An apparatus includes a pressure device with a vessel bonded to the surface of a structure at a bonding location. The vessel comprises an interior space within the vessel and a bonding surface. A bonding agent bonds the bonding surface of the vessel to a surface of the structure. A gas-emitting material is disposed within the interior space of the vessel and an initiator is arranged to activate the gas-emitting material. Upon activation of the gas-emitting material by the initiator, the pressure device produces a localized force that breaks the structure.
ELECTRICALLY-ACTIVATED PRESSURE VESSELS FOR FRACTURING FRANGIBLE STRUCTURES
ELEKTRISCH AKTIVIERTE DRUCKBEHÄLTER ZUR FRAKTURIERUNG ZERBRECHLICHER STRUKTUREN
RÉCIPIENTS SOUS PRESSION ACTIVÉS ÉLECTRIQUEMENT POUR FRACTURER DES STRUCTURES FRAGILES
2021-02-17
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B63B Schiffe oder sonstige Wasserfahrzeuge , SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS |
European Patent Office | 2022
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