Enum: UtilityType

Common plant utilities consumed or produced by process unit operations, used for energy and mass balance accounting on a flowsheet.

URI: valuesets:UtilityType

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Permissible Values

Value	Meaning	Description	Typical Range	Utility Category
STEAM		Process steam used for heating or stripping		HEAT
LOW_PRESSURE_STEAM		Low-pressure steam utility	<3 barg	HEAT
MEDIUM_PRESSURE_STEAM		Medium-pressure steam utility	3-20 barg	HEAT
HIGH_PRESSURE_STEAM		High-pressure steam utility	>20 barg	HEAT
COOLING_WATER		Recirculated cooling water for heat rejection		HEAT
CHILLED_WATER		Refrigerated water for below-ambient cooling		HEAT
REFRIGERANT		Refrigerant fluid for low-temperature cooling duty		HEAT
HOT_OIL		Thermal oil heat-transfer fluid for high-temperature heating		HEAT
BRINE		Chilled brine used as a low-temperature coolant		HEAT
ELECTRICITY		Electrical power supplied to drivers and equipment		POWER
PROCESS_WATER		Treated water used as a process input		OTHER
DEMINERALIZED_WATER		High-purity demineralized water utility		OTHER
NATURAL_GAS		Natural gas supplied as fuel or feedstock		OTHER
FUEL_GAS		Fuel gas burned in fired heaters and boilers		OTHER
COMPRESSED_AIR		Compressed air utility for process or actuation use		OTHER
INSTRUMENT_AIR		Clean dry compressed air for instrumentation		OTHER
NITROGEN		Nitrogen used for inerting, blanketing, or purging		OTHER
FLARE		Flare system for safe combustion of relieved gases		OTHER

Slots

Name	Description
utility_type	The type of plant utility supplied to or produced by a process

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

• from schema: https://w3id.org/valuesets

LinkML Source

name: UtilityType
instantiates:
- valuesets_meta:ValueSetEnumDefinition
description: Common plant utilities consumed or produced by process unit operations,
  used for energy and mass balance accounting on a flowsheet.
title: Utility Type
from_schema: https://w3id.org/valuesets
contributors:
- orcid:0000-0002-6601-2165
- https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code
status: DRAFT
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  STEAM:
    text: STEAM
    description: Process steam used for heating or stripping
    annotations:
      utility_category:
        tag: utility_category
        value: HEAT
  LOW_PRESSURE_STEAM:
    text: LOW_PRESSURE_STEAM
    description: Low-pressure steam utility
    annotations:
      utility_category:
        tag: utility_category
        value: HEAT
      typical_range:
        tag: typical_range
        value: <3 barg
  MEDIUM_PRESSURE_STEAM:
    text: MEDIUM_PRESSURE_STEAM
    description: Medium-pressure steam utility
    annotations:
      utility_category:
        tag: utility_category
        value: HEAT
      typical_range:
        tag: typical_range
        value: 3-20 barg
  HIGH_PRESSURE_STEAM:
    text: HIGH_PRESSURE_STEAM
    description: High-pressure steam utility
    annotations:
      utility_category:
        tag: utility_category
        value: HEAT
      typical_range:
        tag: typical_range
        value: '>20 barg'
  COOLING_WATER:
    text: COOLING_WATER
    description: Recirculated cooling water for heat rejection
    annotations:
      utility_category:
        tag: utility_category
        value: HEAT
  CHILLED_WATER:
    text: CHILLED_WATER
    description: Refrigerated water for below-ambient cooling
    annotations:
      utility_category:
        tag: utility_category
        value: HEAT
  REFRIGERANT:
    text: REFRIGERANT
    description: Refrigerant fluid for low-temperature cooling duty
    annotations:
      utility_category:
        tag: utility_category
        value: HEAT
  HOT_OIL:
    text: HOT_OIL
    description: Thermal oil heat-transfer fluid for high-temperature heating
    annotations:
      utility_category:
        tag: utility_category
        value: HEAT
  BRINE:
    text: BRINE
    description: Chilled brine used as a low-temperature coolant
    annotations:
      utility_category:
        tag: utility_category
        value: HEAT
  ELECTRICITY:
    text: ELECTRICITY
    description: Electrical power supplied to drivers and equipment
    annotations:
      utility_category:
        tag: utility_category
        value: POWER
  PROCESS_WATER:
    text: PROCESS_WATER
    description: Treated water used as a process input
    annotations:
      utility_category:
        tag: utility_category
        value: OTHER
  DEMINERALIZED_WATER:
    text: DEMINERALIZED_WATER
    description: High-purity demineralized water utility
    annotations:
      utility_category:
        tag: utility_category
        value: OTHER
  NATURAL_GAS:
    text: NATURAL_GAS
    description: Natural gas supplied as fuel or feedstock
    annotations:
      utility_category:
        tag: utility_category
        value: OTHER
  FUEL_GAS:
    text: FUEL_GAS
    description: Fuel gas burned in fired heaters and boilers
    annotations:
      utility_category:
        tag: utility_category
        value: OTHER
  COMPRESSED_AIR:
    text: COMPRESSED_AIR
    description: Compressed air utility for process or actuation use
    annotations:
      utility_category:
        tag: utility_category
        value: OTHER
  INSTRUMENT_AIR:
    text: INSTRUMENT_AIR
    description: Clean dry compressed air for instrumentation
    annotations:
      utility_category:
        tag: utility_category
        value: OTHER
  NITROGEN:
    text: NITROGEN
    description: Nitrogen used for inerting, blanketing, or purging
    annotations:
      utility_category:
        tag: utility_category
        value: OTHER
  FLARE:
    text: FLARE
    description: Flare system for safe combustion of relieved gases
    annotations:
      utility_category:
        tag: utility_category
        value: OTHER