would generate the driving force for water
vapor molecules to gather, bond and condense. In proper condensation
surface design, packed fins or coils should be positioned
to better attract water vapor molecules, condense and
drain them sufficiently. This function is integrated by absorbing and
dispersing the heat released from the condensation process. To
lower energy consumption of unnecessary further cooling of condensate,
fins temperature T
should mimic the trend of saturation
temperature T
sat
s
viaapre-determinedmargin.Theconservationof
mass equation (Eq. (1)) determines the rate of generated water in a
dehumidification system (ASHRAE, 2002):