ConceptSankey Diagram
Sankey Diagram
A flow visualization chart that uses nodes and the widths of flow lines to show the distribution and loss of resources or energy among the various parts of a system. It is commonly used in fields such as energy and logistics.
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Oct 28
The Sankey diagram was proposed by Matthew Henry Phineas Riall Sankey in 1898 and was originally used to show the energy efficiency of steam engines.
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Oct 28
The core elements of a Sankey diagram include nodes and links, with link width proportional to the flow value.
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