Patent ID: 8366312

Claim:
A fuel storage system, comprising: a fuel storage tank including an air valve; and a fuel agitation system coupled to the fuel storage tank and operable to agitate a fuel that is stored in the fuel storage tank, wherein the fuel agitation system includes: an elongate fuel agitation member, wherein the elongate fuel agitation member includes: a lumen that extends between a first end and a second end of the elongate fuel agitation member, wherein the second end is opposite the first end; and a plurality of valves extending from the elongate fuel agitation member such that no additional intervening elements are between the valves and the elongate fuel agitation member, wherein the valves are distributed along the elongate fuel agitation member from the first end to the second end of the elongate fuel agitation member and the valves are in fluid communication with the fuel; and an air passageway in fluid communication with the elongate fuel agitation member, wherein the air passageway is coupled to the first end of the elongate fuel agitation member by a rotational coupling located in the fuel storage tank, wherein the rotational coupling is between the air passageway and the elongate fuel agitation member and is pneumatically actuated by air flow exiting the valves to rotate the elongate fuel agitation member as the air flow is introduced via the plurality of valves into the fuel storage tank, wherein the introduced air flow exits the fuel storage chamber out of the air valve.