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Class: PlugFlowReactor

Plug flow reactor (PFR) — a tubular reactor in which reactant composition

varies along the axis with no axial mixing.

URI: VOC4CAT:0007102

 classDiagram
    class PlugFlowReactor
    click PlugFlowReactor href "../../classes/PlugFlowReactor/"
      ChemicalReactor <|-- PlugFlowReactor
        click ChemicalReactor href "../../classes/ChemicalReactor/"

      PlugFlowReactor : alternative_label

      PlugFlowReactor : catalyst_particle_size





        PlugFlowReactor --> "* _recommended_" LengthQuantity : catalyst_particle_size
        click LengthQuantity href "../../classes/LengthQuantity/"



      PlugFlowReactor : description

      PlugFlowReactor : flow_direction

      PlugFlowReactor : has_density





        PlugFlowReactor --> "* _recommended_" Density : has_density
        click Density href "../../classes/Density/"



      PlugFlowReactor : has_mass





        PlugFlowReactor --> "* _recommended_" Mass : has_mass
        click Mass href "../../classes/Mass/"



      PlugFlowReactor : has_part





        PlugFlowReactor --> "*" Device : has_part
        click Device href "../../classes/Device/"



      PlugFlowReactor : has_physical_state





        PlugFlowReactor --> "0..1" PhysicalStateEnum : has_physical_state
        click PhysicalStateEnum href "../../enums/PhysicalStateEnum/"



      PlugFlowReactor : has_pressure





        PlugFlowReactor --> "* _recommended_" Pressure : has_pressure
        click Pressure href "../../classes/Pressure/"



      PlugFlowReactor : has_qualitative_attribute





        PlugFlowReactor --> "* _recommended_" QualitativeAttribute : has_qualitative_attribute
        click QualitativeAttribute href "../../classes/QualitativeAttribute/"



      PlugFlowReactor : has_quantitative_attribute





        PlugFlowReactor --> "* _recommended_" QuantitativeAttribute : has_quantitative_attribute
        click QuantitativeAttribute href "../../classes/QuantitativeAttribute/"



      PlugFlowReactor : has_temperature





        PlugFlowReactor --> "* _recommended_" Temperature : has_temperature
        click Temperature href "../../classes/Temperature/"



      PlugFlowReactor : has_volume





        PlugFlowReactor --> "* _recommended_" Volume : has_volume
        click Volume href "../../classes/Volume/"



      PlugFlowReactor : id

      PlugFlowReactor : number_of_tubes

      PlugFlowReactor : other_identifier





        PlugFlowReactor --> "*" Identifier : other_identifier
        click Identifier href "../../classes/Identifier/"



      PlugFlowReactor : part_of





        PlugFlowReactor --> "*" AgenticEntity : part_of
        click AgenticEntity href "../../classes/AgenticEntity/"



      PlugFlowReactor : rdf_type





        PlugFlowReactor --> "0..1 _recommended_" DefinedTerm : rdf_type
        click DefinedTerm href "../../classes/DefinedTerm/"



      PlugFlowReactor : title

      PlugFlowReactor : tube_internal_diameter





        PlugFlowReactor --> "* _recommended_" LengthQuantity : tube_internal_diameter
        click LengthQuantity href "../../classes/LengthQuantity/"



      PlugFlowReactor : tube_length





        PlugFlowReactor --> "* _recommended_" LengthQuantity : tube_length
        click LengthQuantity href "../../classes/LengthQuantity/"



      PlugFlowReactor : tube_material

      PlugFlowReactor : type





        PlugFlowReactor --> "0..1" DefinedTerm : type
        click DefinedTerm href "../../classes/DefinedTerm/"



