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combustor definition

☆ com·bus·tor (kəm bus′tər)

noun

the chamber and related assembly in a jet engine, gas turbine, etc., in which combustion occurs

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combustor Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • premixed: Dowling, A.P. , Hubbard, S. Instability in lean premixed combustors.

Modifies a noun

  • design: The low pressure recirculation zone is shown Gas turbine combustor design requires consideration of many, often contradictory, objectives.

Noun used with modifier

  • turbine: Knowledge of the phenomena involved can assist with the design of gas turbine combustors.
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