Process 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/process-engineering-ontology.html

PURPOSE
    Define a formal AI-readable ontology for Process Engineering,
    including process systems, process boundaries, streams, unit
    operations, equipment, material balances, energy balances,
    thermodynamics, fluid flow, heat transfer, mass transfer, reactions,
    separations, process flow diagrams, piping and instrumentation,
    process control, utilities, safety, operability, optimisation,
    scale-up, commissioning, operation, measurements, provenance,
    uncertainty, confidence and recursive process-engineering reasoning.

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

PAGE_TYPE
    Process Engineering ontology

PRIMARY_ENTITY
    Process Engineering

PARENT_ONTOLOGY
    Chemical Engineering

DOMAIN
    Engineering
    Chemical Engineering
    Process Engineering
    Process Design
    Industrial Processes
    Unit Operations
    Process Control
    Process Safety
    Plant Engineering

CORE_DEFINITION
    Process Engineering is the engineering discipline concerned with the
    design, integration, analysis, operation and optimisation of industrial
    processes composed of interconnected streams, unit operations,
    equipment, controls, utilities and safety systems.

ENTITY_IDS
    PROCESS_ENGINEERING
        ID
            PROCESS_ENGINEERING_001

    PROCESS_SYSTEM
        ID
            PROCESS_SYSTEM_001

    PROCESS_BOUNDARY
        ID
            PROCESS_BOUNDARY_001

    PROCESS_STREAM
        ID
            PROCESS_ENGINEERING_STREAM_001

    UNIT_OPERATION
        ID
            PROCESS_ENGINEERING_UNIT_OPERATION_001

    PROCESS_EQUIPMENT
        ID
            PROCESS_EQUIPMENT_001

    PROCESS_FLOW_DIAGRAM
        ID
            PROCESS_FLOW_DIAGRAM_001

    PIPING_INSTRUMENTATION_DIAGRAM
        ID
            PIPING_INSTRUMENTATION_DIAGRAM_001

    PROCESS_CONTROL_LOOP
        ID
            PROCESS_CONTROL_LOOP_001

    PROCESS_UTILITY
        ID
            PROCESS_UTILITY_001

FACTS
    Process Engineering
        is_a_domain_within
            Chemical Engineering

    Process Engineering
        integrates
            Process Streams
            Unit Operations
            Equipment
            Instrumentation
            Control Systems
            Utilities
            Safety Systems

    Process Systems
        may_be
            Continuous
            Batch
            Semi-batch

    Process Engineering
        may_use
            Process Flow Diagrams
            Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams
            Material Balances
            Energy Balances
            Process Simulations

    Process Engineering
        must_consider
            Capacity
            Product Quality
            Operability
            Reliability
            Safety
            Energy Use
            Environmental Performance
            Economics

RELATIONSHIPS
    Chemical Engineering
        contains
            Process Engineering Ontology

    Process System
        has
            Process Boundary

    Process System
        contains
            Process Streams
            Unit Operations
            Equipment

    Process Stream
        connects
            Process Units

    Unit Operation
        performs
            Process Transformation

    Process Equipment
        implements
            Unit Operation

    Process Flow Diagram
        represents
            Major Process Streams
            Major Equipment

    Piping and Instrumentation Diagram
        represents
            Piping
            Valves
            Instruments
            Control Loops
            Equipment Connections

    Process Control Loop
        regulates
            Process Variable

    Process Utility
        supplies
            Supporting Energy or Service

SEMANTIC_EQUIVALENCE
    Process Engineering
        approximately_equals
            Engineering of Integrated Industrial Process Systems

    Process Design
        is_a_major_activity_within
            Process Engineering

