combustion chamber
a chamber, as in an engine or boiler, where combustion occurs.
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How to use combustion chamber in a sentence
The second circle of flame sets fire to more of the gas, and finally the entire contents of the combustion chamber are burning.
Aviation Engines | Victor Wilfred PagThe more a gas is heated, the more pressure it will exert upon the walls of the combustion chamber it confines.
Aviation Engines | Victor Wilfred PagThese permit one to machine the entire interior of the cylinder and combustion chamber.
Aviation Engines | Victor Wilfred PagThe relation of valve location and combustion chamber design will be considered in proper sequence.
Aviation Engines | Victor Wilfred PagThe inclination of the valves permits the use of large valves, and these open directly into the combustion chamber.
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British Dictionary definitions for combustion chamber
an enclosed space in which combustion takes place, such as the space above the piston in the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine or the chambers in a gas turbine or rocket engine in which fuel and oxidant burn
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Scientific definitions for combustion chamber
An enclosure in which combustion, especially of a fuel or propellant, is initiated and controlled. See also internal-combustion engine.
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