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A vehicular liquid containment system including a tank, a pump arranged to pump a liquid from the tank to a vehicular system via a feed line, a pressure sensor arranged to detect a pressure in a vapor dome inside the tank, and a sprayer arranged within a branch of the feed line, the outlet of the sp

A vehicular liquid containment system including a tank, a pump arranged to pump a liquid from the tank to a vehicular system via a feed line, a pressure sensor arranged to detect a pressure in a vapor dome inside the tank, and a sprayer arranged within a branch of the feed line, the outlet of the sprayer being arranged inside the tank.

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1. A vehicular fuel containment system comprising: a tank;a pump arranged to pump a fuel from the tank to a fuel injection system of an internal combustion engine via a feed line;a pressure sensor arranged to detect a pressure in a vapor dome inside the tank; anda sprayer arranged within a branch of

1. A vehicular fuel containment system comprising: a tank;a pump arranged to pump a fuel from the tank to a fuel injection system of an internal combustion engine via a feed line;a pressure sensor arranged to detect a pressure in a vapor dome inside the tank; anda sprayer arranged within a branch of the feed line, an outlet of the sprayer being arranged inside the tank. 2. The vehicular fuel containment system according to claim 1, further comprising a valve operatively arranged between the pump and the sprayer. 3. The vehicular fuel containment system according to claim 2, wherein the valve is a normally-closed valve, adapted to be opened by occurrence of a predetermined minimum pressure at an inlet side. 4. The vehicular fuel containment system according to claim 2, wherein the valve is a normally-closed valve, adapted to be opened by external actuation. 5. The vehicular fuel containment system according to claim 2, wherein the valve and the pressure sensor are operatively controlled by an electronic control unit, directly or indirectly. 6. The vehicular fuel containment system according to claim 5, wherein the electronic control unit is configured to relay a leak detection signal to an On-Board Diagnostics system. 7. The vehicular fuel containment system according to claim 1, wherein the sprayer is arranged above a maximum fill level of the tank. 8. A vehicle comprising the vehicular fuel containment system according to claim 1. 9. A method to verify integrity of a vehicular liquid containment system, the system comprising a tank, a pump, a pressure sensor, and a sprayer, the pump arranged to pump a fuel from the tank to a vehicular system via a feed line, the pressure sensor arranged to detect a pressure in a vapor dome inside the tank, the sprayer arranged within a branch of the feed line, an outlet of the sprayer being arranged inside the tank, the method comprising: operating the pump to activate the sprayer;monitoring pressure sensed by the pressure sensor subsequent to the activation of the sprayer; anddetermining whether the monitored pressure deviates from a predetermined pressure evolution based on one or more measurements. 10. A non-transitory computer readable medium including a computer program comprising a code configured to cause a processor to carry out the method of claim 9.