Where did you get that formula? It's wrong.
Measuring DC voltage after a bridge rectifier doesn't make a lot of sense so I can't really tell you what to expect. The peak AC voltage out of the transformer into the rectifier is 16.02 * 1.414 = 22.65 volts. Did you forget that AC voltage measurements are RMS (Root Mean Square)? There is no magic here.
by Jake Hertz
by Jake Hertz
by Jake Hertz
by Jake Hertz