When a fin-and-tube heat exchanger worked as dehumidifier

lots of water bridges would form between vertical fins and the water volume of these bridges could affect discharge of water condensate. A model for the calculation of water bridge volume was established by integration of meniscus curve along triple contact line of the water bridge. An ellipse equation was used to simulate the triple contact line while a model of meniscus curve at the water-air interface was obtained from calculation results of the Young-Laplace equation. The model for calculating water bridge volume was validated by experimental study on triple contact lines and meniscus curves. The model predicted water volumes of these bridges 95% times aligned with the experimental data within the deviation limit of ±15%

which had a mean deviation of 7.12%.