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
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Scholl expects to begin engine core tests on Symphony by late 2025 to analyze the performance of the compressor, combustor, and turbine section.
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IEEE Spectrum, 8 Feb. 2025
Would the combustor sustain a flame when 95 percent of the fuel mix is CO2?
—David Wagman, IEEE Spectrum, 30 May 2018
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
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IEEE Spectrum, 8 Feb. 2025
Would the combustor sustain a flame when 95 percent of the fuel mix is CO2?
—David Wagman, IEEE Spectrum, 30 May 2018
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
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combustor
noun
com·bus·tor
kəm-ˈbəs-tər
: a chamber (as in a jet engine) in which combustion occurs
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