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An experimentalinvestigation of nonturbulent round liquid jets in air crossflows at normal temperature and pressure was carried out, using pulsed shadowgraphs to observe jet deformation and breakup. Test liquids included water, ethyl alcohol and glycerol mixtures; liquid jet diameters were in the range 0.8-13 mm; liquid velocities were in the range 0-50 m/s; and air velocities were in the range 0-24 m/s. The corresponding test range involved Weber numbers of 2-200, Ohnesorge numbers of 0.00006-0.3, streamwise velocity Weber number, p^u^/o column and surface wavelength molecular viscosity density surface tension liquid jet property air jet property