Inheritance

Slots

Name Cardinality and Range Description Inheritance
tube_length * recommended
LengthQuantity
The length of the tubular reaction chamber. direct
tube_internal_diameter * recommended
LengthQuantity
The internal diameter of the tubular reaction chamber. direct
flow_direction * recommended
String
The direction of reactant flow through the tube (e.g. upflow,
downflow, horizontal).
direct
number_of_tubes * recommended
Integer
The number of parallel tubes in the reactor. direct
tube_material * recommended
String
Material used for the construction of the reactor tube(s). direct
catalyst_particle_size * recommended
LengthQuantity
A measure of the characteristic linear dimension of a particle in a
sample, typically reported as diameter or sieve fraction range.
direct
alternative_label 0..1
String
The slot to specify an alternative label, name or title for a MaterialEntity. MaterialisticMixin
has_physical_state 0..1
PhysicalStateEnum
The slot to specify the physical state of a MaterialEntity. MaterialisticMixin
has_temperature * recommended
Temperature
The slot to provide the Temperature of a MaterialEntity or an Activity, whereas the temperature of the Activity is ontologically rooted in the temperature of the material entities that participate in the Activity. MaterialisticMixin
has_mass * recommended
Mass
The slot to provide the Mass of a MaterialEntity. MaterialisticMixin
has_volume * recommended
Volume
The slot to provide the Volume of a MaterialEntity. MaterialisticMixin
has_density * recommended
Density
The slot to provide the Density of a MaterialEntity. MaterialisticMixin
has_pressure * recommended
Pressure
The slot to provide data about the pressure of a MaterialEntity or an Activity, whereas the Pressure of an Activity is ontologically a quality borne by the material entities participating in the Activity. MaterialisticMixin
id 1
Uriorcurie
A slot to provide an URI for an entity within this schema. AgenticEntity
title 0..1
String
This slot is described in more detail within the class in which it is used. AgenticEntity
description 0..1
String
This slot is described in more detail within the class in which it is used. AgenticEntity
other_identifier *
Identifier
A slot to provide a secondary identifier for a Device. AgenticEntity
has_qualitative_attribute * recommended
QualitativeAttribute
The slot to relate a qualitative attribute to an EvaluatedEntity, EvaluatedActivity or AgenticEntity AgenticEntity
has_quantitative_attribute * recommended
QuantitativeAttribute
The slot to relate a quantitative attribute to an EvaluatedEntity, EvaluatedActivity or AgenticEntity AgenticEntity
has_part *
Device
The slot to specify parts of a Device that are themselves Devices. AgenticEntity
part_of *
AgenticEntity
The slot to provide the AgenticEntity of which theAgenticEntity is a part. AgenticEntity
type 0..1
DefinedTerm
This slot is described in more detail within the class in which it is used. ClassifierMixin
rdf_type 0..1 recommended
DefinedTerm
The slot to specify the ontology class that is instantiated by an entity. ClassifierMixin

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

Mappings

Mapping Type Mapped Value
self VOC4CAT:0007102
native coremeta4cat:PlugFlowReactor

LinkML Source

Direct

name: PlugFlowReactor
description: 'Plug flow reactor (PFR)  a tubular reactor in which reactant composition

  varies along the axis with no axial mixing.'
from_schema: https://w3id.org/nfdi4cat/coremeta4cat
is_a: ChemicalReactor
slots:
- tube_length
- tube_internal_diameter
- flow_direction
- number_of_tubes
- tube_material
- catalyst_particle_size
class_uri: VOC4CAT:0007102

Induced

name: PlugFlowReactor
description: 'Plug flow reactor (PFR)  a tubular reactor in which reactant composition

  varies along the axis with no axial mixing.'
from_schema: https://w3id.org/nfdi4cat/coremeta4cat
is_a: ChemicalReactor
attributes:
  tube_length:
    name: tube_length
    description: The length of the tubular reaction chamber.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/nfdi4cat/coremeta4cat
    rank: 1000
    is_a: has_length
    alias: tube_length
    owner: PlugFlowReactor
    domain_of:
    - PlugFlowReactor
    range: LengthQuantity
    recommended: true
    multivalued: true
    inlined: true
    inlined_as_list: true
  tube_internal_diameter:
    name: tube_internal_diameter
    description: The internal diameter of the tubular reaction chamber.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/nfdi4cat/coremeta4cat
    rank: 1000
    is_a: has_length
    alias: tube_internal_diameter
    owner: PlugFlowReactor
    domain_of:
    - PlugFlowReactor
    range: LengthQuantity
    recommended: true
    multivalued: true
    inlined: true
    inlined_as_list: true
  flow_direction:
    name: flow_direction
    description: 'The direction of reactant flow through the tube (e.g. upflow,

