combustion chamber

noun

: a closed space inside an engine in which fuel is burned

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In 1958, the scramjet, or supersonic combustion ramjet, was conceptualized – which would ignite fuel in a combustion chamber while air flowed through continuously at supersonic speeds, eliminating the ramjet's draggy need to slow that airflow down below the speed of sound. New Atlas, 4 Dec. 2024 Like any turbocharger, the TwinPower forces air into the combustion chamber with a pump powered by a turbine spinning in the exhaust stream, rather than allowing the air to be sucked in naturally by the motion of the piston. IEEE Spectrum, 28 Mar. 2012 Ferrari's Own Electric Motors Ignition and injection timing have been optimized, the combustion chamber permits higher-than-ever pressures, and the exhaust is made of Inconel and has been specially tuned to deliver the sort of coruscating note Ferrari owners and fans crave. Jason Barlow, WIRED, 17 Oct. 2024 Before the hydrogen gets direct-injected into the combustion chamber, a pressure regulator reduces its pressure from the 700 bars it's stored at. New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for combustion chamber 

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First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of combustion chamber was in 1853

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“Combustion chamber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/combustion%20chamber. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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