Mr.Entropy]

Take a plate or tube, and cut it into wire like peeling an apple.  You create new surface area on both sides of every cut.

Cheers,

Mr. Entropy

[jikwan]

c'mon man im serious

[ResinRat2]

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[Mr.Entropy]

c'mon man im serious

Me too.  I've proven that wire has more surface area per amount of material than bulkier tubes or plates, in a way that anyone can understand.  It's appropriate for someone without math training, is it not?

It you really want to know, the surface area of a cylinder or wire (not counting the ends) is pi*D*L, where D is the diameter and L is the length.  The volume is pi*D*D*L/4.  Area/volume is 4/D, so the smaller the diameter, the more area you have per unit volume.

The surface area of a tube (not counting the ends) is that of the outer cylinder plus the inner cylinder.  The volume is that of the outer cylinder minus that of the inner cylinder.