      downflow, horizontal).'
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/nfdi4cat/coremeta4cat
    rank: 1000
    is_a: has_qualitative_attribute
    alias: flow_direction
    owner: PlugFlowReactor
    domain_of:
    - PlugFlowReactor
    range: string
    recommended: true
    multivalued: true
    inlined: true
    inlined_as_list: true
  number_of_tubes:
    name: number_of_tubes
    description: The number of parallel tubes in the reactor.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/nfdi4cat/coremeta4cat
    rank: 1000
    is_a: has_quantitative_attribute
    alias: number_of_tubes
    owner: PlugFlowReactor
    domain_of:
    - PlugFlowReactor
    range: integer
    recommended: true
    multivalued: true
    inlined: true
    inlined_as_list: true
  tube_material:
    name: tube_material
    description: Material used for the construction of the reactor tube(s).
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/nfdi4cat/coremeta4cat
    rank: 1000
    is_a: has_qualitative_attribute
    alias: tube_material
    owner: PlugFlowReactor
    domain_of:
    - PlugFlowReactor
    range: string
    recommended: true
    multivalued: true
    inlined: true
    inlined_as_list: true
  catalyst_particle_size:
    name: catalyst_particle_size
    description: 'A measure of the characteristic linear dimension of a particle in
      a

      sample, typically reported as diameter or sieve fraction range.'
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/nfdi4cat/coremeta4cat
    rank: 1000
    is_a: has_length
    slot_uri: VOC4CAT:0008212
    alias: catalyst_particle_size
    owner: PlugFlowReactor
    domain_of:
    - PlugFlowReactor
    - SlurryReactor
    - FixedBedReactor
    range: LengthQuantity
    recommended: true
    multivalued: true
    inlined: true
    inlined_as_list: true
  alternative_label:
    name: alternative_label
    description: The slot to specify an alternative label, name or title for a MaterialEntity.
    todos:
    - Should probably rather declared on Entity or in some common metadata mixin instead.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/nfdi4cat/coremeta4cat
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: skos:altLabel
    alias: alternative_label
    owner: PlugFlowReactor
    domain_of:
    - MaterialisticMixin
    range: string
  has_physical_state:
    name: has_physical_state
    description: The slot to specify the physical state of a MaterialEntity.
    todos:
    - Find out how to make this a subproperty of has_qualitative_attribute, as it
      currently throws the error 'physical_state enumerations cannot be inlined' due
      to the fact that we are using an enum here.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/nfdi4cat/coremeta4cat
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: SIO:000008
    alias: has_physical_state
    owner: PlugFlowReactor
    domain_of:
    - MaterialisticMixin
    range: PhysicalStateEnum
    multivalued: false
    inlined: false
  has_temperature:
    name: has_temperature
    description: The slot to provide the Temperature of a MaterialEntity or an Activity,
      whereas the temperature of the Activity is ontologically rooted in the temperature
      of the material entities that participate in the Activity.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/nfdi4cat/coremeta4cat
    rank: 1000
    is_a: has_quantitative_attribute
    slot_uri: SIO:000008
    alias: has_temperature
    owner: PlugFlowReactor
    domain_of:
    - SonochemicalSynthesis
    - PhotoluminescenceMixin
    - ElectrochemistryMixin
    - PowderXRD
    - SingleCrystalXRD
    - XRayAbsorptionSpectroscopy
    - InfraredSpectroscopy
    - DRIFTS
    - RamanSpectroscopy
    - NMRSpectroscopy
    - DynamicLightScattering
    - SizeExclusionChromatography
    - HighPerformanceLiquidChromatographyMassSpectrometry
    - ChemicalReaction
    - MaterialisticMixin
    - Microkinetics
    - MonteCarlo
    - AqueousStability
    range: Temperature
    recommended: true
    multivalued: true
    inlined: true
    inlined_as_list: true
  has_mass:
    name: has_mass
