combustion chamber

Noun

Meaning

combustion chamber (plural combustion chambers)

An enclosed space, within a heat engine, in which the fuel is mixed and reacted with air or other oxidizing agent in a controlled manner.

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Synonyms

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Examples

A constraint of rotary engines is the need to locate the spark plug outside the combustion chamber to enable the rotor to sweep past. Source: Internet

After mixing with the air, it is burned in the combustion chamber. Source: Internet

Air passing through the turbojet was compressed further by the remaining 5 compressor stages and then fuel was added in the combustion chamber. Source: Internet

A rocket is propelled forward by a thrust force equal in magnitude, but opposite in direction, to the time-rate of momentum change of the exhaust gas accelerated from the combustion chamber through the rocket engine nozzle. Source: Internet

At about the top of the compression stroke, fuel is injected directly into the compressed air in the combustion chamber. Source: Internet

An internal combustion engine is acted upon by the pressure of the expanding combustion gases in the combustion chamber space at the top of the cylinder. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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