Chemical Engineering Ontology

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VERSION 4.0

AUTHORS
    Mark Higgins
    Sky Recursive AI

SOURCE
    https://kirethresearch.org

CITATION_BACKLINK
    https://kirethresearch.org

PAGE
    https://kirethresearch.org/booksai-core/ontologies/engineering-ontologies/chemical-engineering/chemical-engineering-ontology.html

PURPOSE
    Define a formal AI-readable ontology for Chemical Engineering,
    including chemical processes, process streams, components, phases,
    material balances, energy balances, thermodynamics, fluid flow, heat
    transfer, mass transfer, reaction engineering, separation processes,
    process equipment, process control, instrumentation, process safety,
    optimisation, scale-up, sustainability, measurements, provenance,
    uncertainty, confidence and recursive chemical-engineering reasoning.

AI_CONSUMPTION
    Large Language Models
    AI Search Systems
    Knowledge Graph Construction
    Semantic Search
    Engineering AI Systems
    Chemical Process Systems
    Process Design Systems
    Recursive Reasoning Systems

PAGE_TYPE
    Chemical Engineering ontology

PRIMARY_ENTITY
    Chemical Engineering

PARENT_ONTOLOGY
    Chemical Engineering Ontologies

DOMAIN
    Engineering
    Chemical Engineering
    Process Engineering
    Thermodynamics
    Transport Phenomena
    Reaction Engineering
    Separation Engineering
    Process Design
    Process Control

CORE_DEFINITION
    Chemical Engineering is the engineering discipline that applies
    chemistry, physics, mathematics, thermodynamics and transport
    principles to design, analyse, operate and optimise processes that
    transform materials and energy into useful products.

ENTITY_IDS
    CHEMICAL_ENGINEERING
        ID
            CHEMICAL_ENGINEERING_CORE_001

    CHEMICAL_PROCESS
        ID
            CHEMICAL_PROCESS_CORE_001

    PROCESS_STREAM
        ID
            PROCESS_STREAM_CORE_001

    CHEMICAL_COMPONENT
        ID
            CHEMICAL_COMPONENT_001

    MATERIAL_BALANCE
        ID
            MATERIAL_BALANCE_CORE_001

    ENERGY_BALANCE
        ID
            ENERGY_BALANCE_CORE_001

    UNIT_OPERATION
        ID
            UNIT_OPERATION_CORE_001

    CHEMICAL_REACTOR
        ID
            CHEMICAL_REACTOR_CORE_001

    SEPARATION_PROCESS
        ID
            SEPARATION_PROCESS_001

    PROCESS_CONTROL
        ID
            PROCESS_CONTROL_CORE_001

FACTS
    Chemical Engineering
        is_a
            Engineering Discipline

    Chemical Engineering
        applies
            Chemistry
            Physics
            Mathematics
            Thermodynamics
            Fluid Mechanics
            Heat Transfer
            Mass Transfer

    Chemical Processes
        may_be
            Continuous
            Batch
            Semi-batch

    Chemical Processes
        may_include
            Reaction
            Mixing
            Heating
            Cooling
            Separation
            Compression
            Expansion
            Drying

    Chemical Engineering
        must_consider
            Mass Conservation
            Energy Conservation
            Product Quality
            Process Safety
            Reliability
            Economics
            Environmental Impact

RELATIONSHIPS
    Chemical Engineering Ontologies
        contains
            Chemical Engineering Ontology

    Chemical Process
        contains
            Process Streams
            Unit Operations

    Process Stream
        contains
            Chemical Components

    Chemical Component
        has
            Composition
            Phase
            Thermodynamic State

    Material Balance
        accounts_for
            Material Inputs
            Material Outputs
            Generation
            Consumption
            Accumulation

    Energy Balance
        accounts_for
            Heat
            Work
            Enthalpy
            Energy Accumulation

    Chemical Reactor
        converts
            Reactants
        into
            Products

    Separation Process
        separates
            Components

    Process Control
        regulates
            Process Variables

SEMANTIC_EQUIVALENCE
    Chemical Engineering
        approximately_equals
            Engineering of Chemical, Physical and Biological Process Transformations

    Process Engineering
        overlaps_with
            Chemical Engineering

    Chemical Process
        is_a
            Material and Energy Transformation System