    description: The slot to provide the Mass of a MaterialEntity.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/nfdi4cat/coremeta4cat
    rank: 1000
    is_a: has_quantitative_attribute
    slot_uri: SIO:000008
    alias: has_mass
    owner: PlugFlowReactor
    domain_of:
    - MaterialisticMixin
    range: Mass
    recommended: true
    multivalued: true
    inlined: true
    inlined_as_list: true
  has_volume:
    name: has_volume
    description: The slot to provide the Volume of a MaterialEntity.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/nfdi4cat/coremeta4cat
    rank: 1000
    is_a: has_quantitative_attribute
    slot_uri: SIO:000008
    alias: has_volume
    owner: PlugFlowReactor
    domain_of:
    - MaterialisticMixin
    range: Volume
    recommended: true
    multivalued: true
    inlined: true
    inlined_as_list: true
  has_density:
    name: has_density
    description: The slot to provide the Density of a MaterialEntity.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/nfdi4cat/coremeta4cat
    rank: 1000
    is_a: has_quantitative_attribute
    slot_uri: SIO:000008
    alias: has_density
    owner: PlugFlowReactor
    domain_of:
    - MaterialisticMixin
    range: Density
    recommended: true
    multivalued: true
    inlined: true
    inlined_as_list: true
  has_pressure:
    name: has_pressure
    description: The slot to provide data about the pressure of a MaterialEntity or
      an Activity, whereas the Pressure of an Activity is ontologically a quality
      borne by the material entities participating in the Activity.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/nfdi4cat/coremeta4cat
    rank: 1000
    is_a: has_quantitative_attribute
    slot_uri: SIO:000008
    alias: has_pressure
    owner: PlugFlowReactor
    domain_of:
    - ChemicalReaction
    - MaterialisticMixin
    - Microkinetics
    range: Pressure
    recommended: true
    multivalued: true
    inlined: true
    inlined_as_list: true
  id:
    name: id
    description: A slot to provide an URI for an entity within this schema.
    in_subset:
    - domain_agnostic_core
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/nfdi4cat/coremeta4cat
    rank: 1000
    identifier: true
    alias: id
    owner: PlugFlowReactor
    domain_of:
    - CatalysisPlan
    - Activity
    - AgenticEntity
    - Dataset
    - DefinedTerm
    - Document
    - Entity
    - LegalResource
    - LicenseDocument
    - Resource
    range: uriorcurie
    required: true
  title:
    name: title
    description: This slot is described in more detail within the class in which it
      is used.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/nfdi4cat/coremeta4cat
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dcterms:title
    alias: title
    owner: PlugFlowReactor
    domain_of:
    - QuantitativeRange
    - Activity
    - AgenticEntity
    - Any
    - Attribution
    - Catalogue
    - CatalogueRecord
    - ChecksumAlgorithm
    - Concept
    - ConceptScheme
    - DataService
    - Dataset
    - DatasetSeries
    - DefinedTerm
    - Distribution
    - Document
    - Entity
    - Frequency
    - Geometry
    - Identifier
    - LegalResource
    - LicenseDocument
    - LinguisticSystem
    - MediaType
    - MediaTypeOrExtent
    - PeriodOfTime
    - Plan
    - Policy
    - ProvenanceStatement
    - QualitativeAttribute
    - QuantitativeAttribute
    - Resource
    - RightsStatement
    - Role
    - Standard
    - SupportiveEntity
    - Surrounding
    - TimeInstant
    range: string
  description:
    name: description
    description: This slot is described in more detail within the class in which it
      is used.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/nfdi4cat/coremeta4cat
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dcterms:description
    alias: description
    owner: PlugFlowReactor
    domain_of:
    - QuantitativeRange
    - Activity
    - AgenticEntity
    - Any
    - Attribution
    - Catalogue
    - CatalogueRecord
    - ChecksumAlgorithm
    - Concept
    - ConceptScheme
    - DataService
    - Dataset
