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ISA 5.1 symbol for gate control valve
exported necessary
gate control valve
IRI: http://www.inf.ufrgs.br/ontologies/copi#Gatecontrolvalve
Generated on 2026-04-16
Natural Language Definition
EN
A gate control valve is a control valve that uses a gate or wedge closure element moving perpendicular to the flow path to modulate fluid flow in response to control signals.
PT-BR
Uma válvula de controle tipo gaveta é uma válvula de controle que usa um elemento de fechamento tipo gaveta ou cunha movendo-se perpendicular ao caminho do fluxo para modular o fluxo de fluido em resposta a sinais de controle.
Formal Axioms
Semi-formal (Aristotelian)
Every gate control valve is a control valve that has a gate closure mechanism as component part at all times
First-Order Logic Theory
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▸ Stored override ∀x(GateControlValve(x) → ControlValve(x) ∧ ∃g(GateClosureMechanism(g) ∧ hasComponentPartAtAllTimes(x,g)))
OWL 2 / Turtle
@prefix copi: <https://www.inf.ufrgs.br/ontologies/copi/> . @prefix : <https://www.inf.ufrgs.br/ontologies/copi/> . @prefix owl: <http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#> . @prefix rdf: <http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#> . @prefix rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> . @prefix xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> . @prefix bfo: <http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/> . @prefix iof-core: <https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/construct/> . @prefix iof-av: <https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/annotation/> . @prefix skos: <http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#> . @prefix qudt: <http://qudt.org/schema/qudt/> . @prefix dcterms: <http://purl.org/dc/terms/> . @prefix foaf: <http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/> . @prefix apv: <http://inf.ufrgs.br/ontologies/apv#> . ### COPI — Core Ontology for Petroleum Installations ### Class module: GateControlValve <https://www.inf.ufrgs.br/ontologies/copi> rdf:type owl:Ontology ; dcterms:title "Core Ontology for Petroleum Installations (COPI)"@en ; dcterms:title "Ontologia Core para Instalações de Petróleo (COPI)"@pt-br ; dcterms:description "BFO/IOF-Core conformant ontology of equipment classes for petroleum production plants, developed using the five-step RDL enrichment method."@en ; skos:scopeNote "Material artifacts (bfo:material_entity) that (i) are part of a petroleum production plant, and (ii) bear at least one function whose realization involves the transport (e.g. production and injection), processing (separation and other processes), control, monitoring, measurement, containment or offloading of material or energy."@en ; skos:scopeNote "Artefatos materiais (bfo:material_entity) que (i) fazem parte de uma planta de produção de petróleo, e (ii) possuem ao menos uma função cuja realização envolve o transporte (p. ex. produção e injeção), processamento (separação e outros processos), controle, monitoramento, medição, contenção ou escoamento de material ou energia."@pt-br ; skos:scopeNote "COPI provides high-level equipment categories defined by function to demonstrate the defined-class mechanism. Equipment subtypes are annotated with references to CFIHOS and PCA RDL terms. COPI is not a reference data library; organizations should use CFIHOS, PCA RDL, or ISO 14224 for comprehensive equipment classification."@en ; skos:scopeNote "COPI fornece categorias de alto nível de equipamentos definidas por função para demonstrar o mecanismo de classe definida. Os subtipos de equipamentos são anotados com referências aos termos do CFIHOS e do PCA RDL. COPI não é uma biblioteca de dados de referência; organizações devem utilizar o CFIHOS, o PCA RDL ou a ISO 14224 para classificação abrangente de equipamentos."@pt-br ; owl:versionInfo "1.1.0" ; owl:imports <https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/core/Core/> ; owl:imports <http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/bfo/2020/bfo.owl> ; dcterms:creator "Nicolau Oyhenard dos Santos"@en ; dcterms:contributor "Cauã Antunes" ; dcterms:contributor "Haroldo Rojas" ; dcterms:contributor "Rafael Petry" ; dcterms:contributor "Régis Romeu" ; dcterms:contributor "Mara Abel" ; dcterms:isPartOf <https://inf.ufrgs.br/projetos/OntoKG> ; dcterms:publisher "Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)"@en ; dcterms:license <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/> ; dcterms:created "2026-04-08"^^xsd:date ; dcterms:modified "2026-10-08"^^xsd:date ; apv:GlobalMinLanguageCoverage "en pt-br" ; apv:ClassURIFormationRule "https://www[.]inf[.]ufrgs[.]br/ontologies/copi/(COPI_[0-9]{7}|[A-Z][A-Za-z0-9]*)" ; apv:ClassMinAnnotationCoverage "rdfs:label https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/annotation/naturalLanguageDefinition" . iof-av:naturalLanguageDefinition rdf:type owl:AnnotationProperty ; apv:MinAnnotationLength 20 . ### Identity-giving function :COPI_0000027 rdf:type owl:Class ; # ProcessControlledFlowFunction rdfs:subClassOf :COPI_0000026 ; # FlowControlFunction rdfs:subClassOf [ rdf:type owl:Restriction ; owl:onProperty bfo:BFO_0000054 ; # realizedIn owl:allValuesFrom :COPI_0000033 # ProcessControlledFlowProcess ] ; rdfs:subClassOf [ rdf:type owl:Restriction ; owl:onProperty bfo:BFO_0000054 ; # realizedIn owl:someValuesFrom :COPI_0000033 # ProcessControlledFlowProcess ] ; rdfs:label "process controlled flow function"@en ; rdfs:label "função de controle de fluxo de processo"@pt-br . :COPI_0000026 rdf:type owl:Class . # FlowControlFunction ### Process type :COPI_0000033 rdf:type owl:Class ; # ProcessControlledFlowProcess rdfs:subClassOf iof-core:PlannedProcess ; rdfs:label "process controlled flow process"@en ; rdfs:label "processo de controle de fluxo de processo"@pt-br . :COPI_0000033 # ProcessControlledFlowProcess rdfs:subClassOf [ rdf:type owl:Restriction ; owl:onProperty iof-core:hasInput ; owl:someValuesFrom :COPI_0000037 # PortionOfFluid ] ; rdfs:subClassOf [ rdf:type owl:Restriction ; owl:onProperty iof-core:hasSpecifiedOutput ; owl:someValuesFrom :COPI_0000037 # PortionOfFluid ] . ### Equipment universal: GateControlValve :COPI_0000119 rdf:type owl:Class ; # GateControlValve rdfs:subClassOf :COPI_0000087 ; # ControlValve rdfs:subClassOf [ rdf:type owl:Restriction ; owl:onProperty iof-core:hasFunction ; # Object branch (MaterialArtifact/Assembly/Object/FiatObjectPart) owl:someValuesFrom :COPI_0000027 # ProcessControlledFlowFunction ] ; rdfs:label "gate control valve"@en ; rdfs:label "válvula de controle tipo gaveta"@pt-br ; iof-av:naturalLanguageDefinition "A gate control valve is a control valve that uses a gate or wedge closure element moving perpendicular to the flow path to modulate fluid flow in response to control signals."@en ; skos:definition "A gate control valve is a control valve that uses a gate or wedge closure element moving perpendicular to the flow path to modulate fluid flow in response to control signals."@en ; iof-av:naturalLanguageDefinition "Uma válvula de controle tipo gaveta é uma válvula de controle que usa um elemento de fechamento tipo gaveta ou cunha movendo-se perpendicular ao caminho do fluxo para modular o fluxo de fluido em resposta a sinais de controle."@pt-br ; iof-av:semiFormalNaturalLanguageAxiom "Every gate control valve is a control valve that has a gate closure mechanism as component part at all times"@en ; iof-av:firstOrderLogicAxiom "∀x(GateControlValve(x) → ControlValve(x) ∧ ∃g(GateClosureMechanism(g) ∧ hasComponentPartAtAllTimes(x,g)))"@en ; iof-av:isPrimitive "true"^^xsd:boolean ; iof-av:primitiveRationale "This is a constructive subtype where the structural differentia (gate closure mechanism) defines necessary conditions. Under OWA, making this sufficient could force any assembly with a gate closure into this maintenance category, including specialized multi-way valves or custom manifolds that should not be classified as standard gate control valves."@en ; skos:definition "[ISO 15926-4] A <GATE CONTROL VALVE> is an <INSTRUMENTATION ITEM> and a <CONTROL VALVE> and a <GATE VALVE>"@en ; skos:definition "[CFIHOS] A control valve that is a gate valve and an actuated valve."@en .
Axiomatization Decision Log
1 Identity-Giving Function
Function class
ProcessControlledFlowFunction ⊑ FlowControlFunction
Realized in
ProcessControlledFlowProcess ⊑ PlannedProcess
The identity-giving function is the same as control valve - responding to control signals to modulate flow for process control purposes. This distinguishes it from manual valves or self-operating valves.
✓
Expert review — Accepted
2 Genus Determination
ControlValve
Both source definitions explicitly state this is a control valve (functional parent) that happens to use gate valve mechanism. The genus is the most specific superclass - control valve rather than valve, since it inherits the control function and actuation requirements from control valve.
✓
Expert review — Accepted
3 Necessary Parts

