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Flow Measuring Element
IRI: https://www.inf.ufrgs.br/ontologies/copi/COPI_0000082
Generated onGerado em 2026-05-04
Natural Language DefinitionDefinição em Linguagem Natural
EN
A MeasuringElement that bears a FlowMeasurementFunction and that is designed to determine and quantify the rate of fluid flow through a system.
PT-BR
Um MeasuringElement que possui uma FlowMeasurementFunction e que é projetado para determinar e quantificar a taxa de fluxo de fluido através de um sistema.
Formal AxiomsAxiomas Formais
Semi-formal (Aristotelian)Semi-formal (Aristotélico)
Every FlowMeasuringElement is a MeasuringElement that bears a FlowMeasurementFunction
First-Order Logic TheoryTeoria em Lógica de Primeira Ordem
[Necessary condition]∀x (FlowMeasuringElement(x) → FlowElement(x) ∧ ∃f (FlowMeasurementFunction(f) ∧ bearerOf(x,f))) — Steps 1–3: genus + identity-giving function [Function axiom: FlowMeasurementFunction]∀f (FlowMeasurementFunction(f) → ∀p (realizedIn(f,p) → FlowMeasurementProcess(p)) ∧ ∃p (FlowMeasurementProcess(p) ∧ realizedIn(f,p))) — Step 1: ∀ preserves type-type identity; ∃ rules out vacuous functions never realised [Structural differentia (necessary only)]∀x (FlowMeasuringElement(x) → ∃bearerOf.FlowMeasurementFunction) — Step 3: structural property — necessary condition, not sufficient (OWA prevents ≡) [Process participation signature]∀x ∀f ((FlowMeasuringElement(x) ∧ FlowMeasurementFunction(f) ∧ bearerOf(x,f)) → ∃m (FluidPortion(m) ∧ participatesIn(m,f)) ∧ ∃e (InformationBearingArtifact(e) ∧ participatesIn(e,f)) ∧ processType(f,MeasurementTransduction)) — Step 5: typed participants in the realising process
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: FlowMeasuringElement <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 "1.1.0-104-g4d16eff" ; 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 "2026-07-13"^^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 :FlowMeasurementFunction rdf:type owl:Class ; rdfs:subClassOf iof-core:DesignedFunction ; rdfs:subClassOf [ rdf:type owl:Restriction ; owl:onProperty bfo:BFO_0000054 ; # realizedIn owl:allValuesFrom :FlowMeasurementProcess ] ; rdfs:subClassOf [ rdf:type owl:Restriction ; owl:onProperty bfo:BFO_0000054 ; # realizedIn owl:someValuesFrom :FlowMeasurementProcess ] ; rdfs:label "flow measurement function"@en ; rdfs:label "função de medição de fluxo"@pt-br ; iof-av:naturalLanguageDefinition "A DesignedFunction that is realized in a FlowMeasurementProcess and that consists in determining and quantifying the rate of fluid flow through a system, providing measurement data for monitoring, control, or recording purposes."@en ; skos:definition "A DesignedFunction that is realized in a FlowMeasurementProcess and that consists in determining and quantifying the rate of fluid flow through a system, providing measurement data for monitoring, control, or recording purposes."@en . ### Process type :FlowMeasurementProcess rdf:type owl:Class ; rdfs:subClassOf iof-core:PlannedProcess ; rdfs:label "flow measurement process"@en ; rdfs:label "processo de medição de fluxo"@pt-br ; iof-av:naturalLanguageDefinition "A PlannedProcess in which a measuring element determines the flow rate of a fluid by sensing flow-related physical phenomena and converting them into measurable signals or indications."@en ; skos:definition "A PlannedProcess in which a measuring element determines the flow rate of a fluid by sensing flow-related physical phenomena and converting them into measurable signals or indications."@en . :FlowMeasurementProcess rdfs:subClassOf [ rdf:type owl:Restriction ; owl:onProperty iof-core:hasInput ; owl:someValuesFrom :FluidPortion ] ; rdfs:subClassOf [ rdf:type owl:Restriction ; owl:onProperty iof-core:hasSpecifiedOutput ; owl:someValuesFrom :InformationBearingArtifact ] . ### Equipment universal: FlowMeasuringElement :FlowMeasuringElement rdf:type owl:Class ; rdfs:subClassOf :FlowElement ; rdfs:subClassOf [ rdf:type owl:Restriction ; owl:onProperty iof-core:hasFunction ; # Object branch (MaterialArtifact/Assembly/Object/FiatObjectPart) owl:someValuesFrom :FlowMeasurementFunction ] ; rdfs:label "flow measuring element"@en ; rdfs:label "MeasuringElement que possui uma FlowMeasurementFunction e"@pt-br ; iof-av:naturalLanguageDefinition "A MeasuringElement that bears a FlowMeasurementFunction and that is designed to determine and quantify the rate of fluid flow through a system."@en ; skos:definition "A MeasuringElement that bears a FlowMeasurementFunction and that is designed to determine and quantify the rate of fluid flow through a system."@en ; iof-av:naturalLanguageDefinition "Um MeasuringElement que possui uma FlowMeasurementFunction e que é projetado para determinar e quantificar a taxa de fluxo de fluido através de um sistema."@pt-br ; iof-av:semiFormalNaturalLanguageAxiom "Every FlowMeasuringElement is a MeasuringElement that bears a FlowMeasurementFunction"@en ; iof-av:firstOrderLogicAxiom "∀x(FlowMeasuringElement(x) ↔ (MeasuringElement(x) ∧ ∃f(FlowMeasurementFunction(f) ∧ bearerOf(x,f))))"@en ; iof-av:isPrimitive "true"^^xsd:boolean ;
Axiomatization Decision LogRegistro de Decisões
1 Identity-Giving FunctionFunção Identitária
Function class
FlowMeasurementFunction ⊑ DesignedFunction
Realized in
FlowMeasurementProcess ⊑ PlannedProcess
The function FlowMeasurementFunction already exists in the enriched classes list (used by flow element, flow meter, orifice plate, coriolis mass flow meter). Since 'flow measuring element' has the identical identity-giving function - measuring flow rate - I reuse the existing function name rather than creating a new one.
2 Genus DeterminationDeterminação do Gênero
flow elementbfo:Object (BFO_0000030)
The source definition explicitly states that 'A FLOW MEASURING ELEMENT is a MEASURING ELEMENT that is used to measure FLOW RATE'. The genus MEASURING ELEMENT is directly provided in the parent_candidates. While MeasuringElement is not yet enriched in our ontology, it is the most specific and ontologically correct superclass according to the ISO 15926 hierarchy.
3 Differentia SpecificaDiferença Específica
∃bearerOf.FlowMeasurementFunction