    - DatasetSeries
    - Distribution
    - Document
    - Entity
    - Frequency
    - Geometry
    - Identifier
    - LegalResource
    - LicenseDocument
    - LinguisticSystem
    - MediaType
    - MediaTypeOrExtent
    - PeriodOfTime
    - Plan
    - Policy
    - ProvenanceStatement
    - QualitativeAttribute
    - QuantitativeAttribute
    - Resource
    - RightsStatement
    - Role
    - Standard
    - SupportiveEntity
    - Surrounding
    - TimeInstant
    range: string
  other_identifier:
    name: other_identifier
    description: A slot to provide a secondary identifier for a Device.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/nfdi4cat/coremeta4cat
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: adms:identifier
    alias: other_identifier
    owner: PlugFlowReactor
    domain_of:
    - Activity
    - AgenticEntity
    - Dataset
    - Entity
    range: Identifier
    required: false
    multivalued: true
    inlined_as_list: true
  has_qualitative_attribute:
    name: has_qualitative_attribute
    description: The slot to relate a qualitative attribute to an EvaluatedEntity,
      EvaluatedActivity or AgenticEntity
    in_subset:
    - domain_agnostic_core
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/nfdi4cat/coremeta4cat
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dcterms:relation
    alias: has_qualitative_attribute
    owner: PlugFlowReactor
    domain_of:
    - Activity
    - AgenticEntity
    - Entity
    range: QualitativeAttribute
    recommended: true
    multivalued: true
    inlined: true
    inlined_as_list: true
  has_quantitative_attribute:
    name: has_quantitative_attribute
    description: The slot to relate a quantitative attribute to an EvaluatedEntity,
      EvaluatedActivity or AgenticEntity
    in_subset:
    - domain_agnostic_core
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/nfdi4cat/coremeta4cat
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dcterms:relation
    alias: has_quantitative_attribute
    owner: PlugFlowReactor
    domain_of:
    - Activity
    - AgenticEntity
    - Entity
    range: QuantitativeAttribute
    recommended: true
    multivalued: true
    inlined: true
    inlined_as_list: true
  has_part:
    name: has_part
    description: The slot to specify parts of a Device that are themselves Devices.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/nfdi4cat/coremeta4cat
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dcterms:hasPart
    alias: has_part
    owner: PlugFlowReactor
    domain_of:
    - Activity
    - AgenticEntity
    - Catalogue
    - Entity
    range: Device
    multivalued: true
    inlined: true
    inlined_as_list: true
  part_of:
    name: part_of
    description: The slot to provide the AgenticEntity of which theAgenticEntity is
      a part.
    notes:
    - not in DCAT-AP
    in_subset:
    - domain_agnostic_core
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/nfdi4cat/coremeta4cat
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dcterms:isPartOf
    alias: part_of
    owner: PlugFlowReactor
    domain_of:
    - Activity
    - AgenticEntity
    - Entity
    inverse: has_part
    range: AgenticEntity
    multivalued: true
    inlined_as_list: true
  type:
    name: type
    description: This slot is described in more detail within the class in which it
      is used.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/nfdi4cat/coremeta4cat
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: dcterms:type
    alias: type
    owner: PlugFlowReactor
    domain_of:
    - Agent
    - ClassifierMixin
    - Dataset
    - LicenseDocument
    range: DefinedTerm
    inlined: true
  rdf_type:
    name: rdf_type
    description: The slot to specify the ontology class that is instantiated by an
      entity.
    in_subset:
    - domain_agnostic_core
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/nfdi4cat/coremeta4cat
    rank: 1000
    slot_uri: rdf:type
    alias: rdf_type
    owner: PlugFlowReactor
    domain_of:
    - ClassifierMixin
    range: DefinedTerm
    recommended: true
    inlined: true
class_uri: VOC4CAT:0007102