Can-type combustion chamber is typical used on turboshaft and … Photo by Cathleen Allison/Nevada Momentum. On the one hand, it would be the most traditional gas generator formed by a double chamber, one inside where the flame produced by a conventional burner with a combustion air fan would be located. The combustion chamber may be located in the cylinder head, the cap at the end of the cylinder, or on top of the piston, called a 'heron head' combustion chamber. The combustion chamber was located between the crucible and outer casing. Around this chamber it would be placed a second chamber through which circulates a dilution air that is mixed with these gases at the end of the internal combustion chamber obtaining the … Contemporary Combustion Chambers 6-10) type of combustion chamber. The primary function of the combustion section of aircraft gas turbine engine is to burn the fuel/air mixture. The igniter plug is usually located in the upstream reverse flow region of the burner. F Head Combustion Chamber: In this type of combustion chamber one valve is located in the side pockets and the other is located in the cylinder head. IOE engines combine elements of overhead valve and flathead engines; the intake valve is located above the combustion chamber, while the exhaust valve is located below it. The engine's overall efficiency is determined by the shape of the chamber, shape of the top of the piston, location of valves and spark plug and overall airflow through the intake and exhaust. The better the combustion chamber is designed the better the engine "breathes;" that is, the more efficient the overall flow of air through the engine. After ignition, the flame quickly spreads to the primary (combustion) zone. The chimney was designed to allow air entrainment through four rectangular slots at the entrance to dilute and control the exhaust gases before going to the atmosphere. The F head type engine was better than the T head engine but the valve operating mechanism was a bit complicated. Basic elements of combustion chambers: Types of combustion chambers are can type, can-annular type and annular type. Maximum combustion stability is an interesting one. The older flathead engine design uses a "bathtub"-shaped combustion chamber, with an elongated shape that sits above both the piston and the valves (which are located beside the piston). At the end of the combustion chamber, all exhaust gases were sent through the chimney. The location of the combustion section is directly between the compressor and the turbine sections. Minimum chamber pressure drop tends to shy us away from long narrow combustion chambers, as does the minimum dimensions and minimum heat rejection requirements. Axial-flow engines use either an annular or the can-annular (fig. The combustion chamber at the Desert Research Institute in Reno.