ROCKET POD Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: rocketry and space engineering; injection of various pay loads into high-energy orbits. SUBSTANCE: rocket pod includes liquid-propellant rocket engine with oxidizer and fuel tanks; even one of them is toroidal in shape. Axis of liquid-propellant rocket engine passing inside axial circle of toroidal tank is inclined relative to its central axis; intake divide of this tank is mounted on station of its bottom to which nozzle of liquid-propellant rocket engine is inclined. Plane of symmetry of this section passes through axis of nozzle of liquid-propellant rocket engine and central axis of toroidal tank. length of arc of this section is limited by central angle of axial circle of toroidal tank which is equal to β = 2arctg(r/R), where r is radius of generatrix of toroidal tank bottom; R is radius of axial circle of toroidal tank. EFFECT: obtaining maximum level of propellant component at area where intake device is located in active leg of flight and reduction of propellant residue. 3 dwg