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gas generator
A combustion chamber used to provide hot gases for a turbine or motor to drive the propellant pumps of a rocket engine, or to provide a source of gas at some predetermined pressure. Gas generators are usually operated fuel-rich to maintain the container temperature at reduced values.
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