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Abstract

The present disclosure provides adaptive filling systems for use with liquid hydrogen-fuel tank modules. The adaptive filling systems determine, for each tank module, an optimal filling pressure based on passive pressurization due to parasitic heat transfer into the hydrogen-fuel tank during storage and transit. The adaptive filling systems identify a particular hydrogen-fuel tank module, the aircraft it will be loaded onto, the aircraft's estimated time of departure (ETD), the filling time, and the locations of the tank module and the aircraft. The systems fill different hydrogen-fuel tanks at different pressures in order to account for varying periods for storage and transit from the corresponding filling location to the corresponding aircraft or storage location.

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