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Image: Cannular combustor on a Pratt & Whitney JT9D turbofan

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Description: Cutaway of the annular combustion chamber on a Pratt & Whitney JT9-7D turbofan engine. The air flow is from left to right. Discrete fuel injectors maintain flame zones which share a common ring (annulus) casing. This engine is part of the exhibit of the Deutsches Museum.
Title: Cannular combustor on a Pratt & Whitney JT9D turbofan
Credit: Own work
Author: Olivier Cleynen
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