No necessary parts recorded (concept may be primitive at this level).

Gate control valves inherit actuator and valve body from control valve genus, but require specific parts for the gate closure mechanism including the gate itself and stem for linear motion transmission.
✓
Expert review — Accepted
4 Process Participation Signature ⟨I, O, T⟩
Inputs (I)
PortionOfFluid — any phase
Outputs (O)
PortionOfFluid — flow rate modulated per control signal
Transformation (T)
flow rate modulation in response to control signals
Identical signature to control valve parent - single inlet/outlet with flow modulation transformation. The gate mechanism doesn't change the process signature, only the internal implementation.
✓
Expert review — Accepted
5 Axiom Mode Decision

Necessary conditions only — modelled as a primitive universal (⊑, SubClassOf). Identity is grounded in designed function and cannot be reduced to a property checklist.

This is a constructive subtype where the structural differentia (gate closure mechanism) defines necessary conditions. Under OWA, making this sufficient could force any assembly with a gate closure into this maintenance category, including specialized multi-way valves or custom manifolds that should not be classified as standard gate control valves.
✓
Expert review — Accepted
Cross-Standard Observations
Both sources consistently define this as the intersection of control valve (functional) and gate valve (constructive) categories. ISO15926 adds instrumentation item as a parent, while CFIHOS emphasizes the actuation aspect.

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