Definition of "combustor" [combustor]

• A combustion chamber and its igniters, injectors, and other related apparatus in a jet engine or gas turbine. (noun)

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• "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."
• "And think about this: Unlike rockets, which must carry oxygen with them as a "combustor" to ignite the fuel supply, scramjets take oxygen from the atmosphere, offering a huge savings in aircraft weight, and researchers around the world would like to take advantage."
• "[[Cyclone furnace | cyclone]] burners, a specific kind of combustor that can efficiently burn larger pieces of coal."