combustor

noun

com·bus·tor kəm-ˈbə-stər

: a chamber (as in a gas turbine or a jet engine) in which combustion occurs

called also combustion chamber

Examples of combustor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Catalytic stoves use a combustor for even better efficiency, whereas non-catalytic stoves use a series of air tubes, which is slightly less efficient. —

Hannah Jones, Country Living, 29 Sep. 2022 That combustor, still painted red from its U. days, is now in the San Rafael center, and Fry has a $5 million DOE grant to continue the research. —

Tim Fitzpatrick, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 July 2022 Collectively, these 200-blade rotors—each molded from a single piece of carbon fiber and each fitted with its own combustor, turbine, and reduction gear—would generate in excess of 130,000 pounds of thrust. —

David W. Freeman, Popular Mechanics, 20 May 2021 At the center of each fan, is a combustor where fuel would mix with the bleed air and ignite. —

David W. Freeman, Popular Mechanics, 20 May 2021 Schmitt said the oxygen would be combined with coal into a stream of carbon dioxide and water inside a combustor. —

Randy Diamond, ExpressNews.com, 12 Aug. 2019 But the bulk of the carbon dioxide is reheated in the heat exchanger and used again in the combustor. —

David Roberts, Vox, 1 June 2018 Pratt is rolling out fixes this year for durability issues affecting a carbon seal and combustor. —

Richard Clough, courant.com, 22 Aug. 2017 See More

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