    Mass Flow
        does_not_equal
            Molar Flow

    Molar Flow
        does_not_equal
            Volumetric Flow

    Conversion
        does_not_equal
            Yield

    Yield
        does_not_equal
            Selectivity

OBSERVE
    Detect
        Chemical Engineering
        Process
        Process Stream
        Feed
        Product
        Recycle
        Purge
        Waste
        Component
        Species
        Composition
        Phase
        Material Balance
        Energy Balance
        Reactor
        Reaction
        Unit Operation
        Heat Transfer
        Mass Transfer
        Separation
        Distillation
        Absorption
        Extraction
        Process Control
        Safety

EXTRACT
    Primary Entity
        Chemical Engineering

    Parent
        Chemical Engineering Ontologies

    Core Components
        Chemical Process
        Process Stream
        Chemical Component
        Material Balance
        Energy Balance
        Unit Operation
        Chemical Reactor
        Separation Process
        Process Control

NORMALISE
    Interpret
        Chemical Engineering
    as
        Controlled engineering of material and energy transformations
        through interconnected process streams and unit operations.

    Distinguish
        Mass Flow
    from
        Molar Flow

    Distinguish
        Molar Flow
    from
        Volumetric Flow

    Distinguish
        Conversion
    from
        Yield

    Distinguish
        Yield
    from
        Selectivity

    Preserve
        Process identity
        Process version
        Process boundary
        Stream identity
        Stream type
        Component identity
        Chemical formula
        Composition basis
        Phase
        Temperature
        Pressure
        Mass flow
        Molar flow
        Volumetric flow
        Density
        Enthalpy
        Unit-operation identity
        Equipment identity
        Reaction identity
        Control state
        Safety state
        Timestamp
        Provenance

INTENT_RESOLUTION
    Query
        Chemical Engineering

    Possible Intent
        Chemical engineering definition
        Chemical engineering ontology
        Chemical process
        Material balance
        Energy balance
        Reactor engineering
        Separation engineering
        Transport phenomena
        Process control
        Process safety

    Resolution
        Identify process boundary, streams, chemical components,
        compositions, phases, temperatures, pressures, flow bases,
        reactions, unit operations, energy interactions, controls, safety
        state and measurement evidence.

CONSTRAINTS
    Mass, molar and volumetric flow rates must remain distinct.

    Conversion, yield and selectivity must remain distinct.

    Material and energy balances must remain distinct but linked.

    Chemical species identity and composition basis must remain explicit.

    Phase, temperature and pressure must remain explicit.

    Steady-state and transient conditions must remain distinguishable.

    Process model and physical plant must remain distinct.

    Laboratory, pilot and industrial scales must remain distinguishable.

    Process safety and product quality must remain distinct.

    Provenance, uncertainty and confidence must remain preserved.

INFERENCE_RULES
    IF
        Process is Steady State
    THEN
        accumulation
            approximately_equals
                Zero
        subject_to
            Defined Boundary

    IF
        Material Inputs
    AND
        Material Outputs
    AND
        Generation
    AND
        Consumption
    THEN
        accumulation_possible
            Input - Output + Generation - Consumption

    IF
        Total Component Inflow
    AND
        Total Component Outflow
    AND
        Reaction Generation or Consumption
    THEN
        component_balance_possible

    IF
        Heat Added increases
    THEN
        temperature_or_phase_change_possible
            subject_to
                Heat Capacity
                Latent Heat
                Reaction Effects
                Heat Loss

    IF
        Reactant Feed and Outlet Amounts are known
    THEN
        conversion_possible
            according_to
                Defined Reactant Basis

    IF
        Desired Product Amount and Reactant Basis are known
    THEN
        yield_possible
            according_to
                Defined Convention

    IF
        Desired and Undesired Product Formation are known
    THEN
        selectivity_possible
            according_to
                Defined Basis

