AIChE Journal, Vol.48, No.5, 991-1000, 2002
Visualization of high-dimensional phase diagrams of molecular and ionic mixtures
A general method for visualizing high-dimensional phase diagrams of systems containing a mixture of molecular and ionic species is presented. Based on geometric modeling with homogeneous coordinates, canonical coordinates are developed to represent cuts and projections, which, being reaction-invariant, do not depend on the degree of ionization. Examples are provided to illustrate the application of this method for identifying useful transforms with potential applications in separation system synthesis.