RU2151995C1 - System for rocket launching from water area - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: space-rocket equipment. SUBSTANCE: system for rocket launching from water area comprises a ship with rocket lifting-erection devices and a pad carrying the separated launching platform with floats and rocket attachments. The pad for the launching platform is positioned on the ship stern, which is provided with guides for movement of the launching platform on water behind the ship stern and back, and oriented along the ship boards. The launching platform is linked with the ship by towing ropes and rocket launching control cable lines. The floats are secured on the launching platform brackets by means of rotary levers with an electric drive and locking mechanism providing for carrying-out of the floats behind the ship board, lowering of them on water and back lifting. EFFECT: facilitated procedure of rocket launching from moving platform. 8 cl, 9 dwg

Description

 The claimed invention relates to rocket and space technology, to launchers for missiles, and specifically to marine launch complexes for launching missiles from the water.

 Known launch platform for launching a rocket from the water, US patent N 4916999, MKI F 41 F 3/04, equipped with floats, rocket mounts, three vertically extendable supports. The launch platform is delivered to the rocket launch site using a tugboat, which, in turn, is the missile launch control command post. In the process of prelaunch preparation, the launch platform is fixedly installed in the surface position using three vertically extendable supports, rigidly fixed to the seabed.

 The main disadvantages of the known launch platform are its low maneuverability, use only in places with a depth of not more than the vertical support of the launch platform, which can be extended and rigidly fixed on the seabed, as well as the inability to reuse without delivery to the dock, to the rocket installation site .

 Also known marine launch complex for space rockets, US patent N 4747334, MKI F 41 F 3/04, adopted by the authors as a prototype. The marine launch complex for space rockets contains a base vessel equipped with a platform on which there are three detachable platforms equipped with floats, platform mounting systems for the platform, two tug boats and a passenger vessel. Detachable platforms are placed on the site along the base vessel, in the following order from its bow: detachable launch platform, detachable platform, additionally equipped with equipment for prelaunch missiles, detachable platform, additionally equipped with containers for transporting missiles. The launch platform is additionally equipped with attachment points for the cart for supplying the rocket to the launch platform, anchor devices and a missile maintenance tower. The floats of the launch platform are made in the form of containers with rectangular transverse and longitudinal sections.

 A detachable launch platform is delivered to the area of the intended rocket launch site using the base vessel. Before launching the launch platform to the surface of the water, a trolley with a rocket is installed on it. Open the launch platform mounting mechanism on the base ship platform. The base ship is being sunk. Starting platform by means of floats is held on the surface of the water. The tugboat takes the launch platform with the missile from the base vessel and delivers it to the rocket launch site. Anchor devices are fixed on the seabed that hold the launch platform from being displaced from the rocket launch site. Then launch the rocket from a fixed launch platform.

 Using the marine launch complex for space rockets according to US patent N 4747334, it is possible to launch a rocket from the water area in places with a greater depth than that which uses the launch platform to launch a rocket from the water area according to US patent N 4916999, as well as reuse launch platform without delivery to the dock, to the place of installation of the rocket.

 The main disadvantages of the known marine launch complex for space rockets, according to US patent N 4747334, are unsatisfactory rocking performance of the launch platform with the rocket, which eliminates the launch of the rocket with minor waves of the water surface, as well as the need to warm the base vessel during launching of the launch platform with the rocket .

 The task posed to the claimed invention is the implementation of the launch of a rocket from a moving launch platform. This problem is solved due to the fact that in the complex for launching a rocket from the water area containing a vessel with lifting and mounting devices for missiles and a platform on which a detachable launch platform with floats and rocket mounts is fixed, the launch platform is located at the stern of the vessel, the ship is equipped with guides oriented along its sides to move the launch platform through the water behind the stern of the vessel and vice versa, while the launch platform is connected to the vessel by towing cables and cable lines E missile launch control.

 The floats are fixed to the brackets of the launch platform by means of rotary levers with an electric drive and a lock-and-lock mechanism, which ensure that the floats are carried overboard, lowering them into the water and return lifting.

