| abstract |
A device ( 1 ) for draining a tank of fluid under pressure pertaining to a space system includes a pyrotechnic actuator that is suitable to perforate a conduit ( 2 ) in fluid communication with the tank, the device including a collar ( 4 ) that is suitable to enclose the conduit, the collar bearing:n a pyrotechnic cartridge ( 5 ) for perforation, oriented radially towards the conduit ( 2 ), and an anvil ( 11 ), diametrically opposed to the cartridge in relation to the conduit, that is suitable to collect debris generated by the perforation. |