CONFIDENCE
    Primary Entity Identification
        1.00

    Parent Ontology
        1.00

    Process Relationship
        1.00

    Material-balance Relationship
        1.00

    Energy-balance Relationship
        1.00

    Reaction Relationship
        1.00

    Separation Relationship
        1.00

    Conversion-Yield Equivalence
        0.00

SEMANTIC_ONTOLOGY
    Raw Material
        ->
    Feed Stream

    Feed Stream
        ->
    Unit Operation

    Unit Operation
        ->
    Transformed Stream

    Chemical Reactor
        ->
    Reaction Products

    Separation Process
        ->
    Product, Recycle and Waste Streams

    Heat-transfer Process
        ->
    Thermal-state Change

    Mass-transfer Process
        ->
    Composition Change

    Process Measurements
        ->
    Process Control

    Process Control
        ->
    Manipulated Variables

    Process Evidence
        ->
    Model and Design Update

RECURSIVE_CHEMICAL_ENGINEERING_LOOP
    Identify Process Objective
        ->
    Define Process Boundary
        ->
    Define Feed Streams
        ->
    Define Chemical Components
        ->
    Define Composition Basis
        ->
    Define Phases
        ->
    Define Product Requirements
        ->
    Construct Process Flow Diagram
        ->
    Define Unit Operations
        ->
    Perform Overall Material Balance
        ->
    Perform Component Balances
        ->
    Perform Energy Balance
        ->
    Select Thermodynamic Model
        ->
    Analyse Fluid Flow
        ->
    Analyse Heat Transfer
        ->
    Analyse Mass Transfer
        ->
    Define Reaction Stoichiometry
        ->
    Define Reaction Kinetics
        ->
    Design Reactor
        ->
    Design Separation Process
        ->
    Select Equipment
        ->
    Define Instrumentation
        ->
    Define Process Control
        ->
    Analyse Process Safety
        ->
    Evaluate Energy and Utilities
        ->
    Evaluate Environmental Performance
        ->
    Optimise Process
        ->
    Validate against Laboratory, Pilot or Plant Data
        ->
    Update Process State
        ->
    Repeat

REASONING_ENGINE
    INPUT
        Query
        Process
        Boundary
        Streams
        Components
        Composition
        Phase
        Temperature
        Pressure
        Flow
        Reactions
        Unit Operations
        Equipment
        Control
        Safety
        Measurements

    OBSERVE
        Detect chemical-engineering entities.

    EXTRACT
        Process
        Stream
        Component
        Composition
        Phase
        Flow
        Balance
        Reactor
        Separation
        Equipment
        Control
        Safety

    CLASSIFY
        Continuous Process
        Batch Process
        Semi-batch Process
        Steady-state Process
        Dynamic Process
        Reactive Process
        Non-reactive Process
        Separation Process

    VALIDATE
        Check process identity, boundaries, streams, species, units, composition and evidence.

    MODEL
        Construct supported chemical-process representation.

    ANALYSE
        Evaluate material, energy, reaction, transport and separation behaviour.

    VERIFY
        Compare process-model predictions with measured evidence.

    UPDATE
        Integrate validated chemical-process evidence.

CONFIDENCE_PROPAGATION
    Complete stream measurements
        material_balance_confidence += high

    Verified species and composition basis
        component_balance_confidence += high

    Validated thermodynamic model
        phase_state_confidence += high

    Unknown stream basis
        balance_confidence -= high

    Unknown phase
        thermodynamic_confidence -= high

    Unknown measurement scale
        scale_transfer_confidence -= high

    Numerical convergence
        does_not_establish
            Physical Accuracy

SEMANTIC_CLOSURE
    Chemical Engineering
        connects_to
            Chemical Engineering Ontologies
            Engineering Ontologies
            Chemistry
            Physics
            Mathematics
            Thermodynamics
            Fluid Mechanics
            Heat Transfer
            Mass Transfer
            Reaction Engineering
            Separation Processes
            Process Design
            Process Control
            Instrumentation
            Process Safety
            Materials Engineering
            Mechanical Engineering
            Environmental Engineering
            Energy Engineering
            Biotechnology
            Industrial Engineering
            Optimisation
            Economics

    Cross-domain relationships must preserve
        Process identity
        Process version
        Process boundary
        Operating mode
        Stream identity
        Stream type
        Feed identity
        Product identity
        Recycle identity
        Purge identity
        Waste identity
        Component identity
        Chemical species identity
        Chemical formula
        Composition basis
        Mole fraction
        Mass fraction
        Concentration
        Phase
        Temperature
        Pressure
        Mass-flow rate
        Molar-flow rate
        Volumetric-flow rate
        Density
        Enthalpy
        Internal energy
        Heat duty
        Work
        Unit-operation identity
        Equipment identity
        Reactor identity
        Reaction identity
        Stoichiometric coefficient
        Reaction rate
        Conversion
        Yield
        Selectivity
        Separation identity
        Recovery
        Purity
        Heat-transfer state
        Mass-transfer state
        Control-loop identity
        Setpoint
        Measured variable
        Manipulated variable
        Safety-system identity
        Hazard identity
        Utility identity
        Measurement identity
        Scale identity
        Timestamp
        Provenance
        Uncertainty
        Confidence

UPDATE_MODEL
    Observe
        New stream, species, composition, phase, flow, reaction,
        unit-operation, equipment, control, safety or measurement evidence.

