A pressurized liquid fuel tank system arranged to contain a first mass of liquid fuel such as Dimethyl-Ether (DME) is provided. The system includes a first tank having a first volume, a second tank having a second volume, a first conduit between a top of the first tank and a top of the second tank, and a second conduit between the first tank and a bottom of the second tank, wherein a sum of the first volume and the second volume is designed to equal a sum of a first mass volume of the first mass of liquid fuel plus an expansion volume equal to at least 5% of the first mass volume. A vehicle with such a fuel tank system is also disclosed.
PRESSURIZED LIQUID FUEL TANK SYSTEM AND VEHICLE INCLUDING SAME
TANKSYSTEM FÜR UNTER DRUCK STEHENDEN FLÜSSIGKRAFTSTOFF UND FAHRZEUG DAMIT
SYSTÈME DE RÉSERVOIR DE CARBURANT LIQUIDE SOUS PRESSION ET VÉHICULE LE COMPRENANT
2018-06-20
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60K Anordnung oder Einbau von Antriebseinheiten oder von Kraft- bzw. Drehmomentübertragungen in Fahrzeugen , ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES |
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