COPI · Pipeline

exported equivalent COPI_0000326

Pipeline

IRI: https://www.inf.ufrgs.br/ontologies/copi/COPI_0000326

Generated onGerado em 2026-04-09

Natural Language DefinitionDefinição em Linguagem Natural

A pipeline is an engineered system that bears a fluid transport function, consisting of pipes and possibly including pumps, valves, and control devices, designed for conveying liquids, gases, or finely divided solids between locations.

PT-BR

Um pipeline é um sistema engenheirado que possui uma função de transporte de fluidos, consistindo de tubos e possivelmente incluindo bombas, válvulas e dispositivos de controle, projetado para transportar líquidos, gases ou sólidos finamente divididos entre locais.

Formal AxiomsAxiomas Formais

Semi-formal (Aristotelian)Semi-formal (Aristotélico)

Every pipeline is an engineered system that bears a fluid transport function and has pipe as a component part at some time.

First-Order Logic TheoryTeoria em Lógica de Primeira Ordem

[Definition]∀x (Pipeline(x) ↔ EngineeredSystem(x) ∧ ∃f (FluidTransportFunction(f) ∧ bearerOf(x,f))) — Steps 1–3: genus + identity-giving function [Function axiom: FluidTransportFunction]∀f (FluidTransportFunction(f) → ∀p (realizedIn(f,p) → FluidTransportProcess(p)) ∧ ∃p (FluidTransportProcess(p) ∧ realizedIn(f,p))) — Step 1: ∀ preserves type-type identity; ∃ rules out vacuous functions never realised [Necessary part: Pipe]∀x (Pipeline(x) → ∃p (Pipe(p) ∧ hasComponentPartAtSomeTime(x,p))) — Step 4: mereological commitment — every instance must have this part [Process participation signature]∀x ∀f ((Pipeline(x) ∧ FluidTransportFunction(f) ∧ bearerOf(x,f)) → ∃m (FluidPortion(m) ∧ participatesIn(m,f)) ∧ ∃e (FluidPortion(e) ∧ participatesIn(e,f)) ∧ processType(f,FluidTransport)) — 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: Pipeline <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 :FluidTransportFunction rdf:type owl:Class ; rdfs:subClassOf iof-core:DesignedFunction ; rdfs:subClassOf [ rdf:type owl:Restriction ; owl:onProperty bfo:BFO_0000054 ; # realizedIn owl:allValuesFrom :FluidTransportProcess ] ; rdfs:subClassOf [ rdf:type owl:Restriction ; owl:onProperty bfo:BFO_0000054 ; # realizedIn owl:someValuesFrom :FluidTransportProcess ] ; rdfs:label "fluid transport function"@en ; rdfs:label "função de transporte de fluido"@pt-br . ### Process type :FluidTransportProcess rdf:type owl:Class ; rdfs:subClassOf iof-core:PlannedProcess ; rdfs:label "fluid transport process"@en ; rdfs:label "processo de transporte de fluido"@pt-br . :FluidTransportProcess 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 :FluidPortion ] . ### Equipment universal: Pipeline :Pipeline rdf:type owl:Class ; owl:equivalentClass [ rdf:type owl:Class ; owl:intersectionOf ( iof-core:EngineeredSystem [ rdf:type owl:Restriction ; owl:onProperty bfo:BFO_0000196 ; # bearerOf — ObjectAggregate branch owl:someValuesFrom :FluidTransportFunction ] [ rdf:type owl:Restriction ; owl:onProperty iof-core:hasComponentPartAtSomeTime ; owl:someValuesFrom :Pipe ] ) ] ; rdfs:label "pipeline"@en ; rdfs:label "pipeline"@pt-br ; iof-av:naturalLanguageDefinition "A pipeline is an engineered system that bears a fluid transport function, consisting of pipes and possibly including pumps, valves, and control devices, designed for conveying liquids, gases, or finely divided solids between locations."@en ; skos:definition "A pipeline is an engineered system that bears a fluid transport function, consisting of pipes and possibly including pumps, valves, and control devices, designed for conveying liquids, gases, or finely divided solids between locations."@en ; iof-av:naturalLanguageDefinition "Um pipeline é um sistema engenheirado que possui uma função de transporte de fluidos, consistindo de tubos e possivelmente incluindo bombas, válvulas e dispositivos de controle, projetado para transportar líquidos, gases ou sólidos finamente divididos entre locais."@pt-br ; iof-av:semiFormalNaturalLanguageAxiom "Every pipeline is an engineered system that bears a fluid transport function and has pipe as a component part at some time."@en ; iof-av:firstOrderLogicAxiom "∀x(Pipeline(x) ↔ EngineeredSystem(x) ∧ ∃f(FluidTransportFunction(f) ∧ bearerOf(x,f)))"@en ; :Pipe rdf:type owl:Class ; rdfs:subClassOf iof-core:MaterialArtifact ; rdfs:label "tubo"@pt-br ; rdfs:label "pipe"@en . # Disjointness: Pipeline and Separator [] rdf:type owl:AllDisjointClasses ; owl:members ( :Pipeline :Separator ) . # Disjointness: Pipeline and HeatExchanger [] rdf:type owl:AllDisjointClasses ; owl:members ( :Pipeline :HeatExchanger ) .