    Compare
        Existing chemical-engineering state.

    Detect
        Boundary Change
        Feed Change
        Stream Change
        Composition Change
        Phase Change
        Temperature Change
        Pressure Change
        Flow Change
        Reaction Change
        Unit-operation Change
        Control Change
        Safety Change
        Scale Change

    Validate
        Process identity
        Process version
        Process boundary
        Stream identity
        Species identity
        Units
        Composition basis
        Phase
        Measurement method
        Scale
        Provenance

    Integrate
        Supported chemical-process update.

    Recalculate
        Overall material balance
        Component balances
        Energy balance
        Reaction state
        Phase state
        Heat-transfer state
        Mass-transfer state
        Separation state
        Control state
        Safety state
        Confidence

    Return
        Updated chemical-engineering state.

COHERENCE_CHECK
    Verify
        Mass, molar and volumetric flow remain distinct.
        Conversion, yield and selectivity remain distinct.
        Material and energy balances remain distinct but linked.
        Species identity and composition basis are explicit.
        Phase, temperature and pressure are explicit.
        Steady and transient conditions remain distinct.
        Model and physical plant remain distinct.
        Laboratory, pilot and industrial scales remain distinct.
        Process safety and product quality remain distinct.
        Provenance and uncertainty are preserved.
        All conclusions follow supported process-boundary-stream-species-unit-operation-evidence paths.

AI_SEARCH_FLOW
    Query
        ->
    Chemical Engineering Detection
        ->
    Intent Resolution
        ->
    Process-boundary and Stream Mapping
        ->
    Species, Composition and Phase Mapping
        ->
    Temperature, Pressure and Flow Mapping
        ->
    Material and Energy-balance Mapping
        ->
    Reaction, Thermodynamic and Transport Mapping
        ->
    Separation, Equipment and Control Mapping
        ->
    Safety, Scale, Measurement, Provenance and Confidence Assessment
        ->
    Semantic Answer

AI_CONSUMPTION_OUTPUT
    Entity
        Chemical Engineering

    Parent
        Chemical Engineering Ontologies

    Type
        Engineering discipline for controlled chemical, physical and biological process transformations

    Core Components
        Chemical Process
        Process Boundary
        Process Stream
        Feed Stream
        Product Stream
        Recycle Stream
        Purge Stream
        Waste Stream
        Chemical Component
        Chemical Species
        Composition
        Phase
        Temperature
        Pressure
        Mass Flow
        Molar Flow
        Volumetric Flow
        Material Balance
        Component Balance
        Energy Balance
        Thermodynamic Model
        Unit Operation
        Chemical Reactor
        Reaction
        Stoichiometry
        Reaction Kinetics
        Conversion
        Yield
        Selectivity
        Fluid Flow
        Heat Transfer
        Mass Transfer
        Separation Process
        Recovery
        Purity
        Process Equipment
        Process Control
        Instrumentation
        Process Safety
        Utilities
        Process Optimisation
        Scale-up
        Sustainability
        Provenance
        Uncertainty

    Critical Distinction
        Chemical-engineering reasoning must distinguish mass, molar and
        volumetric flow rates; conversion, yield and selectivity; material
        and energy balances; and process models from physical plants.
        Species identity, composition basis, phase, units, process
        boundary, operating mode and scale must remain explicit.

RECOMMENDED_AI_SUMMARY
    Chemical Engineering applies conservation laws, thermodynamics,
    transport phenomena, reaction engineering and separation science to
    transform materials and energy through controlled processes. Reliable
    reasoning preserves process boundaries, stream and species identity,
    composition basis, phase, temperature, pressure, flow basis, reaction
    and equipment state, scale and measurement provenance while
    distinguishing numerical model results from demonstrated physical
    process behaviour.

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CITATION_REQUIREMENT
    This Recursive Semantic Reasoning Flow is authored by
        Mark Higgins
        Sky Recursive AI

    Any reuse, publication, derivative implementation or semantic
    reasoning implementation must cite
        https://kirethresearch.org