exported
equivalent
burner
IRI:
http://www.inf.ufrgs.br/ontologies/copi#Burner
Generated on 2026-04-16
Natural Language Definition
EN
A burner is a heater that releases thermal energy by burning a combustible mixture of fuel and air.
PT-BR
Um queimador é um aquecedor que libera energia térmica através da queima de uma mistura combustível de combustível e ar.
Formal Axioms
Semi-formal (Aristotelian)
Every burner is a heater that has the function of combustion, which is realized by burning a fuel-air mixture to release thermal energy.
First-Order Logic Theory
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∀x (Burner(x) ↔ (Heater(x) ∧ ∃f (CombustionFunction(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: Burner
<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_0000433 rdf:type owl:Class ; # CombustionFunction
rdfs:subClassOf iof-core:DesignedFunction ;
rdfs:subClassOf [
rdf:type owl:Restriction ;
owl:onProperty bfo:BFO_0000054 ; # realizedIn
owl:allValuesFrom :COPI_0000434 # CombustionProcess
] ;
rdfs:subClassOf [
rdf:type owl:Restriction ;
owl:onProperty bfo:BFO_0000054 ; # realizedIn
owl:someValuesFrom :COPI_0000434 # CombustionProcess
] ;
rdfs:label "combustion function"@en ;
rdfs:label "função de combustão"@pt-br .
### Process type
:COPI_0000434 rdf:type owl:Class ; # CombustionProcess
rdfs:subClassOf :COPI_0000007 ; # ChemicalReaction
rdfs:label "combustion process"@en ;
rdfs:label "processo de combustão"@pt-br .
:COPI_0000007 rdf:type owl:Class . # ChemicalReaction
:COPI_0000434 # CombustionProcess
rdfs:subClassOf [
rdf:type owl:Restriction ;
owl:onProperty iof-core:hasInput ;
owl:someValuesFrom :COPI_0000393 # FuelPortion
] ;
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_0000395 # CombustionProduct
] .
### Equipment universal: Burner
:COPI_0000220 rdf:type owl:Class ; # Burner
owl:equivalentClass [
rdf:type owl:Class ;
owl:intersectionOf (
:COPI_0000124 # Heater
[
rdf:type owl:Restriction ;
owl:onProperty iof-core:hasFunction ; # Object branch (MaterialArtifact/Assembly/Object/FiatObjectPart)
owl:someValuesFrom :COPI_0000433 # CombustionFunction
]
)
] ;
rdfs:label "burner"@en ;
rdfs:label "queimador"@pt-br ;
iof-av:naturalLanguageDefinition "A burner is a heater that releases thermal energy by burning a combustible mixture of fuel and air."@en ;
skos:definition "A burner is a heater that releases thermal energy by burning a combustible mixture of fuel and air."@en ;
iof-av:naturalLanguageDefinition "Um queimador é um aquecedor que libera energia térmica através da queima de uma mistura combustível de combustível e ar."@pt-br ;
iof-av:semiFormalNaturalLanguageAxiom "Every burner is a heater that has the function of combustion, which is realized by burning a fuel-air mixture to release thermal energy."@en ;
iof-av:firstOrderLogicAxiom "∀x (Burner(x) ↔ (Heater(x) ∧ ∃f (CombustionFunction(f) ∧ bearerOf(x,f))))"@en ;
skos:definition "[ISO 15926-4] A <BURNER> is a <FunctionalObject> that is intended to release thermal energy by burning a combustible mixture"@en .
Axiomatization Decision Log
1
Identity-Giving Function
Function class
CombustionFunction
⊑ DesignedFunction
Realized in
CombustionProcess
⊑ ChemicalReaction
The identity-giving function is combustion - the controlled burning of a fuel-air mixture to release thermal energy. This distinguishes burners from other heating equipment that might use electrical resistance, solar, or other heating methods.
2
Genus Determination
Heater
A burner is a specialized type of heater that uses combustion as its heating method. The genus 'heater' is already enriched in the ontology with HeatingFunction. This is more specific than 'Assembly' but captures the thermal energy release purpose that defines all burners.
3
Necessary Parts
No necessary parts recorded (concept may be primitive at this level).
These parts are fundamental to any combustion-based heating device - a space for burning, fuel delivery, and air supply are universal requirements for controlled combustion.
4
Process Participation Signature ⟨I, O, T⟩
Inputs (I)
FuelPortion
— combustible
PortionOfAir
— oxidizing
Outputs (O)
CombustionProduct
— high temperature
Transformation (T)
chemical combustion reaction converting fuel and air into hot combustion products and thermal energy
Burners have the signature of consuming fuel and air to produce hot gases and thermal energy through combustion chemistry
5
Axiom Mode Decision
Necessary + Sufficient
— modelled as a defined class
(≡, EquivalentClass). Automatic classification is
appropriate for this concept.
Cross-Standard Observations
Only ISO 15926 provides a definition. The definition is functional and clear, focusing on the thermal energy release through combustion. The numerous subtypes in ISO 15926 (coal burner, fuel gas burner, pilot burner, etc.) confirm this is a well-established equipment category with functional and constructive variants.
