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The researchers used water and water mixed with glycerin to create a model for predicting the velocity and height of the droplets, or jet aerosols, cast upward as bubbles on a liquid's surface burst. In the illustration above, once the bubble is gone (far left), the small cavity it created beneath the surface rushes to close. When these forces meet (center), they launch a jet of water into the air that contains droplets ranging in size from one to 100 microns.
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(Image from Luc Deike, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering)
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