Phase diagram;

Phase diagram are graphical representations of the liquid, vapor, and solid phases
that co-exist at various ranges of temperature and pressure within a reservoir.
Ternary phase diagrams represent the phase behavior of mixtures containing three
components in a triangular diagram.
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A ternary or three component phase diagram has the form of an triangular prism
with an equilateral triangle as a base. Pure components are at each vertex, sides are
binary compositions and ternary compositions are within the triangle. The
composition lines on the triangle is constructed from projections of surfaces.

The composition of points which lie inside the area of the triangle can
be determined by using either of the following methods.
1. Method 1 - Triangular Grid
In this method a grid is constructed on the diagram. This grid is most
commonly set up representing a 10% incremental increase in the components.
To determine the composition of a point within the triangular area of the
diagram a series of three lines are drawn through the point of intersest, with
each line parallel to a side of the triangle. With these lines in place the
percentage of each component in the compostion of the point can readliy be
determined.
2. Method 2 - Two Line Method
In this method only two lines are drawn, through the point of interest, parallel
to any two sides of the triangle. The intersection of these two lines with the
third side divides this side into three line segments. The lengths of the
individual line segments are proportional to the relative amounts of the three
components.

3. Method 3;Altitude method

The third method is based upon a larger number of measurements, but does not require
the drawing of perpendicular lines. Straight lines are drawn from each corner, through the
point of interest, to the opposite side of the triangle. The lengths of these lines, as well as
the lengths of the segments between the point and the corresponding sides, are measured
individually. Ratios can then be determined by dividing these segments by the entire
corresponding line as shown in the figure 2. (The sum of the ratios should add to 1).
The two methods outlined above assumed an equilateral triangle, however both
methods can be applied when dealing with a non-equilateral or scalene triangle in
nature.