Dropwise CondensationWater Drainage Model

Abstract

Modeling of condensation is important to estimating the residual water in small channels. The residual water that forms becomes a water source for permeable materials such as wooden structure or insulation. A model has been implemented in Modelica that will predict the amount of residual moisture after a period of water build up. This model includes parameters to relate droplet physics to a control volume. The parameters provide an macroscopic means of varying droplet adhesion force, droplet velocity, and drainage dynamics. Using CFD data as an example of real world data, this model has been correlated to demonstrate the effects of the parameters.