How Cardox
works.
A hole
is drilled into the material to be broken, and the loaded CARDOX
tube is inserted. A connection is made from the tube to a hand-held
magneto and, on passing a charge from the magneto to the tube,
the low-tension electric fuse initiates a rapid reaction in the
energizer, resulting in the formation of a rapidly expanding volume
of Carbon Dioxide gas.
The
internal pressure is instantly built up to the yield point of
the shear disc, discharging the heaving mass of gas into the surrounding
material, which breaks down along the least line of resistance.
this is an almost instantaneous action.
The
CARDOX SYSTEM can be adapted to suit individual requirements by
the selection of the rupture disc thickness and the type of tube,
giving a variety of discharge pressures and volumes.
What
it's made of
The Cardox system consists of a high-strength
reusable steel tube filled with liquid carbon dioxide (CO2) that
is energized with a small electrical charge. Expanding up to 6,000
times the original volume, the CO2 is released through a discharge
nozzle, creating a powerful pushing force reaching pressures up
to 34,000 psi. More than three tons of blockage can be dislodged
by a single blast in milliseconds.
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