Definition & axiom
⚠ Conflicts with the ISO 15926-4 primary definition
Label (EN)
boiler
Label (PT-BR)
Definition (EN)
Definition (PT-BR)
Semi-formal axiom (Aristotelian)
Axiom type
LLM classification basis: function-based → ≡
Boiler is defined primarily by its function to heat liquids to boiling point or perform indirect contact heat exchange. While boilers have distinctive structural features (steam drums, economizers, superheaters), their identity is fundamentally functional - any equipment that brings liquids to boiling point through indirect contact heating is a boiler, regardless of specific internal mechanism (fire tube vs. water tube, etc.).
Validation status
Why primitive (necessary only)
Reviewer notes
FOL theory & disjointness
First-order logic theory (generated)
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Disjoint with
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Axiomatization steps
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Identity-Giving Function
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BoilingFunction → BoilingProcess ⊑ PhaseChange
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COPI-Core operation
PhaseChange via process parent PhaseChange
LLM rationale:
The identity-giving function is to bring liquids to their boiling point through indirect contact heat exchange. This is more specific than general heating - it involves phase change from liquid to vapor. This function distinguishes boilers from other heaters that may only raise temperature without inducing phase change.
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Genus Proximus
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Heater · Assembly
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Genus (genus proximum)
Most specific superclass — may be a domain class like "Valve" or an IOF-Core root.
BFO/IOF-Core Root
bfo:Object branch
bfo:ObjectAggregate branch
bfo:ImmaterialEntity branch
LLM rationale:
ISO 15926 explicitly defines BOILER as a subtype of HEATER, and CFIHOS defines it as 'an indirect contact heat exchanger that is intended to heat a liquid.' Between the two parent candidates (heater and heat exchanger), heater is more specific and directly referenced in the primary definition. Heater is already enriched in our ontology with HeatingFunction.
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Differentia Specifica
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∃bearerOf.BoilingFunction
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Conditions that distinguish
Boiler
from sibling classes under genus
Heater.
Only what is not already entailed by the genus.
Differentia expression
Differentia (natural language)
LLM rationale:
The BoilingFunction is the minimal additional condition beyond HeatingFunction that distinguishes boilers. This captures the essential phase-change aspect that makes a boiler different from other heating equipment.
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Necessary Parts
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no necessary parts
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Consider part-whole relations beyond subsumption:
hasComponentPartAtAllTimes (universal, structurally essential)
· hasComponentPartAtSomeTime (contingent, optional component)
LLM rationale:
These parts are fundamental to the boiling process - steam drums for vapor separation, heat exchange surfaces for heat transfer, and mud drums for water circulation in most boiler configurations.
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Process Participation Signature ⟨I, O, T⟩
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PortionOfLiquid → PortionOfGas + PortionOfLiquid
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Inputs (I)
Outputs (O)
Transformation (T)
LLM rationale:
Boilers transform liquid feedwater into steam/vapor through heat addition, which is the defining transformation that distinguishes them from other heating equipment.
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Alternative labels
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Synonyms / alternative labels (comma-separated) — skos:altLabel
Language auto-detected on export (PT if the label contains accents, EN otherwise).
Properties as BFO qualities
0 of 70 selected
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Select which CFIHOS/DEXPI properties inhere in every instance of Boiler as
bfo:Quality subclasses.
Each selected property →
:BoilerQuality ⊑ bfo:Quality, inheres in :Boiler
Custom axioms
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Axioms not produced by the pipeline. Each is appended verbatim as an
rdfs:subClassOf restriction on Boiler.
Write the restriction block in Turtle syntax (without the leading
rdfs:subClassOf).
Example: [ owl:onProperty :hasPart ; owl:someValuesFrom :Wellhead ]
Cross-standard divergences
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