 The floats of the launch platform are made in the form of streamlined containers with a cross section, over their entire height, in the form of a biconvex flat segment.

 Launch platform floats are made with a reduced cross-sectional area at the level of the estimated cargo water line.

 Each float has a reversible hydraulic pump connected to an opening made in the bottom of the float, and in the upper part of the float there is a valve for air drainage.

 The launch platform is connected to the vessel by pipelines for refueling the rocket with liquid fuel when the launch platform with the rocket is launched.

 The vessel and launch platform are equipped with cable-filling masts to support pipelines for refueling the rocket with liquid fuel and cable lines for launch control.

 The guides for moving the launch platform through the water behind the stern of the vessel and back are made in the form of tubular pneumatic rubber fenders.

 Due to the fact that the launch platform platform is located at the stern of the vessel, the vessel is equipped with guides oriented along its sides to move the launch platform through the water aft of the vessel and vice versa, and the launch platform is connected to the vessel by tow cables and cable lines for launch control in tow mode, obtained the technical result, namely, it was possible to launch a rocket from a moving launch platform, while towing a launch platform with a missile by a ship allows Biran rate at which the pitching at the time of the rocket launch will be minimal. The launch platform floats are made in the form of streamlined containers with a cross-section, along their entire height, in the form of a biconvex flat segment, and are also made with a reduced cross-sectional area at the level of the calculated cargo water line, which allows to reduce the resistance to the launch platform movement and increases its stability when towing vessel, before and at the time of launch of the rocket.

 In FIG. 1 shows a General view of the complex for launching a rocket from the water.

 In FIG. 2 is a top view of the stern of the ship of the complex for launching missiles from the water area, view along arrow A in FIG. 1.

 In FIG. 3 - hinged bracket for fastening the float to the launch platform with a drive for lowering the float to the water surface and lifting it from the water surface, view along arrow B in FIG. 2.

 In FIG. 4 - locking-locking mechanism of the fastening system of the launch platform on the ship’s platform and supporting shock absorber, a section along BB in FIG. 2.

 In FIG. 5 is a vertical section through the float according to G-D in FIG. 3.

 In FIG. 6 is a section through the float according to DD in FIG. 3.

 In FIG. 7 is a sectional view of the float according to EE in FIG. 3.

 In FIG. 8 is a view of a complex for launching a rocket from the water area with a launch platform launched, during the process of refueling the rocket with fuel components.

 In FIG. 9 is a top view of a complex for launching a rocket from the water area, in the process of towing a launch platform with a rocket by a vessel, before the rocket launch.

 The complex for launching a rocket from the water area consists of ship 1 (Fig. 1, 2, 8, 9) with platform 2 (Fig. 1, 2, 4, 8, 9), on which a detachable launch platform 3 and a fastening system for the launch platform are located 3 at platform 2. Platform 2 for launch platform 3 is located at the stern of vessel 1.

 The launch platform 3 is equipped with floats 4 (Figs. 1-3, 5-9), a power ring 5, nodes 6 (Fig. 2, 9) of mounting the rocket 7 to the power ring 5, detachable connections with shut-off valves 8 and cable-filling masts 9, equipped with rotation mechanisms with electric drives. Detachable connections with shut-off valves 8 are designed for docking with pipelines 10 (Fig. 8) to supply fuel components to the rocket 7. Cable-filling masts 9 are designed to support pipelines 10 during refueling of the rocket 7 with fuel components, when the launch platform 3 is launched, and cable lines 11 (Fig. 8, 9) control the launch of the rocket 7, in the process of movement of the vessel 1 and launch platform 3.

 The floats 4 are fixed on the launch platform 3 by means of brackets 12 (Fig. 3) of the launch platform 3 and levers 13 pivotally connected to them, on which the floats 4 of the launch platform 3 are directly attached. The launch platform 3 is equipped with actuators for lowering the floats 4 to the water surface and lifting them from the surface of the water. The drive for lowering the float 4 to the water surface and lifting it from the water surface consists of a gear sector 14, a lever 13, an electric motor 15, mounted on an arm 12 of the launch platform 3, and a locking and locking mechanism 16 for fixing the lever 13 in a predetermined position.

