combustion chamber
Engine's fire heart
A combustion chamber is the enclosed space in an engine or furnace where fuel burns.
In internal combustion engines, it's where the air-fuel mixture ignites and expands to drive pistons.
In jet engines and rockets, combustion chambers generate thrust.
The term extends to any controlled space designed for burning: The combustion chamber showed signs of carbon buildup.
Circular-based solid form
- pistonReciprocating cylinder component
- spark plugElectrical ignition component
- fuel injectorEngine's liquid atomizer
- valveFluid flow controller
crankcase · intake · exhaust · bore · stroke · compression ratio · detonation · knock
Starting combustion process
- flameBurning gas made visible
- oxidationLosing electrons chemically
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
- exothermicReleasing energy as heat
stoichiometry · carbon dioxide · water vapor · enthalpy · autoignition · activation energy
Forceful forward motion
- nozzleFlow-directing pipe fitting
- propellantSubstance creating thrust
- oxidizerElectron-accepting reactant
- injectorMechanism forcing substances inward
combustor · afterburner · staging · ablative · throat · cryogenic · kerosene · hydrazine
Fuel-burning enclosure
- burnerHeat-producing device component
- kilnOven for hardening clay
- hearthFireplace floor area
- boilerWater-heating vessel
incinerator · forge · blast furnace · refractory · flue · grate · muffle · crucible
Thrust-producing aircraft powerplant
- gas turbineFuel-to-rotation engine
- annularRing-shaped, with hole
- linerInner protective covering
- swirlerOne who creates eddies
fuel nozzle · compressor · turbine blade · igniter · pressure drop · aviation
cylinder
Circular-based solid form
- pistonReciprocating cylinder component
- spark plugElectrical ignition component
- fuel injectorEngine's liquid atomizer
valve · crankcase · intake · exhaust · bore · stroke · compression ratio · detonation · knock · pre-ignition
ignition
Starting combustion process
- flameBurning gas made visible
- oxidationLosing electrons chemically
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
exothermic · stoichiometry · carbon dioxide · water vapor · enthalpy · autoignition · activation energy
thrust
Forceful forward motion
- nozzleFlow-directing pipe fitting
- propellantSubstance creating thrust
- oxidizerElectron-accepting reactant
injector · combustor · afterburner · staging · ablative · throat · cryogenic · kerosene · hydrazine · LOX
firebox
Fuel-burning enclosure
boiler · incinerator · forge · blast furnace · refractory · flue · grate · muffle · crucible · retort
jet engine
Thrust-producing aircraft powerplant
- gas turbineFuel-to-rotation engine
- annularRing-shaped, with hole
- linerInner protective covering
swirler · fuel nozzle · compressor · turbine blade · igniter · pressure drop · aviation
- spaceflightlaunch, astronaut, spacecraft, liftoff, orbit
- chambersbedchamber, antechamber
- combustionburning, flames, fire triangle, ignition source, oxygen
- gasoline enginesgasoline engine, four-stroke engine, spark plug, piston, cylinder
- rocketryrocket, rockets, rocket fuel, rocket engine, rocket engines
- coal powercoal mine, coal dust, coal seam, coal yard, coal bunker
combustion chamberexhaust pipe
Rear automotive emissions conduit
exhaust manifold · intake manifold · air intake · exhaust port · exhaust system
combustion chamberheat exchanger
Transfers thermal energy between media
radiator · condenser · cryogenic chamber · cooling system · intercooler
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