Chapter 5: Interoperability and Security Issues

Title: A Representation and Implementation of Process Plant Models using OWL and ISO 15926

Author(s): Byungchul Kim, Hans Teijgeler, Duhwan Mun, Danhe Sun, Jinsang Hwang, Soonhung Han

Address: Department of Mechanical Engineering, KAIST | OntoConsult | MOERI/KORDI 171 Jang-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-343, Republic of Korea | Department of Mechanical Engineering, KAIST | PartDB Co., Ltd. | Department of Mechanical Engineering, KAIST

Reference: International Conference on Product Lifecycle Management 2008 pp. 352 - 365

Abstract/Summary: ISO 15926 is an international standard for the representation of process plant lifecycle data. However, it is not easy to implement Part 2 Data Model and Part 4 Initial Reference Data Library because of their complexity in terms of data structure and a shortage of related development toolkits. In order to overcome this problem, ISO 15926 Part 7 is under development. This part of the standard specifies implementation methods for sharing and exchange of process plant data across its lifecycle by utilizing OWL and Web Services. For the application of ISO 15926 Part 7, we first discuss how to represent technical specifications of process plant equipment by utilizing the user defined Reference Data Library and Object Information Model with an example of reactor coolant pumps located in the reactor coolant system of an APR 1400 nuclear power plant. An implementation plan of ISO 15926 Part 7 is also addressed after analyzing enabling technologies and surveying related tools.

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