    Process Flow Diagram
        approximately_equals
            PFD

    Piping and Instrumentation Diagram
        approximately_equals
            P&ID

    Unit Operation
        does_not_equal
            Physical Equipment universally

    PFD
        does_not_equal
            P&ID

    Design Capacity
        does_not_equal
            Actual Throughput

OBSERVE
    Detect
        Process Engineering
        Process System
        Process Boundary
        Process Stream
        Feed
        Product
        Recycle
        Purge
        Unit Operation
        Equipment
        Process Flow Diagram
        PFD
        Piping and Instrumentation Diagram
        P&ID
        Pump
        Compressor
        Heat Exchanger
        Reactor
        Column
        Vessel
        Valve
        Instrument
        Control Loop
        Utility
        Capacity
        Throughput

EXTRACT
    Primary Entity
        Process Engineering

    Parent
        Chemical Engineering

    Core Components
        Process System
        Process Boundary
        Process Stream
        Unit Operation
        Process Equipment
        Process Flow Diagram
        Piping and Instrumentation Diagram
        Process Control Loop
        Process Utility

NORMALISE
    Interpret
        Process Engineering
    as
        Engineering of interconnected process operations, equipment,
        streams, controls and utilities within explicit system boundaries.

    Distinguish
        Unit Operation
    from
        Physical Equipment

    Distinguish
        Process Flow Diagram
    from
        Piping and Instrumentation Diagram

    Distinguish
        Design Capacity
    from
        Actual Throughput

    Distinguish
        Process Model
    from
        Physical Plant

    Preserve
        Process-system identity
        Process version
        Process boundary
        Stream identity
        Stream type
        Component identity
        Phase
        Temperature
        Pressure
        Flow rate
        Unit-operation identity
        Equipment identity
        Equipment tag
        PFD version
        P&ID version
        Instrument identity
        Control-loop identity
        Utility identity
        Operating mode
        Timestamp
        Provenance

INTENT_RESOLUTION
    Query
        Process Engineering

    Possible Intent
        Process engineering definition
        Process engineering ontology
        Process design
        Process flow diagram
        Piping and instrumentation diagram
        Unit operations
        Process equipment
        Process control
        Process utilities
        Process optimisation

    Resolution
        Identify process boundary, streams, operating mode, unit
        operations, equipment, PFD/P&ID versions, process conditions,
        controls, utilities, capacity, safety constraints and measurement evidence.

CONSTRAINTS
    Unit operations and physical equipment must remain distinguishable.

    PFDs and P&IDs must remain distinct.

    Design capacity and actual throughput must remain distinct.

    Process models and physical plants must remain distinct.

    Process boundary and operating mode must remain explicit.

    Stream identities, flow bases, phases and units must remain explicit.

    Equipment tags and diagram versions must remain explicit.

    Design, commissioning and operating states must remain distinguishable.

    Process safety and normal process control must remain distinct.

    Provenance, uncertainty and confidence must remain preserved.

INFERENCE_RULES
    IF
        Process Stream A exits Unit U1
    AND
        Process Stream A enters Unit U2
    THEN
        process_connectivity
            U1 -> A -> U2

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

    IF
        Actual Throughput > Design Capacity
    THEN
        capacity_exceedance_possible
            True
        subject_to
            Capacity Definition

    IF
        Equipment Duty changes
    THEN
        utility_demand_change_possible

    IF
        Control Variable deviates_from Setpoint
    THEN
        controller_action_possible
            according_to
                Control Strategy

    IF
        PFD changes
    THEN
        require_possible
            Material-balance Review
            Energy-balance Review
            P&ID Impact Review

    IF
        Process Simulation converges
    THEN
        DO_NOT_INFER
            Physical Plant Performance is Validated

