exported
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heat transfer plate
IRI:
http://www.inf.ufrgs.br/ontologies/copi#Heattransferplate
Generated on 2026-05-04
Natural Language Definition
EN
A MaterialArtifact that bears a HeatTransferFunction and that is intended to be used in a non-tubular heat exchanger to segregate two fluid media while facilitating thermal energy transfer between them.
PT-BR
Um MaterialArtifact que possui uma HeatTransferFunction e que é destinado a ser usado em um trocador de calor não tubular para segregar dois meios fluidos enquanto facilita a transferência de energia térmica entre eles.
Formal Axioms
Semi-formal (Aristotelian)
Every heat transfer plate is a MaterialArtifact that bears a HeatTransferFunction and participates in segregating two fluid media in a non-tubular heat exchanger.
First-Order Logic Theory
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∀x(HeatTransferPlate(x) → MaterialArtifact(x) ∧ ∃f(HeatTransferFunction(f) ∧ bearerOf(x,f)) ∧ ∃p(MediaSeparationProcess(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: HeatTransferPlate
<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 "2026-10-07"^^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 ;
iof-av:naturalLanguageDefinition "A DesignedFunction that is realized in a HeatTransferProcess and that consists in facilitating the transfer of thermal energy between two or more fluid media while maintaining their physical separation."@en ;
skos:definition "A DesignedFunction that is realized in a HeatTransferProcess and that consists in facilitating the transfer of thermal energy between two or more fluid media while maintaining their physical separation."@en .
### 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 ;
iof-av:naturalLanguageDefinition "A PlannedProcess in which thermal energy is transferred between two or more fluid streams through a solid boundary, enabling temperature equalization or thermal conditioning without direct mixing of the media."@en ;
skos:definition "A PlannedProcess in which thermal energy is transferred between two or more fluid streams through a solid boundary, enabling temperature equalization or thermal conditioning without direct mixing of the media."@en .
: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_0000037 # PortionOfFluid
] ;
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_0000037 # PortionOfFluid
] .
### Equipment universal: HeatTransferPlate
:COPI_0000294 rdf:type owl:Class ; # HeatTransferPlate
rdfs:subClassOf iof-core:MaterialArtifact ;
rdfs:subClassOf [
rdf:type owl:Restriction ;
owl:onProperty iof-core:hasFunction ; # Object branch (MaterialArtifact/Assembly/Object/FiatObjectPart)
owl:someValuesFrom :COPI_0000068 # HeatTransferFunction
] ;
rdfs:label "heat transfer plate"@en ;
rdfs:label "MaterialArtifact que possui uma HeatTransferFunction e"@pt-br ;
iof-av:naturalLanguageDefinition "A MaterialArtifact that bears a HeatTransferFunction and that is intended to be used in a non-tubular heat exchanger to segregate two fluid media while facilitating thermal energy transfer between them."@en ;
skos:definition "A MaterialArtifact that bears a HeatTransferFunction and that is intended to be used in a non-tubular heat exchanger to segregate two fluid media while facilitating thermal energy transfer between them."@en ;
iof-av:naturalLanguageDefinition "Um MaterialArtifact que possui uma HeatTransferFunction e que é destinado a ser usado em um trocador de calor não tubular para segregar dois meios fluidos enquanto facilita a transferência de energia térmica entre eles."@pt-br ;
iof-av:semiFormalNaturalLanguageAxiom "Every heat transfer plate is a MaterialArtifact that bears a HeatTransferFunction and participates in segregating two fluid media in a non-tubular heat exchanger."@en ;
iof-av:firstOrderLogicAxiom "∀x(HeatTransferPlate(x) → MaterialArtifact(x) ∧ ∃f(HeatTransferFunction(f) ∧ bearerOf(x,f)) ∧ ∃p(MediaSeparationProcess(p) ∧ participatesIn(x,p)))"@en ;
iof-av:isPrimitive "true"^^xsd:boolean ;
iof-av:primitiveRationale "Constructive classification basis requires necessary conditions only. Under OWA, sufficient conditions for 'plate geometry used in non-tubular heat exchangers' could lead to false positives - other components with plate-like surfaces might be incorrectly classified as heat transfer plates without domain expert validation of the structural and application-specific criteria."@en ;
skos:definition "[ISO 15926-4] A <HEAT TRANSFER PLATE> is a <PLATE> that is intended to be used in a non tubular heat exchanger to segregate the two media"@en .
Axiomatization Decision Log
1
Identity-Giving Function
Function class
HeatTransferFunction
⊑ DesignedFunction
Realized in
HeatTransferProcess
⊑ PlannedProcess
The function is already established in the ontology as HeatTransferFunction (used by heat exchanger, cooler, condenser, etc.). A heat transfer plate serves the same fundamental function as other heat transfer components - enabling thermal energy transfer between segregated media.
2
Genus Determination
MaterialArtifact
bfo:Object (BFO_0000030)
Monolithic causally unified material artefact.
MaterialArtifact ≡ Object ⊓ ∃bearerOf.DesignedFunction.
The parent candidate 'PLATE' from ISO 15926 is too generic and not yet enriched in our ontology. A heat transfer plate is a designed artifact that is essentially monolithic (not an assembly of removable subcomponents), making MaterialArtifact the appropriate BFO root. It is a single manufactured component used within heat exchanger assemblies.
3
Necessary Parts
No necessary parts recorded (concept may be primitive at this level).
A heat transfer plate is described as essentially monolithic - it is a single plate component that functions as the heat transfer surface. The source definition does not identify any necessary subcomponents, and the Known Component Terms only list assemblies of plates (HEAT TRANSFER PLATE PACK), not parts of individual plates. As a fundamental component itself, it has no required internal parts at this level of abstraction.
4
Process Participation Signature ⟨I, O, T⟩
Inputs (I)
PortionOfFluid
— hot fluid medium on one side of the plate
PortionOfFluid
— cold fluid medium on the other side of the plate
Outputs (O)
PortionOfFluid
— hot fluid medium with reduced temperature
PortionOfFluid
— cold fluid medium with increased temperature
Transformation (T)
thermal energy transfer from hot fluid to cold fluid through the solid plate boundary while maintaining physical separation of the media
The signature reflects the fundamental heat transfer process: two fluid streams at different temperatures exchange thermal energy through the plate while remaining physically segregated. This matches the ISO 15926 definition emphasizing segregation of two media.
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.
Constructive classification basis requires necessary conditions only. Under OWA, sufficient conditions for 'plate geometry used in non-tubular heat exchangers' could lead to false positives - other components with plate-like surfaces might be incorrectly classified as heat transfer plates without domain expert validation of the structural and application-specific criteria.
Cross-Standard Observations
Only one source (ISO 15926-4) provides a definition. The definition is concise but adequate, focusing on the structural role (plate) and application context (non-tubular heat exchanger) with emphasis on media segregation function.
