combustor
noun
com·bus·tor
kəm-ˈbə-stər 
: a chamber (as in a gas turbine or a jet engine) in which combustion occurs
called also combustion chamber
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Further modifications typically include the development of fuel nozzles that let the machine run on natural gas rather than aviation fuel, and a combustor that minimizes the emission of nitrogen oxides, a major pollutant.
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IEEE Spectrum, 20 Oct. 2025
Catalytic stoves use a combustor for even better efficiency, whereas non-catalytic stoves use a series of air tubes, which is slightly less efficient.
—Hannah Jones, Country Living, 29 Sep. 2022
That combustor, still painted red from its U. days, is now in the San Rafael center, and Fry has a $5 million DOE grant to continue the research.
—Tim Fitzpatrick, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 July 2022
At the center of each fan, is a combustor where fuel would mix with the bleed air and ignite.
—David W. Freeman, Popular Mechanics, 20 May 2021
Schmitt said the oxygen would be combined with coal into a stream of carbon dioxide and water inside a combustor.
—Randy Diamond, ExpressNews.com, 12 Aug. 2019
But the bulk of the carbon dioxide is reheated in the heat exchanger and used again in the combustor.
—David Roberts, Vox, 1 June 2018
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IEEE Spectrum, 20 Oct. 2025
Catalytic stoves use a combustor for even better efficiency, whereas non-catalytic stoves use a series of air tubes, which is slightly less efficient.
—Hannah Jones, Country Living, 29 Sep. 2022
That combustor, still painted red from its U. days, is now in the San Rafael center, and Fry has a $5 million DOE grant to continue the research.
—Tim Fitzpatrick, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 July 2022
At the center of each fan, is a combustor where fuel would mix with the bleed air and ignite.
—David W. Freeman, Popular Mechanics, 20 May 2021
Schmitt said the oxygen would be combined with coal into a stream of carbon dioxide and water inside a combustor.
—Randy Diamond, ExpressNews.com, 12 Aug. 2019
But the bulk of the carbon dioxide is reheated in the heat exchanger and used again in the combustor.
—David Roberts, Vox, 1 June 2018
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“Combustor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/combustor. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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combustor
noun
com·bus·tor
kəm-ˈbəs-tər
: a chamber (as in a jet engine) in which combustion occurs
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