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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2015
Volvo Truck Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;
Dale Hoover, McConnellsburg, PA (US);
Dale Hoover, McConnellsburg, PA (US);
Volvo Truck Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;
Abstract
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.