Size and velocity of jet drops following bursting bubbles

Abstract eng:
Bubbles lying at a free surface usually burst and eject myriads of droplets. A quantitative description of these bursting bubble aerosols constitutes a major issue in oceanography. Indeed, this would enable to improve our knowledge of sea spray aerosols, which is crucial to better understand air–sea interactions. Focusing on the bubble bursting, from the collapsing cavity to the jet drop ejection, we show a comparison between experimental results and numerical simulations. In this context, the jet velocity and the drop size are presented as functions of the relevant dimensionless parameters. The results are then discussed in the light of both their fundamental applications in the understanding of the phenomena and their quantitative implications in air–sea interactions.

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