Interpolating Tie Lines on a Ternary Diagram

Describes how to interpolate equilibrium tie lines on a ternary diagram. Made by faculty at the University of Colorado Boulder Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering.
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[LearnChemE]

Glad the video helps. If you have other suggestions for us to work on please let us know.

[sarutobihokage]

Thank you for this video. You've helped me to understand what I was reading in Chemical Process Principles by Hougen and Watson

[truelysoham]

what do we do to get tie lines if we choose a right angled triangle system?

[sargek]

So useful man, you saved my life, thanks. I needed this in spanish but I never found it.

[Immorpher]

Is it possible to generate tie lines if the diagram only has phase boundaries depicting a phase coexistence regime?

[Soundsantara]

so helpful, but i hope that next video of this particular tutor hAve louder voice

[drew]

Great video, definitely simplified determining tie lines! How did you determine the platt point though? It seems like you already knew it was there, however if it were not given and was completely unknown, how do you determine it?

[hershnotfound]

where can we plot or make these graphs using the computer? any site recommendations?

[sebas]

what are the tie lines? How do you get them?

[gopaldassemeta]

Is there a way where one can use these lines to figure out K'd in mas fraction units?

[andresvazquez]

How can i interpolate an equilibrium tie line given a mixing point between 2 tie lines?

[huntersenpai]

What if there is no any line on the diagram and we want to make one?

[NOORYOUNIS]

What do the tie lines even represent???