combustor
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7.5
- noun
- /kəmˈbʌstər/
- Specialized
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combustor
- The fuel enters the combustor, where it burns to generate energy for the engine.
- turbine combustor
- engine combustor
- waste combustor
Maybe though, this is just combustor combusting things.
- Maybe though, this is just combustor combusting things.
- So you're feeding into big tobacco's idea of dual use and keeping combustors going for a very long time.
Examples
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As in the turbojet, this air moves into a combustor, where fuel is added and the mixture burns.
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A 33-MW slagging combustor demonstration is scheduled for the second round.
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Operating the combustor at higher than atmospheric pressure increases the power produced by the combined-cycle system.
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The heat from the combustor was used to reheat the sand, which circulated in a closed loop.
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The horizontally split combustor shell could thus be designed to contain the pressurized gases yet be flexible.
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In the PFBC application, two particulate-removal systems are required: one for the combustor and one for the partial gasification process.
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The results were a 99 percent reduction of dioxins from municipal waste combustors.
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Glicksman's research has included work in fluidized bed combustors, glass processing, natural convection, and energy conservation in buildings.
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Good combustion practices also include mandatory operating parameters for carbon monoxide, combustor load level, and flue gas temperature limits.
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Mongia provided leadership in formulation, development, and application of empirical/analytical gas turbine combustor design methodology at Garrett, Allison, and GE Aircraft Engines.
Academic text (2003)
Synonyms
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3.3
A device that burns fuel to make heat, used in labs or factories
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8.1
A part of a stove or furnace where fuel burns to make heat
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Etymology
Combustor comes from the root combust meaning 'to burn' and the ending -or meaning 'a thing that does something'. So a combustor is the part of an engine or turbine where fuel is burned to make energy.