The application discloses a
laser-
dry ice jet combined
rock breaking device and method, which comprises two mechanical arms (102, 103) and
laser cutting heads (203) and
dry ice jet spray guns (302) arranged on the two mechanical arms (102, 103) respectively. In the
rock breaking operation, the two mechanical arms (102, 103) drive the
laser cutting heads (203) and the
dry ice jet spray guns (302) to break rocks in front and back respectively. The application utilizes dry ice and laser to break rocks, and greatly improves the
rock breaking capacity. First, the laser breaks rocks through the thermal
cracking principle, and at the same time, the temperature of the rocks is raised. Then, the dry ice jet impacts the heated area. On the one hand, the
impact force contained in the dry ice jet itself can cause the rock
mass to break and can also take away the molten rock. On the other hand, the dry ice contacts the high-temperature rock, rapidly sublimates, causes local rapid cooling, and the rock
mass is damaged due to the uneven heating and inconsistent shrinkage. When the dry ice sublimates, its volume expands by more than 800 times, and the "micro-explosion" effect further breaks the rock.