Definition & axiom
⚠ Conflicts with the ISO 15926-4 primary definition
Label (EN)
compensator
Label (PT-BR)
Definition (EN)
Definition (PT-BR)
Semi-formal axiom (Aristotelian)
Axiom type
LLM classification basis: function-based → ≡
The concept is defined by its capability of compensating for axial or radial movement between connected elements. This is a specific designed function rather than a structural mechanism - any physical implementation that provides movement compensation fulfills this role.
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
✓ done
⚠ not anchored
MovementCompensationFunction → MovementCompensationProcess
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COPI-Core operation
⚠ Process parent
PlannedProcess reaches no COPI-Core operation, and no gap (out of scope / coverage gap) is recorded.
LLM rationale:
The identity-giving function is compensating for axial or radial movement between connected elements. This distinguishes compensators from other mechanical equipment that may absorb forces but don't specifically compensate for movement.
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Genus Proximus
✓ done
MaterialArtifact
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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:
Among parent candidates, 'FunctionalObject' is too abstract and 'other mechanical equipment' is not a formal ontological class. 'PipeFitting' is too restrictive as compensators exist beyond piping systems. A compensator is a single causally unified artifact designed for a specific function, making MaterialArtifact the most appropriate genus.
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Differentia Specifica
✓ done
∃bearerOf.MovementCompensationFunction
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Conditions that distinguish
Compensator
from sibling classes under genus
MaterialArtifact.
Only what is not already entailed by the genus.
Differentia expression
Differentia (natural language)
LLM rationale:
The differentia is the specific movement compensation function. This is more general than thermal expansion compensation (expansion joint) and distinguishes from couplings that primarily connect rather than compensate for movement.
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Necessary Parts
✓ done
no necessary parts
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Consider part-whole relations beyond subsumption:
hasComponentPartAtAllTimes (universal, structurally essential)
· hasComponentPartAtSomeTime (contingent, optional component)
LLM rationale:
All compensators require a mechanism to accommodate movement and interfaces to connect the elements between which movement is compensated. Specific mechanisms (bellows, ball joints, etc.) vary by subtype.
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Process Participation Signature ⟨I, O, T⟩
✓ done
∅ → ∅
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Inputs (I)
Outputs (O)
Transformation (T)
LLM rationale:
Compensators receive displacement forces and absorb/accommodate them rather than transmitting them fully to connected equipment, protecting from stress due to movement.
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Alternative labels
none
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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 8 selected
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Select which CFIHOS/DEXPI properties inhere in every instance of Compensator as
bfo:Quality subclasses.
Each selected property →
:CompensatorQuality ⊑ bfo:Quality, inheres in :Compensator
Custom axioms
none
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Axioms not produced by the pipeline. Each is appended verbatim as an
rdfs:subClassOf restriction on Compensator.
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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