Definition of combustor
: a chamber (as in a gas turbine or a jet engine) in which combustion occurs —called also combustion chamber
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For greater heat resistance (and lower weight), GE’s engineers used ceramic matrix composite materials for parts of the combustor and turbine, where things get hottest.
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1945
First Known Use of combustor
1945
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