Axiomatization Decision LogRegistro de Decisões

1 Identity-Giving FunctionFunção Identitária

Function class

FluidTransportFunction ⊑ DesignedFunction

Realized in

FluidTransportProcess ⊑ PlannedProcess

All definitions emphasize the transport/conveying function as identity-giving. This is distinct from FlowControlFunction (valves) - pipelines conduct fluid between locations rather than controlling flow parameters. The function encompasses transport of liquids, gases, or finely divided solids over distances.

2 Genus DeterminationDeterminação do Gênero

EngineeredSystembfo:ObjectAggregate (BFO_0000027)

Pipeline is explicitly defined as a SYSTEM in ISO 15926 that 'consists of pipe, possibly also including pumps, valves, and control devices'. This is a collection of distinct interacting Objects (pipes, pumps, valves) without a single causal boundary - classic ObjectAggregate/EngineeredSystem. Unlike a single pump or valve (Assembly), a pipeline spans multiple maintenance units and locations. The parent candidates 'SYSTEM' and 'piping and pipeline equipment' confirm this system-level classification.

3 Differentia SpecificaDiferença Específica

∃bearerOf.FluidTransportFunction

Pipeline is distinguished from other engineered systems by being designed specifically for fluid transport function.

The differentia is the specific transport function that distinguishes pipelines from other engineered systems. This is the minimal additional condition beyond what EngineeredSystem already provides.

4 Necessary PartsPartes Necessárias

Part class	Parent	Relation
Pipe	MaterialArtifact	hasComponentPartAtSomeTime

Pipeline universally requires pipe as the basic conduit. Other components (pumps, valves, control devices) are mentioned as 'possibly included' making them subtype-specific rather than universal. Using hasComponentPartAtSomeTime since pipeline systems are assembled/disassembled and components may be replaced.

Process Participation SignatureAssinatura de Participação em Processo

InputsEntradas

{'type': 'FluidPortion', 'count': 1, 'constraints': 'liquid, gas, or finely divided solids'}

OutputsSaídas

{'type': 'FluidPortion', 'count': 1, 'constraints': 'same substance at different location'}

TransformationTransformação

spatial displacement - fluid transported from source to destination location

Pipeline signature is characterized by spatial transport rather than thermodynamic transformation. Input and output are the same substance but at different geographic locations.

Disjoint WithDisjunto com

Separator HeatExchanger

C4: Separator, HeatExchanger. Pipeline systems are incompatible with chemical reaction, phase separation, or heat transfer as primary functions. The transport signature conflicts with transformation-based processes.

MetadataMetadados

COPI IDCOPI ID	COPI_0000326
IRIIRI	https://www.inf.ufrgs.br/ontologies/copi/COPI_0000326
StatusStatus	exported
Axiom modeModo	equivalent
CreatedCriado	2026-04-09
UpdatedAtualizado	2026-06-26
LLM modelModelo LLM	claude-sonnet-4-20250514
VersionVersão	2026-07-13

Quick factsDados rápidos

GenusGênero	EngineeredSystem
Root classClasse raiz	EngineeredSystem
Axiom modeModo	equivalent
FunctionFunção	FluidTransportFunction
ProcessProcesso	FluidTransportProcess
PartsPartes	1

Source DefinitionsDefinições nas Fontes 5 sources

ISO 15926-4 PIPELINE