exported
equivalent
temperature measuring element
IRI:
http://www.inf.ufrgs.br/ontologies/copi#Temperaturemeasuringelement
Generated on 2026-05-02
Natural Language Definition
EN
A temperature measuring element is a measuring element that has the function to measure temperature.
PT-BR
Um elemento de medição de temperatura é um elemento de medição que tem a função de medir temperatura.
Formal Axioms
Semi-formal (Aristotelian)
Every temperature measuring element is a measuring element that has a temperature measurement function.
First-Order Logic Theory
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▸ Stored override
∀x(TemperatureMeasuringElement(x) ↔ MeasuringElement(x) ∧ ∃f(TemperatureMeasurementFunction(f) ∧ hasFunction(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: TemperatureMeasuringElement
<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_0000664 rdf:type owl:Class ; # TemperatureMeasurementFunction
rdfs:subClassOf iof-core:DesignedFunction ;
rdfs:subClassOf [
rdf:type owl:Restriction ;
owl:onProperty bfo:BFO_0000054 ; # realizedIn
owl:allValuesFrom :COPI_0000665 # TemperatureMeasurementProcess
] ;
rdfs:subClassOf [
rdf:type owl:Restriction ;
owl:onProperty bfo:BFO_0000054 ; # realizedIn
owl:someValuesFrom :COPI_0000665 # TemperatureMeasurementProcess
] ;
rdfs:label "temperature measurement function"@en ;
rdfs:label "função de medição de temperatura"@pt-br .
### Process type
:COPI_0000665 rdf:type owl:Class ; # TemperatureMeasurementProcess
rdfs:subClassOf iof-core:MeasurementProcess ;
rdfs:label "temperature measurement process"@en ;
rdfs:label "processo de medição de temperatura"@pt-br .
iof-core:MeasurementProcess rdf:type owl:Class .
:COPI_0000665 # TemperatureMeasurementProcess
rdfs:subClassOf [
rdf:type owl:Restriction ;
owl:onProperty iof-core:hasSpecifiedOutput ;
owl:someValuesFrom iof-core:MeasurementInformationContentEntity
] .
### Equipment universal: TemperatureMeasuringElement
:COPI_0000076 rdf:type owl:Class ; # TemperatureMeasuringElement
owl:equivalentClass [
rdf:type owl:Class ;
owl:intersectionOf (
:COPI_0000076 # TemperatureElement
[
rdf:type owl:Restriction ;
owl:onProperty iof-core:hasFunction ; # Object branch (MaterialArtifact/Assembly/Object/FiatObjectPart)
owl:someValuesFrom :COPI_0000664 # TemperatureMeasurementFunction
]
)
] ;
rdfs:label "temperature measuring element"@en ;
rdfs:label "elemento de medição de temperatura"@pt-br ;
iof-av:naturalLanguageDefinition "A temperature measuring element is a measuring element that has the function to measure temperature."@en ;
skos:definition "A temperature measuring element is a measuring element that has the function to measure temperature."@en ;
iof-av:naturalLanguageDefinition "Um elemento de medição de temperatura é um elemento de medição que tem a função de medir temperatura."@pt-br ;
iof-av:semiFormalNaturalLanguageAxiom "Every temperature measuring element is a measuring element that has a temperature measurement function."@en ;
iof-av:firstOrderLogicAxiom "∀x(TemperatureMeasuringElement(x) ↔ MeasuringElement(x) ∧ ∃f(TemperatureMeasurementFunction(f) ∧ hasFunction(x,f)))"@en ;
skos:definition "[ISO 15926-4] A <TEMPERATURE MEASURING ELEMENT> is a <MEASURING ELEMENT> for the measurement of <TEMPERATURE>"@en .
# Disjointness: TemperatureMeasuringElement and FlowMeasuringElement
[] rdf:type owl:AllDisjointClasses ;
owl:members ( :COPI_0000076 :COPI_0000116 ) . # TemperatureMeasuringElement, FlowMeasuringElement
Axiomatization Decision Log
1
Identity-Giving Function
Function class
TemperatureMeasurementFunction
⊑ DesignedFunction
Realized in
TemperatureMeasurementProcess
⊑ MeasurementProcess
The identity-giving function is to measure temperature - converting thermal energy into a measurable signal. This is what makes it a temperature measuring element rather than any other type of measuring element.
2
Genus Determination
TemperatureElement
ISO 15926 explicitly states this is a subtype of MEASURING ELEMENT. MeasuringElement would be a MaterialArtifact designed for measurement functions. No parent_candidates were provided, but the source definition clearly establishes this hierarchy.
3
Necessary Parts
No necessary parts recorded (concept may be primitive at this level).
All temperature measuring elements require a sensing element that physically responds to temperature, regardless of the specific mechanism (bimetal, thermocouple, resistance element, etc.)
4
Process Participation Signature ⟨I, O, T⟩
Inputs (I)
—
Outputs (O)
MeasurementInformationContentEntity
— proportional to temperature
Transformation (T)
thermal to measurement signal transduction
Temperature measuring elements transduce thermal energy from the measured medium into a measurable signal (electrical, mechanical, optical, etc.)
5
Axiom Mode Decision
Necessary + Sufficient
— modelled as a defined class
(≡, EquivalentClass). Automatic classification is
appropriate for this concept.
Disjointness Axioms
FlowMeasuringElement
C?: FlowMeasuringElement [unverifiable_class_not_in_db]. Temperature measurement is incompatible with measuring other physical quantities - each requires different sensing mechanisms and produces different signal types
Cross-Standard Observations
Only one source provided. The ISO 15926 definition is clear and functional, with good coverage of subtypes showing various constructive implementations (bimetal, thermocouple, resistance, infrared, etc.)
