exported
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air cooled heat exchanger
IRI:
http://www.inf.ufrgs.br/ontologies/copi#Aircooledheatexchanger
Generated on 2026-04-16
Natural Language Definition
EN
An air cooled heat exchanger is a heat exchanger that has finned air cooling surfaces and uses ambient air as the cooling medium to transfer thermal energy from process fluids.
PT-BR
Um trocador de calor resfriado a ar é um trocador de calor que possui superfícies aletadas de resfriamento a ar e usa ar ambiente como meio de resfriamento para transferir energia térmica de fluidos de processo.
Formal Axioms
Semi-formal (Aristotelian)
Every air cooled heat exchanger is a heat exchanger that has component parts including an air fin system and tube bundle, and participates in air cooling processes.
First-Order Logic Theory
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∀x(AirCooledHeatExchanger(x) → HeatExchanger(x) ∧ ∃y(AirFinSystem(y) ∧ hasComponentPartAtAllTimes(x,y)) ∧ ∃z(TubeBundle(z) ∧ hasComponentPartAtAllTimes(x,z)) ∧ ∃p(AirCoolingProcess(p) ∧ participatesIn(x,p)))
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: AirCooledHeatExchanger
<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_0000068 rdf:type owl:Class ; # HeatTransferFunction
rdfs:subClassOf iof-core:DesignedFunction ;
rdfs:subClassOf [
rdf:type owl:Restriction ;
owl:onProperty bfo:BFO_0000054 ; # realizedIn
owl:allValuesFrom :COPI_0000004 # HeatTransferProcess
] ;
rdfs:subClassOf [
rdf:type owl:Restriction ;
owl:onProperty bfo:BFO_0000054 ; # realizedIn
owl:someValuesFrom :COPI_0000004 # HeatTransferProcess
] ;
rdfs:label "heat transfer function"@en ;
rdfs:label "função de transferência de calor"@pt-br .
### Process type
:COPI_0000004 rdf:type owl:Class ; # HeatTransferProcess
rdfs:subClassOf iof-core:PlannedProcess ;
rdfs:label "heat transfer process"@en ;
rdfs:label "processo de transferência de calor"@pt-br .
:COPI_0000004 # HeatTransferProcess
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:hasInput ;
owl:someValuesFrom :COPI_0000386 # PortionOfAir
] ;
rdfs:subClassOf [
rdf:type owl:Restriction ;
owl:onProperty iof-core:hasSpecifiedOutput ;
owl:someValuesFrom :COPI_0000037 # PortionOfFluid
] ;
rdfs:subClassOf [
rdf:type owl:Restriction ;
owl:onProperty iof-core:hasSpecifiedOutput ;
owl:someValuesFrom :COPI_0000386 # PortionOfAir
] .
### Equipment universal: AirCooledHeatExchanger
:COPI_0000209 rdf:type owl:Class ; # AirCooledHeatExchanger
rdfs:subClassOf :COPI_0000092 ; # HeatExchanger
rdfs:subClassOf [
rdf:type owl:Restriction ;
owl:onProperty iof-core:hasFunction ; # Object branch (MaterialArtifact/Assembly/Object/FiatObjectPart)
owl:someValuesFrom :COPI_0000068 # HeatTransferFunction
] ;
rdfs:label "air cooled heat exchanger"@en ;
rdfs:label "trocador de calor resfriado a ar"@pt-br ;
iof-av:naturalLanguageDefinition "An air cooled heat exchanger is a heat exchanger that has finned air cooling surfaces and uses ambient air as the cooling medium to transfer thermal energy from process fluids."@en ;
skos:definition "An air cooled heat exchanger is a heat exchanger that has finned air cooling surfaces and uses ambient air as the cooling medium to transfer thermal energy from process fluids."@en ;
iof-av:naturalLanguageDefinition "Um trocador de calor resfriado a ar é um trocador de calor que possui superfícies aletadas de resfriamento a ar e usa ar ambiente como meio de resfriamento para transferir energia térmica de fluidos de processo."@pt-br ;
iof-av:semiFormalNaturalLanguageAxiom "Every air cooled heat exchanger is a heat exchanger that has component parts including an air fin system and tube bundle, and participates in air cooling processes."@en ;