CONFIDENCE
    Primary Entity Identification
        1.00

    Parent Ontology
        1.00

    Stream Relationship
        1.00

    Equipment Relationship
        1.00

    Diagram Relationship
        1.00

    Control Relationship
        1.00

    Utility Relationship
        1.00

    PFD-PID Equivalence
        0.00

SEMANTIC_ONTOLOGY
    Process Requirement
        ->
    Process Boundary

    Process Boundary
        ->
    Feed and Product Definition

    Feed and Product Definition
        ->
    Process Flow

    Process Flow
        ->
    Unit Operations

    Unit Operations
        ->
    Equipment Selection

    Equipment and Streams
        ->
    Process Flow Diagram

    Detailed Piping and Instrumentation
        ->
    P&ID

    Measurements
        ->
    Process Control

    Equipment Duties
        ->
    Utility Requirements

    Process Evidence
        ->
    Design and Operating Update

RECURSIVE_PROCESS_ENGINEERING_LOOP
    Identify Process Objective
        ->
    Define Process Boundary
        ->
    Define Feed Requirements
        ->
    Define Product Requirements
        ->
    Define Operating Mode
        ->
    Construct Process Flow
        ->
    Select Unit Operations
        ->
    Define Process Streams
        ->
    Perform Material Balances
        ->
    Perform Energy Balances
        ->
    Select Equipment
        ->
    Size Equipment
        ->
    Create Process Flow Diagram
        ->
    Define Piping and Valves
        ->
    Define Instrumentation
        ->
    Define Control Loops
        ->
    Create P&ID
        ->
    Define Utilities
        ->
    Analyse Process Safety
        ->
    Evaluate Operability
        ->
    Evaluate Capacity
        ->
    Optimise Energy and Throughput
        ->
    Commission Process
        ->
    Measure Plant Performance
        ->
    Compare Operation with Design
        ->
    Update Process-engineering State
        ->
    Repeat

REASONING_ENGINE
    INPUT
        Query
        Process System
        Boundary
        Streams
        Unit Operations
        Equipment
        PFD
        P&ID
        Process Conditions
        Control Loops
        Utilities
        Capacity
        Safety
        Measurements

    OBSERVE
        Detect process-engineering entities.

    EXTRACT
        Process
        Boundary
        Stream
        Unit Operation
        Equipment
        PFD
        P&ID
        Instrument
        Control Loop
        Utility
        Capacity
        Throughput

    CLASSIFY
        Continuous Process
        Batch Process
        Semi-batch Process
        Chemical Process
        Physical Process
        Reactive Process
        Separation Process
        Utility System

    VALIDATE
        Check process identity, diagram versions, equipment tags, stream conditions and evidence.

    MODEL
        Construct supported process-system representation.

    ANALYSE
        Evaluate balances, equipment duties, connectivity, capacity and control behaviour.

    VERIFY
        Compare design and simulation predictions with commissioning or operating evidence.

    UPDATE
        Integrate validated plant and process evidence.

CONFIDENCE_PROPAGATION
    Current PFD and P&ID versions
        design_state_confidence += high

    Verified equipment tags
        plant_mapping_confidence += high

    Calibrated operating measurements
        process_state_confidence += high

    Unknown diagram revision
        configuration_confidence -= high

    Unknown stream basis
        balance_confidence -= high

    Unknown operating mode
        process_interpretation_confidence -= high

    Simulation convergence
        does_not_establish
            Plant Validation

SEMANTIC_CLOSURE
    Process Engineering
        connects_to
            Chemical Engineering
            Process Design
            Thermodynamics
            Fluid Mechanics
            Heat Transfer
            Mass Transfer
            Reaction Engineering
            Separation Engineering
            Mechanical Engineering
            Piping Engineering
            Instrumentation
            Process Control
            Process Safety
            Reliability Engineering
            Maintenance Engineering
            Utilities Engineering
            Environmental Engineering
            Energy Engineering
            Industrial Engineering
            Optimisation
            Commissioning

    Cross-domain relationships must preserve
        Process-system identity
        Process version
        Process boundary
        Operating mode
        Design basis
        Stream identity
        Stream type
        Component identity
        Composition
        Phase
        Temperature
        Pressure
        Flow basis
        Flow rate
        Unit-operation identity
        Equipment identity
        Equipment tag
        Equipment type
        Equipment duty
        Equipment capacity
        Design capacity
        Actual throughput
        PFD identity
        PFD revision
        P&ID identity
        P&ID revision
        Pipe identity
        Line number
        Valve identity
        Instrument identity
        Instrument tag
        Control-loop identity
        Setpoint
        Measured variable
        Manipulated variable
        Utility identity
        Utility condition
        Safety-system identity
        Hazard identity
        Commissioning state
        Operating state
        Measurement identity
        Timestamp
        Provenance
        Uncertainty
        Confidence

UPDATE_MODEL
    Observe
        New process, stream, equipment, diagram, control, utility,
        capacity, commissioning, operation, safety or measurement evidence.

