- 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. 2001.
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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 — A name generally assigned to the combination of flame holder or stabilizer, igniter, combustion chamber, and injection system of a ramjet or gas turbine … Military 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
