Role of all jet drops in mass transfer from bursting bubbles
Alexis Berny, Luc Deike, Thomas Séon, Stéphane Popinet
Abstract
When a bubble bursts at a liquid surface, it creates a jet that destabilizes into an aerosol of a few droplets. The gigantic number of bubbles that burst every second at the surface of the oceans form the sea spray. By evaporating, this spray plays a key role in the exchange between the ocean and the atmosphere. The dynamics and the evaporation of the drops generated by a large range of bubbles bursting are presented, and it is shown that they all have to be taken into account in the evaporation process.
Topics & Concepts
BurstingJet (fluid)EvaporationMechanicsBubbleMass transferAerosolSea sprayMaterials sciencePhysicsMeteorologyBiologyNeuroscienceFluid Dynamics and Heat TransferParticle Dynamics in Fluid FlowsOil Spill Detection and Mitigation