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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2017
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Yong Pan, Markham, CA;
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
An exemplary system for improving gaseous venting from a fluid storage vessel includes a hollow member configured to receive a fuel nozzle, the fuel nozzle having an aspirate opening, a vent line fluidly connecting the fluid storage vessel and the hollow member, and a flow guide device fluidly connected to the hollow member and the vent line. The flow guide device includes a flow guide chamber having an inlet, a plurality of sidewalls, and an outlet, and a plurality of directional blades formed within the flow guide chamber. The plurality of directional blades direct a fluid flow through the flow guide chamber and the hollow member toward the aspirate opening of the fuel nozzle.