LAPSE:2026.0516
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LAPSE:2026.0516
Data Reconciliation for Inventory Monitoring in a Petrol Refinery
June 12, 2026
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We study a data reconciliation problem in a petrol refinery. The problem is to reconcile inventory and flow measurements to estimate true values of measured and unmeasured flows respecting the mass conservation. The problem is formulated as a mixed-integer quadratic program (MIQP). Upon successful problem resolution, a neural network (NN) is trained to mimic the MIQP solver to study potential improvements in CPU time without compromising the solution quality. The results show a significant improvement in refinery monitoring and feasibility of NN-based reconciliation.
We study a data reconciliation problem in a petrol refinery. The problem is to reconcile inventory and flow measurements to estimate true values of measured and unmeasured flows respecting the mass conservation. The problem is formulated as a mixed-integer quadratic program (MIQP). Upon successful problem resolution, a neural network (NN) is trained to mimic the MIQP solver to study potential improvements in CPU time without compromising the solution quality. The results show a significant improvement in refinery monitoring and feasibility of NN-based reconciliation.
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data reconciliation, neural networks, oil refinery, optimization
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Gaborcík J, Lubušký K, Paulen R. Data Reconciliation for Inventory Monitoring in a Petrol Refinery. Systems and Control Transactions 5:2505-2510 (2026) https://doi.org/10.69997/sct.181246
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Gaborcík J: Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia
Lubušký K: Slovnaft, a.s., Bratislava, Slovakia
Paulen R: Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia [ORCID]
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Lubušký K: Slovnaft, a.s., Bratislava, Slovakia
Paulen R: Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia [ORCID]
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Systems and Control Transactions
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5
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2505
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2510
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2026
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2026-06-12
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PII: 2505-2510-337-SCT-5-2026, Publication Type: Journal Article
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