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On the sea spray aerosol originated from bubble bursting jets

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2020

Francisco J. Blanco–Rodríguez Open the ORCID record for Francisco J. Blanco–Rodríguez [Opens in a new window]  and
J. M. Gordillo Open the ORCID record for J. M. Gordillo [Opens in a new window]
Francisco J. Blanco–Rodríguez
Affiliation:
Área de Mecánica de Fluidos, Departamento de Ingeniería Aeroespacial y Mecánica de Fluidos, Universidad de Sevilla, Avenida de los Descubrimientos s/n 41092, Sevilla, Spain
J. M. Gordillo*
Affiliation:
Área de Mecánica de Fluidos, Departamento de Ingeniería Aeroespacial y Mecánica de Fluidos, Universidad de Sevilla, Avenida de los Descubrimientos s/n 41092, Sevilla, Spain
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†Email address for correspondence: jgordill@us.es
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Abstract

Here we provide a theoretical framework revealing that the radius $R_{d}$ of the top droplet ejected from a bursting bubble of radius $R_{b}$ and $Bo\leqslant 0.05$ can be expressed as $R_{d}/R_{b}=K_{b}(1-(Oh/Oh_{c}^{\prime })^{1/2})$ for $Oh\lesssim Oh_{c}^{\prime }$ or as $R_{d}\approx 18\,\unicode[STIX]{x1D707}_{l}^{2}/(\unicode[STIX]{x1D70C}_{l}\unicode[STIX]{x1D70E})$ for $Oh\gtrsim Oh_{c}^{\prime }$, with the numerically fitted constants $K_{b}\approx 0.2$, $Oh_{c}^{\prime }\approx 0.03$, $Oh=\unicode[STIX]{x1D707}_{l}/\sqrt{\unicode[STIX]{x1D70C}_{l}\,R_{b}\,\unicode[STIX]{x1D70E}}\ll 1$ the Ohnesorge number, $Bo=\unicode[STIX]{x1D70C}_{l}\,g\,R_{b}^{2}/\unicode[STIX]{x1D70E}$ the Bond number, and $\unicode[STIX]{x1D70C}_{l}$, $\unicode[STIX]{x1D707}_{l}$ and $\unicode[STIX]{x1D70E}$ indicating the liquid density, dynamic viscosity and interfacial tension coefficient, respectively. These predictions, which do not only have solid theoretical roots but are also much more accurate than the usual 10 % rule used in the context of marine spray generation via whitecaps for $R_{b}\lesssim 1$ mm, agree very well with both experimental data and numerical simulations for the values of $Oh$ and $Bo$ investigated. Moreover, making use of a criterion which reveals the mechanism that controls the growth rate of capillary instabilities, we also explain here why no droplets are ejected from the tip of the fast Worthington jet for $Oh\gtrsim 0.04$. In addition, our results predict the generation of submicron-sized aerosol particles with diameters below 100 nm and velocities ${\sim}\unicode[STIX]{x1D70E}/\unicode[STIX]{x1D707}_{l}$ for bubble radii $10~\unicode[STIX]{x03BC}\text{m}\lesssim R_{b}\lesssim 20~\unicode[STIX]{x03BC}\text{m}$, within the range found in natural conditions and in good agreement with experiments – a fact suggesting that our study could be applied in the modelling of sea spray aerosol production.

JFM classification

Drops and Bubbles: Aerosols/atomization Drops and Bubbles: Breakup/coalescence Drops and Bubbles: Bubble dynamics
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JFM Rapids
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 886 , 10 March 2020 , R2
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© The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press

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