ISA 5.1 symbol
exported equivalent COPI_0000130
Level Sight Glass
IRI: https://www.inf.ufrgs.br/ontologies/copi/COPI_0000130
Generated onGerado em 2026-04-13
Natural Language DefinitionDefinição em Linguagem Natural
EN
A level sight glass is a sight glass that bears a designed function to indicate liquid level through visual inspection.
PT-BR
Um visor de nível é um visor que possui uma função projetada para indicar o nível de líquido através de inspeção visual.
Formal AxiomsAxiomas Formais
Semi-formal (Aristotelian)Semi-formal (Aristotélico)
Every level sight glass is a sight glass that has the function of level indication.
First-Order Logic TheoryTeoria em Lógica de Primeira Ordem
[Definition]∀x (LevelSightGlass(x) ↔ SightGlass(x) ∧ ∃f (LevelIndicationFunction(f) ∧ bearerOf(x,f))) — Steps 1–3: genus + identity-giving function [Function axiom: LevelIndicationFunction]∀f (LevelIndicationFunction(f) → ∀p (realizedIn(f,p) → LevelIndicationProcess(p)) ∧ ∃p (LevelIndicationProcess(p) ∧ realizedIn(f,p))) — Step 1: ∀ preserves type-type identity; ∃ rules out vacuous functions never realised [Process participation signature]∀x ∀f ((LevelSightGlass(x) ∧ LevelIndicationFunction(f) ∧ bearerOf(x,f)) → ∃m (LiquidPortion(m) ∧ participatesIn(m,f)) ∧ ∃e (VisualSignal(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: LevelSightGlass <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 :LevelIndicationFunction rdf:type owl:Class ; rdfs:subClassOf :IndicationFunction ; rdfs:subClassOf [ rdf:type owl:Restriction ; owl:onProperty bfo:BFO_0000054 ; # realizedIn owl:allValuesFrom :LevelIndicationProcess ] ; rdfs:subClassOf [ rdf:type owl:Restriction ; owl:onProperty bfo:BFO_0000054 ; # realizedIn owl:someValuesFrom :LevelIndicationProcess ] ; rdfs:label "level indication function"@en ; rdfs:label "função de indicação de nível"@pt-br . :IndicationFunction rdf:type owl:Class . ### Process type :LevelIndicationProcess rdf:type owl:Class ; rdfs:subClassOf iof-core:PlannedProcess ; rdfs:label "level indication process"@en ; rdfs:label "processo de indicação de nível"@pt-br . :LevelIndicationProcess rdfs:subClassOf [ rdf:type owl:Restriction ; owl:onProperty iof-core:hasInput ; owl:someValuesFrom :LiquidPortion ] ; rdfs:subClassOf [ rdf:type owl:Restriction ; owl:onProperty iof-core:hasSpecifiedOutput ; owl:someValuesFrom :VisualSignal ] . ### Equipment universal: LevelSightGlass :LevelSightGlass rdf:type owl:Class ; owl:equivalentClass [ rdf:type owl:Class ; owl:intersectionOf ( :SightGlass [ rdf:type owl:Restriction ; owl:onProperty iof-core:hasFunction ; # Object branch (MaterialArtifact/Assembly/Object/FiatObjectPart) owl:someValuesFrom :LevelIndicationFunction ] ) ] ; rdfs:label "level sight glass"@en ; rdfs:label "visor de nível"@pt-br ; iof-av:naturalLanguageDefinition "A level sight glass is a sight glass that bears a designed function to indicate liquid level through visual inspection."@en ; skos:definition "A level sight glass is a sight glass that bears a designed function to indicate liquid level through visual inspection."@en ; iof-av:naturalLanguageDefinition "Um visor de nível é um visor que possui uma função projetada para indicar o nível de líquido através de inspeção visual."@pt-br ; iof-av:semiFormalNaturalLanguageAxiom "Every level sight glass is a sight glass that has the function of level indication."@en ; iof-av:firstOrderLogicAxiom "∀x (LevelSightGlass(x) ↔ SightGlass(x) ∧ ∃f (LevelIndicationFunction(f) ∧ hasFunction(x,f)))"@en ; # Disjointness: LevelSightGlass and FlowMeter [] rdf:type owl:AllDisjointClasses ; owl:members ( :LevelSightGlass :FlowMeter ) . # Disjointness: LevelSightGlass and PressureGauge [] rdf:type owl:AllDisjointClasses ; owl:members ( :LevelSightGlass :PressureGauge ) .
Axiomatization Decision LogRegistro de Decisões
1 Identity-Giving FunctionFunção Identitária
Function class
LevelIndicationFunction ⊑ IndicationFunction
Realized in
LevelIndicationProcess ⊑ PlannedProcess
The identity-giving function is providing visual indication of liquid level - this is what makes it a level sight glass rather than just a general sight glass or other instrumentation item
2 Genus DeterminationDeterminação do Gênero
sight glassbfo:Object (BFO_0000030)
ISO 15926 explicitly states it is a SIGHT GLASS - this is the most specific superclass. SightGlass is not yet enriched in our ontology but is the natural genus. INSTRUMENTATION ITEM is too broad as genus. SightGlass would be a MaterialArtifact as it is a causally unified transparent window component.
3 Differentia SpecificaDiferença Específica
∃hasFunction.LevelIndicationFunction

Bears a designed function to indicate liquid level through visual inspection.

The differentia is the specific level indication function - the genus SightGlass already provides visual inspection capability, so the species-specific function is what distinguishes level sight glasses from other sight glass types
4 Necessary PartsPartes Necessárias

No necessary parts recorded.

Level sight glasses inherit basic sight glass components but add level measurement specific parts like graduated scales or reference markings
Process Participation SignatureAssinatura de Participação em Processo
InputsEntradas
{'type': 'LiquidPortion', 'count': 1, 'constraints': 'contained in vessel/pipe'}
OutputsSaídas
{'type': 'VisualSignal', 'count': 1, 'constraints': 'level indication to human observer'}
TransformationTransformação
optical transduction - liquid level position to visual signal
Takes liquid level as input and transforms it into visual indication for human observation - no material transformation of the liquid itself
Disjoint WithDisjunto com
FlowMeter PressureGauge
C?: FlowMeter [kind_ambiguous]. C?: PressureGauge [kind_ambiguous]. Level indication signature is incompatible with flow measurement, pressure measurement, or temperature measurement signatures
MetadataMetadados
COPI IDCOPI IDCOPI_0000130
IRIIRIhttps://www.inf.ufrgs.br/ontologies/copi/COPI_0000130
StatusStatusexported
Axiom modeModoequivalent
CreatedCriado2026-04-13
UpdatedAtualizado2026-06-25
LLM modelModelo LLMclaude-sonnet-4-20250514
VersionVersão2026-07-13