 The floats 4 of the launch platform 3 are made in the form of streamlined containers with a cross section, over their entire height, in the form of a biconvex segment profile (Fig. 6, 7) and with a section 17 (Fig. 5, 7) of a reduced cross-sectional area in the area of the calculated cargo waterlines. The floats 4 have a hard shell. In each of the floats 4, a hydraulic pump 18 is installed, connected to an inlet made in the bottom of the float 4, as well as a valve 19, designed to drain air from the float 4, in the process of filling it with ballast water. The hydraulic pump 18 is equipped with a reversible electric motor and is used both to fill the float 4 with water, and to drain the water from it.

 The fastening system of the launch platform 3 on the platform 2 of the vessel 1 is made in the form of a locking and locking mechanism 20 (Fig. 2, 4, 9), fixed on the platform 2, on which at least three supporting shock absorbers 21 are installed (Fig. 4).

 Launch platform 3 is connected to the vessel 1 by towing cables 22 (Fig. 1, 2, 8, 9) and cable lines 11 to control the launch of the rocket 7.

 The vessel 1 is equipped with guides 23 (Fig. 1, 2, 8, 9), made in the form of tubular pneumatic rubber fenders oriented along the hull of the vessel 1 and providing launching of the launch platform 3 into the water in the direction of the stern of the vessel 1. The vessel 1 is additionally equipped with containers 24 ( Fig. 1, 8) for transporting missiles 7, a crane 25 for lifting and reloading missiles 7, installer 26 (Fig. 1) for assembling and moving the missile 7 to the launch platform 3, bringing the rocket 7 from a horizontal to a vertical position and installing it on launch platform 3, refueling cable with masts 27 equipped with electric turning mechanisms supporting pipelines 10 and cable lines 11 for launching rocket 7 control, two synchronous winches 28 for towing launch platform 3 with rocket 7, devices for cleaning pipelines 10 after refueling rocket 7 with fuel components and cable lines 11 after the launch of rocket 7, as well as other auxiliary equipment.

 The complex for launching rocket 7 (Fig. 1, 2, 8, 9) is withdrawn from the water area to the area of the intended launch site of rocket 7. Before launching launch platform 3 (Fig. 1, 2, 4, 8, 9), water is installed on it an unfilled rocket 7, which is mounted on the power ring 5 (Fig. 1, 2, 8, 9). The launch platform 3 is connected to the vessel 1 by towing cables 22, cable lines 11 for controlling the launch of the rocket 7 and pipelines 10 for supplying fuel components to the rocket 7 (Fig. 8). Open the locking and locking mechanism 20 (Fig. 2, 4, 9) of the mounting system of the launch platform 3 on the platform 2 of the vessel 1. Lower the floats 4 (Figs. 1-3, 5-9) of the launch platform 3 and lock them in this position using the lock-stop mechanism 16 (Fig. 3).

 Based on the floats 4 filled with air, the launch platform 3 rises above the level of the platform 2 of vessel 1. Vessel 1 leaves the launch platform 3 with an unfilled rocket 7 installed on it at a distance of 10 - 20 m from the launch platform 3. Floats 4 of the launch platform 3 fill with water so that the level of sea water corresponds to the level of their estimated cargo water line. The vessel 1 departs from the launch platform 3 to a distance of 100 - 150 m. Using the turning mechanisms with electric drives, the cable refueling masts 9 of the launch platform 3 and the cable refueling masts 27 of the vessel 1 are set into working position. The main rocket is refueled with 7 fuel components and at the same time water is drained from the floats 4 of the launch platform 3 so that the sea water level corresponds to the level of their estimated cargo water line. Perform additional rocket refueling with 7 fuel components.

