T h e feasibil i ty of r o t a t i n g a bluff flameholder as a m e a n s of inc reas ing vo lume t r i c hea t r e l ea se r a t e s i n h i g h o u t p u t c o m b u s t i o n c h a m b e r s h a s b e e n inves t iga ted . A cy l indr i cal flameholder w i t h i t s l o n g i t u d i n a l axis n o r m a l t o t h e flow of c o m b u s t i b l e gases was r o t a t e d rap id ly a b o u t a t r ansverse axis para l le l t o t h e flow. T h i s r o t a t i o n r e su l t ed in t h e gene ra t i on of flame f ron t a t h i g h e r r a t e s t h a n w h e n t h e flameholder r e m a i n e d s t a t i o n a r y , a n d v o l u m e t r i c h e a t release r a t e s were cor respondingly increased . R o t a t i o n of t h e flameholder, however , also t e n d s t o r educe t h e s tab i l i ty l i m i t s . For a n y o n e t a i lp ipe l e n g t h , t h e c o m b u s t i o n efficiency increased w i t h inc reas ing r a t e of r o t a t i o n . T h i s increase t e n d e d t o b e g rea te r t h e lower t h e i n l e t gas veloci ty . T h e power r equ i r ed t o overcome t h e r o t a t i o n a l d r a g was ca lcu la ted t o be usua l ly less t h a n t h e losses d u e t o wall fr ict ion or axial d rag of t h e flameholder. Possible appl ica t ions of r o t a t i n g flameholders a re discussed.