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Vibrational breakup We ≤ 12

Bag breakup 12 < We ≤ 50

deformation bag growth bag burst rim breakup

Bag and stamen breakup 50 < We ≤ 100

Sheet stripping 100 < We ≤ 350

Catastrophic breakup We > 350

Fig. 9.7 Schematic representation of particle breakup mechanisms reproduced from Pilch and
Erdman (1987) where detailed descriptions of each breakup regime can be found