combustor

combustor
A name generally assigned to the combination of flame holder or stabilizer, igniter, combustion chamber, and injection system of a ramjet or gas turbine.

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  • Combustor — Flame stabilized by cyclone. A combustor is a component or area of a gas turbine, ramjet, or scramjet engine where combustion takes place. It is also known as a burner, combustion chamber or flame holder. In a gas turbine engine, the combustor or …   Wikipedia

  • combustor — |ô| s. m. [Brasil] Poste para iluminação pública …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • combustor — ☆ combustor [kəm bus′tər ] n. the chamber and related assembly in a jet engine, gas turbine, etc., in which combustion occurs …   English World dictionary

  • combustor — degiklis statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Pavadinimas, kuriuo įvardijami liepsnos laikiklis ar stabilizatorius, degiklis, degimo kamera ir raketinio variklio ar dujų turbinos įpurškimo sistema. atitikmenys: angl. combustor pranc. dispositif… …   NATO terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • combustor drain valve — A spring loaded drain valve at the bottom of the combustor outer case through which unburned fuel is drained during an aborted start …   Aviation dictionary

  • combustor — noun Date: 1945 a chamber (as in a gas turbine or a jet engine) in which combustion occurs called also combustion chamber …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • combustor — /keuhm bus teuhr/, n. Aeron. the apparatus in a ramjet or other jet engine for initiating and sustaining combustion, consisting of the igniter, fuel injection system, combustion chamber, and flameholder. [1940 45; COMBUST(ION) + OR2] * * * …   Universalium

  • combustor — noun A chamber acting as the furnace in a jet engine or turbine engine, where intense combustion is induced …   Wiktionary

  • combustor — com·bus·tor …   English syllables

  • combustor — com•bus•tor [[t]kəmˈbʌs tər[/t]] n. aer. the apparatus in a ramjet or other jet aircraft engine that begins and sustains combustion • Etymology: 1940–45 …   From formal English to slang

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