Combustor

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  • noun. A combustion chamber along with its igniters, injectors, and other related apparatus in a jet engine or gas turbine.
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  • noun. A chamber acting as the furnace in a jet engine or turbine engine, where intense combustion is induced.
  • Word Usage
    "Actually knowing how much nitrous oxide is actually being generated in a combustor is a hard problem to solve because now you have to deal with not only the temperature distribution in the combustor, but also the constituent chemicals that are coming out of there."
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