Bears a FlowMeasurementFunction that specifically measures flow rate, distinguishing it from other measuring elements that measure different physical quantities.

The differentia is the specific measurement function - FlowMeasurementFunction. The genus MeasuringElement already provides the general measurement capability, so the differentia only needs to specify that this particular measuring element is designed for flow rate measurement.
4 Necessary PartsPartes Necessárias

No necessary parts recorded.

No specific component parts are mentioned in the source definition or available in the Known Component Terms list. The definition is purely functional, stating only that it 'measures flow rate' without specifying any mandatory physical components. Different subtypes (differential pressure, electromagnetic, optical, etc.) have different structural implementations, so parts should be specified at the subtype level rather than at this universal level.
Process Participation SignatureAssinatura de Participação em Processo
InputsEntradas
{'type': 'FluidPortion', 'count': 1, 'constraints': 'flowing fluid stream whose flow rate is to be measured'}
OutputsSaídas
{'type': 'InformationBearingArtifact', 'count': 1, 'constraints': 'measurement signal or indication representing flow rate'}
TransformationTransformação
flow rate of a fluid stream is sensed and converted into a measurable signal or indication
The process signature captures the essence of flow measurement: a flowing fluid stream enters as input, and the measuring element outputs an information-bearing artifact (signal, indication, or reading) that represents the flow rate. The transformation is measurement_transduction as the element converts a physical quantity (flow rate) into a measurable signal.
MetadataMetadados
COPI IDCOPI IDCOPI_0000082
IRIIRIhttps://www.inf.ufrgs.br/ontologies/copi/COPI_0000082
StatusStatusexported
Axiom modeModonecessary
CreatedCriado2026-05-04
UpdatedAtualizado2026-06-26
LLM modelModelo LLMclaude-sonnet-4-20250514
VersionVersão2026-07-13
Quick factsDados rápidos
GenusGêneroflow element
Root classClasse raizMaterialArtifact
Axiom modeModonecessary
FunctionFunçãoFlowMeasurementFunction
ProcessProcessoFlowMeasurementProcess
PartsPartes0
Source DefinitionsDefinições nas Fontes 1 source
ISO 15926-4 FLOW MEASURING ELEMENT
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