    Compare
        Existing process-engineering state.

    Detect
        Boundary Change
        Stream Change
        Unit-operation Change
        Equipment Change
        PFD Change
        P&ID Change
        Instrument Change
        Control Change
        Utility Change
        Capacity Change
        Throughput Change
        Operating-state Change

    Validate
        Process-system identity
        Process version
        PFD revision
        P&ID revision
        Equipment tags
        Stream identities
        Units
        Operating mode
        Measurement method
        Provenance

    Integrate
        Supported process-engineering update.

    Recalculate
        Process connectivity
        Material balance
        Energy balance
        Equipment duties
        Capacity state
        Utility demand
        Control state
        Safety state
        Confidence

    Return
        Updated process-engineering state.

COHERENCE_CHECK
    Verify
        Unit operations and equipment remain distinct.
        PFD and P&ID remain distinct.
        Design capacity and throughput remain distinct.
        Process model and physical plant remain distinct.
        Boundary and operating mode are explicit.
        Stream identities, bases, phases and units are explicit.
        Equipment tags and diagram versions are explicit.
        Design, commissioning and operating states remain distinct.
        Safety and normal control remain distinct.
        Provenance and uncertainty are preserved.
        All conclusions follow supported boundary-stream-operation-equipment-diagram-measurement paths.

AI_SEARCH_FLOW
    Query
        ->
    Process Engineering Detection
        ->
    Intent Resolution
        ->
    Process-boundary and Operating-mode Mapping
        ->
    Feed, Product and Stream Mapping
        ->
    Unit-operation and Equipment Mapping
        ->
    Material, Energy and Capacity Mapping
        ->
    PFD and P&ID Mapping
        ->
    Instrumentation, Control and Utility Mapping
        ->
    Safety, Commissioning, Operation, Provenance and Confidence Assessment
        ->
    Semantic Answer

AI_CONSUMPTION_OUTPUT
    Entity
        Process Engineering

    Parent
        Chemical Engineering

    Type
        Engineering of integrated industrial process systems and equipment

    Core Components
        Process System
        Process Boundary
        Design Basis
        Process Stream
        Feed Stream
        Product Stream
        Recycle Stream
        Purge Stream
        Unit Operation
        Process Equipment
        Equipment Tag
        Pump
        Compressor
        Heat Exchanger
        Reactor
        Vessel
        Column
        Process Flow Diagram
        PFD
        Piping and Instrumentation Diagram
        P&ID
        Pipe
        Valve
        Instrument
        Control Loop
        Setpoint
        Measured Variable
        Manipulated Variable
        Utility
        Design Capacity
        Actual Throughput
        Material Balance
        Energy Balance
        Process Simulation
        Operability
        Process Safety
        Commissioning
        Operation
        Optimisation
        Provenance
        Uncertainty

    Critical Distinction
        Process-engineering reasoning must distinguish unit operations from
        physical equipment, PFDs from P&IDs, design capacity from actual
        throughput and process models from physical plants. Process
        boundary, operating mode, stream bases, equipment tags, diagram
        revisions and measurement provenance must remain explicit.

RECOMMENDED_AI_SUMMARY
    Process Engineering integrates streams, unit operations, equipment,
    piping, instrumentation, controls and utilities into operable
    industrial processes. Reliable reasoning preserves process boundaries,
    stream conditions, equipment tags, PFD and P&ID revisions, control
    state, utilities, capacity and operating evidence while distinguishing
    process models from physical plants and design capacity from measured
    throughput.

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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