combustion chamber

noun

: a closed space inside an engine in which fuel is burned

Examples of combustion chamber in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Molten plastic is then fed into the engine’s combustion chamber as additional fuel to burn alongside its regular liquid propellants. Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024 For the Starship’s second test flight, SpaceX teams are modifying manifolds on the Raptor engines that direct hot methane-rich gas toward each engine’s combustion chamber for mixing with oxygen-rich gas. Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 26 June 2023 Blue Origin said corrective actions to address the cause of the failure included design changes to the engine combustion chamber and adjustments to operating parameters. Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 19 Dec. 2023 The sheer amount of fuel being injected into the combustion chamber allows for adequate cooling. Matt Crisara, Popular Mechanics, 10 May 2022 And there were two spark plugs per cylinder, mounted in the sides of the combustion chamber rather than using a single one in the center. Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 16 Oct. 2023 The feeder regulates the amount of wood pellets being fed into the combustion chamber, providing excellent control of the temperature. John Sass, Field & Stream, 27 Sep. 2023 These smokers are super efficient and rely upon a feeder to feed the pellets from a hopper to the combustion chamber. John Sass, Field & Stream, 27 Sep. 2023 The result is a complex, attention-absorbing presentation of many interlinked parts, with a combustion chamber at its center. Holland Cotter, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of combustion chamber was in 1853

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“Combustion chamber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/combustion%20chamber. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

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