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
combustion chamber in American English
1.
the chamber in a reciprocating engine between the cylinder head and the piston, in which combustion occurs
2.
the chamber inside a jet, or rocket, engine in which fuel and air, or an oxidizer, are mixed and burned
see also combustor
combustion chamber in Automotive Engineering
(kəmbʌstʃən tʃeɪmbər)
Word forms: (regular plural) combustion chambers
noun
(Automotive engineering: Vehicle components, Engine, transmission, and exhaust)
The combustion chamber is the part of an engine in which combustion takes place.
The multi-point fuel injection system ensures that the right mix of air and fuelreach the combustion chamber of the engine.
Engineers have been working to optimize the way that the air moves as it enters thecombustion chamber through two separate inlet valves.
Multi-point fuel injection ensures that the right mix of air and fuel reach the combustion chamber of the engine.