iof-av:firstOrderLogicAxiom "∀x(AirCooledHeatExchanger(x) → HeatExchanger(x) ∧ ∃y(AirFinSystem(y) ∧ hasComponentPartAtAllTimes(x,y)) ∧ ∃z(TubeBundle(z) ∧ hasComponentPartAtAllTimes(x,z)) ∧ ∃p(AirCoolingProcess(p) ∧ participatesIn(x,p)))"@en ;
iof-av:isPrimitive "true"^^xsd:boolean ;
iof-av:primitiveRationale "Under the Open World Assumption, defining air cooling constructively as sufficient conditions could lead to false positives. Complex hybrid equipment or specialized configurations with air cooling components might be inappropriately classified. Starting with necessary conditions allows for proper validation by domain experts before upgrading to equivalence."@en ;
skos:definition "[ISO 15926-4] An <AIR COOLED HEAT EXCHANGER> is a <HEAT EXCHANGER> and an <AIR COOLED OBJECT> and a <FLUID CONTAINER>"@en ;
skos:definition "[CFIHOS] A cooler that is intended to use air as the cooling medium."@en ;
skos:definition "[POSC Caesar] A cooler that is intended to use air as the cooling medium."@en .
# Disjointness: AirCooledHeatExchanger and ShellAndTubeHeatExchanger
[] rdf:type owl:AllDisjointClasses ;
owl:members ( :COPI_0000209 :COPI_0000074 ) . # AirCooledHeatExchanger, ShellAndTubeHeatExchanger
Axiomatization Decision Log
1
Identity-Giving Function
Function class
HeatTransferFunction
⊑ DesignedFunction
Realized in
HeatTransferProcess
⊑ PlannedProcess
All heat exchangers, including air cooled ones, have the same identity-giving function: transferring thermal energy between fluid streams. The air cooling aspect is a constructive constraint on how this function is realized, not a different function.
2
Genus Determination
HeatExchanger
Heat exchanger is the most specific appropriate superclass from the parent candidates and is already enriched in our ontology. All definitions consistently position this as a specialized type of heat exchanger. The BFO root is Assembly because heat exchangers are causally unified objects with removable subcomponents (tubes, headers, fins, fans) assembled into a single maintainable unit.
3
Necessary Parts
No necessary parts recorded (concept may be primitive at this level).
These parts are universally present in air cooled heat exchangers. Fans are subtype-specific (forced draft vs natural draft) so not included at this level.
4
Process Participation Signature ⟨I, O, T⟩
Inputs (I)
PortionOfFluid
— hot process fluid requiring cooling
PortionOfAir
— ambient air for cooling
Outputs (O)
PortionOfFluid
— cooled process fluid
PortionOfAir
— heated air discharged to atmosphere
Transformation (T)
thermal energy transfer from process fluid to air
Distinguishes from other heat exchanger types by the specific use of air as the cooling medium, with atmospheric discharge rather than closed loop cooling
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.
Under the Open World Assumption, defining air cooling constructively as sufficient conditions could lead to false positives. Complex hybrid equipment or specialized configurations with air cooling components might be inappropriately classified. Starting with necessary conditions allows for proper validation by domain experts before upgrading to equivalence.
Disjointness Axioms
shell and tube heat exchanger
C?: shell and tube heat exchanger [kind_ambiguous]. Evaporative coolers use water evaporation rather than direct air cooling. Shell and tube heat exchangers use enclosed liquid cooling media, incompatible with the atmospheric air cooling signature.
Cross-Standard Observations
All three standards consistently define this as a heat exchanger using air as cooling medium. ISO 15926 provides the most formal structure positioning it under both heat exchanger and air cooled object hierarchies. CFIHOS and POSC use identical definitions emphasizing the intentional design for air cooling.