 Vessel 1 tows a launch platform 3 with a rocket 7 installed on it, located at a distance of 100 - 150 m from vessel 1, at a course that ensures minimal rolling, and during the movement of vessel 1 and launch platform 3 with rocket 7, rocket 7 is launched from the launch platform 3. At the start of the rocket 7, using nodes 6, undock the rocket 7 from the power ring 5 of the launch platform 3. After the launch of the rocket 7, the launch platform 3 is returned to the platform 2 of the vessel 1, which allows it to be reused for launching the rockets 7.

 When the rocket 7 starts (Fig. 1, 2, 8, 9) with the launch platform 3 moving on the water surface (Figs. 1, 2, 4, 8, 9), the gases flowing from the nozzle block of the rocket engine form a cavity on the water surface and are diverted from the launch platform 3 by an incoming mass of water. The stability of the launch platform 3 with the rocket 7 on the surface of the water when it is towed by the vessel 1 is achieved by using two towing cables 22 connecting the launch platform 3 with two synchronous winches 28 located on the vessel 1. The calculated metacentric height of the launch platform 3 with the fueled rocket 7 is positive, but sufficiently small = 0.1 m, which provides the necessary stability and smooth rolling of the launch platform 3 with a rocket 7 fueled on the surface of the water when the waves are less than permissible, and the increase in the area of pop The cross-section of the floats 4 (Figs. 1-3, 5-9) above the level of the estimated cargo water line ensures its stability under increased excitement or squall.

 The attachment points of the tow ropes 22 to the launch platform 3 are in the same plane as the center of gravity of the launch platform 3 with the rocket 7 fueled, which ensures the horizontal position of the launch platform 3 with the rocket 7 when the tow ropes 22 are jerked due to agitation during movement.

 The claimed invention in comparison with the prototype, which was selected as the marine launch complex for space rockets, US patent N 4747334, MKI F 41 F 3/04, is more maneuverable, increases the active and passive safety of the vessel during the launch of the rocket, provides technical the result, namely, the launch of a rocket from a moving launch platform, while towing a launch platform with a rocket by a vessel allows you to choose the course at which the pitching at the moment of rocket launch will be minimal. The complex for launching rockets from the water can be used both to launch liquid and solid fuel rockets.

Claims (8)

 1. Complex for launching missiles from the water area, containing a vessel with lifting and mounting devices for missiles and a platform on which a detachable launch platform with floats and rocket mounts is fixed, characterized in that the platform for the launch platform is located at the stern of the vessel, which is equipped with oriented along its sides with guides for moving the launch platform through the water behind the stern of the vessel and vice versa, while the launch platform is connected to the vessel by towing cables and cable control lines start m rockets.  2. The complex according to claim 1, characterized in that the floats are fixed to the brackets of the launch platform by means of rotary levers with an electric drive and a lock-and-lock mechanism, which ensure that the floats are carried overboard, lowering them into the water and returning.  3. The complex according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the floats of the launch platform are made in the form of streamlined containers with a cross section, over their entire height, in the form of a biconvex flat segment.  4. The complex according to any one of paragraphs. 1 - 3, characterized in that the floats of the launch platform are made with a reduced cross-sectional area at the level of the estimated cargo water line.  5. The complex according to any one of paragraphs. 1 - 4, characterized in that each float has a reversible hydraulic pump connected to an opening made in the bottom of the float, and in the upper part of the float there is a valve for air drainage.  6. The complex according to claim 1, characterized in that the launch platform is connected to the vessel by pipelines for refueling the rocket with liquid fuel when the launch platform with the rocket is launched.  7. The complex according to claim 1 or 6, characterized in that the vessel and the launch platform are equipped with cable-filling masts for supporting pipelines when refueling the rocket with liquid fuel and cable lines for controlling the launch of the rocket.  8. The complex according to claim 1, characterized in that the guides for moving the launch platform through the water behind the stern of the vessel and back are made in the form of tubular pneumatic-rubber fenders.

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