Complex Singular Points of the Tie-Line Vector Field Diagrams of Ternary Mixtures

Abstract

Complex singular points of the tie-line vector field diagrams of liquid-vapor ternary systems are considered in terms of the theory of stationary vector fields and bifurcation theory. These complex singular points are found to be tangential azeotropic points of different orders, which play a decisive role in transformations of the diagrams of heterogeneous mixtures.