exported
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distillation column
IRI:
http://www.inf.ufrgs.br/ontologies/copi#Distillationcolumn
Generated on 2026-04-16
Natural Language Definition
EN
A distillation column is a separator that bears a distillation function to enable separation of fluid mixtures based on differences in component boiling points through vapor-liquid equilibrium.
PT-BR
Uma coluna de destilação é um separador que possui uma função de destilação para permitir a separação de misturas de fluidos baseada nas diferenças dos pontos de ebulição dos componentes através do equilíbrio vapor-líquido.
Formal Axioms
Semi-formal (Aristotelian)
Every distillation column is a separator that has the function to perform distillation processes
First-Order Logic Theory
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▸ Stored override
∀x (DistillationColumn(x) ↔ (Separator(x) ∧ ∃f (DistillationFunction(f) ∧ bearerOf(x,f))))
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: DistillationColumn
<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_0000474 rdf:type owl:Class ; # DistillationFunction
rdfs:subClassOf iof-core:DesignedFunction ;
rdfs:subClassOf [
rdf:type owl:Restriction ;
owl:onProperty bfo:BFO_0000054 ; # realizedIn
owl:allValuesFrom :COPI_0000475 # DistillationProcess
] ;
rdfs:subClassOf [
rdf:type owl:Restriction ;
owl:onProperty bfo:BFO_0000054 ; # realizedIn
owl:someValuesFrom :COPI_0000475 # DistillationProcess
] ;
rdfs:label "distillation function"@en ;
rdfs:label "função de destilação"@pt-br .
### Process type
:COPI_0000475 rdf:type owl:Class ; # DistillationProcess
rdfs:subClassOf :COPI_0000005 ; # MassTransfer
rdfs:label "distillation process"@en ;
rdfs:label "processo de destilação"@pt-br .
:COPI_0000005 rdf:type owl:Class . # MassTransfer
:COPI_0000475 # DistillationProcess
rdfs:subClassOf [
rdf:type owl:Restriction ;
owl:onProperty iof-core:hasInput ;
owl:someValuesFrom :COPI_0000044 # FluidMixture
] ;
rdfs:subClassOf [
rdf:type owl:Restriction ;
owl:onProperty iof-core:hasSpecifiedOutput ;
owl:someValuesFrom :COPI_0000037 # PortionOfFluid
] .
### Equipment universal: DistillationColumn
:COPI_0000255 rdf:type owl:Class ; # DistillationColumn
owl:equivalentClass [
rdf:type owl:Class ;
owl:intersectionOf (
:COPI_0000084 # Separator
[
rdf:type owl:Restriction ;
owl:onProperty iof-core:hasFunction ; # Object branch (MaterialArtifact/Assembly/Object/FiatObjectPart)
owl:someValuesFrom :COPI_0000474 # DistillationFunction
]
)
] ;
rdfs:label "distillation column"@en ;
rdfs:label "coluna de destilação"@pt-br ;
iof-av:naturalLanguageDefinition "A distillation column is a separator that bears a distillation function to enable separation of fluid mixtures based on differences in component boiling points through vapor-liquid equilibrium."@en ;
skos:definition "A distillation column is a separator that bears a distillation function to enable separation of fluid mixtures based on differences in component boiling points through vapor-liquid equilibrium."@en ;
iof-av:naturalLanguageDefinition "Uma coluna de destilação é um separador que possui uma função de destilação para permitir a separação de misturas de fluidos baseada nas diferenças dos pontos de ebulição dos componentes através do equilíbrio vapor-líquido."@pt-br ;
iof-av:semiFormalNaturalLanguageAxiom "Every distillation column is a separator that has the function to perform distillation processes"@en ;
iof-av:firstOrderLogicAxiom "∀x (DistillationColumn(x) ↔ (Separator(x) ∧ ∃f (DistillationFunction(f) ∧ bearerOf(x,f))))"@en ;
skos:definition "[ISO 15926-4] A <DISTILLATION COLUMN> is a <DISTILLATION SEPARATOR> and a <PROCESS COLUMN> and a <DISTILLER> intended to enable a distillation process"@en ;
skos:definition "[CFIHOS] A process column intended to enable a distillation process."@en ;
skos:definition "[POSC Caesar] A process column intended to enable a distillation process"@en .
# Disjointness: DistillationColumn and Filter
[] rdf:type owl:AllDisjointClasses ;
owl:members ( :COPI_0000255 :COPI_0000081 ) . # DistillationColumn, Filter
# Disjointness: DistillationColumn and Centrifuge
[] rdf:type owl:AllDisjointClasses ;
owl:members ( :COPI_0000255 :COPI_0000225 ) . # DistillationColumn, Centrifuge
Axiomatization Decision Log
1
Identity-Giving Function
Function class
DistillationFunction
⊑ DesignedFunction
Realized in
DistillationProcess
⊑ MassTransfer
Distillation is the identity-giving function - a specific type of separation process based on differences in boiling points. This is what distinguishes a distillation column from other types of process columns or separators.
2
Genus Determination
Separator
Based on parent candidates and the ISO 15926 definition stating it is a DISTILLATION SEPARATOR, the most specific appropriate genus is Separator (already enriched). While it's also described as a PROCESS COLUMN, the separating function is more fundamental - it's a separator that happens to use a column configuration for distillation, rather than a generic process column.
3
Necessary Parts
No necessary parts recorded (concept may be primitive at this level).
These parts define the minimum physical configuration required for any distillation operation: containment, staged contact for mass transfer, feed introduction, and separate product withdrawal points.
4
Process Participation Signature ⟨I, O, T⟩
Inputs (I)
FluidMixture
— multi-component with different boiling points
Outputs (O)
PortionOfFluid
— components separated by volatility
Transformation (T)
thermal separation via vapor-liquid equilibrium
Distillation takes a mixed feed and produces multiple product streams with different compositions based on component volatilities. The number of outputs can vary (2 for simple distillation, 3+ for complex columns).
5
Axiom Mode Decision
Necessary + Sufficient
— modelled as a defined class
(≡, EquivalentClass). Automatic classification is
appropriate for this concept.
Disjointness Axioms
Filter
Centrifuge
C1: Centrifuge. C2: Filter. Distillation columns use thermal/vapor-liquid equilibrium separation mechanisms that are incompatible with physical filtration or centrifugal force separation
Cross-Standard Observations
All three sources (ISO 15926, CFIHOS, POSC Caesar) provide consistent functional definitions emphasizing the distillation process enablement. ISO 15926 provides the most detailed hierarchical context showing it as both a distillation separator and process column.
