This paper presents experimental data on droplet entrainment from a wetted wire (stainless steel diameter 280 mu m) exposed to a gas cross flow using nitrogen as the gas phase and n-decane as the liquid phase. The system pressure ranged from 600 to 1600 kPa and the gas flow from 30 to 100 NL/min (estimated from 6 to 35 m/s). The selected binary system has a surface tension of 23 mN/m at 23 degrees C. High speed photography was used to gather the droplet and film data from the experiments. The resulting droplet mean diameter was compared with droplet entrainment data for annular flow. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.