filter
IRI: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/construct/Filter
Defined In: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/biopharma/Equipment/
SubClass Of: material artifact
Class Hierarchy
owl:Thing › bfo:entity › bfo:continuant › bfo:independent continuant › bfo:material entity › bfo:object › material artifact › filter
Direct subclasses:
Definition
material artifact that is porous and designed to retain particles above a certain size threshold when a fluid is passed through it
Explanatory Notes
1) retention is achieved either by deposition of suspended particles on the filter surface or by capture of particles in the porous medium 2) This definition uses “retain” to indicate the physical exclusion or capture of particles above a defined size. In the case of filters, this retention is achieved through structural exclusion or entrapment and is not reversible under normal operating conditions.
Examples
- depth filter; membrane filter
Adapted From
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/filtration-process
Primitive Class
This class is declared primitive and it does not have necessary and sufficient condiftions defined.
Primitive Rationale
There are insufficient constructs in the ontology to create necessary and sufficient conditions.
Formal Axioms
First-Order Logic Axioms
Filter(x) → MaterialArtifact(x)
Semi-Formal Natural Language Axioms
if x is a ‘filter’ then x is a ‘material artifact’
Description Logic
SubClassOf: constr:MaterialArtifact