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Vehicle fuel storage system including bladder

A fuel storage system may be configured for a vehicle and may include a fuel tank, at least one inflatable bladder extending inside the tank, and at least one heat storage member, extending inside the tank, comprising a phase change material having a melting point in a range of from 18 to 40 C. The heat storage member may be attached to a bottom wall of the tank and/or attached to the bladder. The system may include several heat storage members.

Patent

Brief

Patent brief

Problem

How can heat, airflow, and thermal load be managed more effectively in compact systems?

Novelty

The heat storage member may be attached to a bottom wall of the tank and/or attached to the bladder.

Uses

Thermal management, High-density electronics, Cooling loops

Assignee

Plastic Omnium Advanced Innovation and Research

Published

Mar 10, 2026

Inventors

Pierre Oszwald, Dominique Madoux, Changwook Shin

Domain

Thermal systems

Plain-English summary

Problem

How can heat, airflow, and thermal load be managed more effectively in compact systems?

Solution

fuel storage system may be configured for a vehicle and may include a fuel tank, at least one inflatable bladder extending inside the tank, and at least one heat storage member, extending inside the tank, comprising a phase change material having a melting point in a range of from 18 to 40 C.

Key novelty

The heat storage member may be attached to a bottom wall of the tank and/or attached to the bladder.

Applications

Thermal managementHigh-density electronicsCooling loops

Relevant search intents

phase change

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