A Sankey diagram is a type of flow diagram, in which the width of the arrows is proportional to the flow quantity. The purpose of a Sankey diagram is to show the magnitude of flow between processes or different stages in a process. Sankey diagrams are named after Irish Captain Matthew Henry Phineas Riall Sankey, who used this type of diagram in 1898 in a publication on the efficiency of steam engines.
A Sankey diagram is a type of flow diagram in which the width of the arrows is proportional to the flow rate.
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