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One embodiment of the present invention is a unique engine. Another embodiment of the present invention is a unique combustion system. Other embodiments include apparatuses, systems, devices, hardware, methods, and combinations for engines and combustion systems. Further embodiments, forms, features

One embodiment of the present invention is a unique engine. Another embodiment of the present invention is a unique combustion system. Other embodiments include apparatuses, systems, devices, hardware, methods, and combinations for engines and combustion systems. Further embodiments, forms, features, aspects, benefits, and advantages of the present application will become apparent from the description and figures provided herewith.

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1. An engine, comprising: a combustion system, including:a plurality of combustion channels, each combustion channel extending between a first open end and a second open end thereof;a first end structure disposed adjacent to the first open ends of the combustion channels, wherein the first end struc

1. An engine, comprising: a combustion system, including:a plurality of combustion channels, each combustion channel extending between a first open end and a second open end thereof;a first end structure disposed adjacent to the first open ends of the combustion channels, wherein the first end structure includes an inlet port configured to permit the first open ends to receive a fuel and an oxidant into the combustion channels;an ignition source operative to ignite the fuel and the oxidant to form combustion products;a second end structure disposed adjacent to the second open ends of the combustion channels, wherein the second end structure includes an exhaust port configured to discharge the combustion products from the combustion channels; wherein the second end structure is adapted to receive the ignition source; wherein the second end structure includes a cavity formed therein and disposed between the exhaust port and the ignition source, the second end structure being further formed to include a pair of turbulators that flank the cavity and the cavity is arranged to receive residual combustion products only from the second open ends of the combustion channels, the second end structure further including an open face that opens into the cavity, and the open face has a width that simultaneously exposes at least three combustion channels to the cavity at an interface with the plurality of combustion channels, wherein the cavity is structured to enhance a fuel/oxidant mixture at the second open ends; anda conduit extending between a first opening and a second opening thereof, the first opening of the conduit being in fluid communication with at least one second open end of the combustion channels via the cavity in the second end structure, the second opening being in fluid communication with at least one first open end of the combustion channels via the first end structure, and the conduit being operative to transmit the residual combustion products from the at least one second open end to the at least one first open end of the combustion channels, andwherein the combustion channels and the first and second end structures are configured such that operation of the combustion system includes relative motion between the combustion channels and the first and second end structures; and wherein the combustion channels, the first and second end structures, the exhaust port, the cavity, and the ignition source are configured relative to one another, such that the relative motion includes relative movement between one of the second open ends of a corresponding one of the combustion channels and the second end structure, whereby the second open end is exposed to the exhaust port, then the cavity, and then the ignition source. 2. The engine of claim 1, further comprising a wave rotor, wherein the plurality of combustion channels is disposed in the wave rotor. 3. The engine of claim 2, wherein the first and second end structures are stationary seal plates. 4. The engine of claim 1, wherein the cavity is sized to promote mixing of the fuel/oxidant mixture with the residual combustion products from a previous combustion cycle between two of the plurality of combustion channels that are adjacent to one another via the second open ends of the adjacent combustion channels. 5. The engine of claim 1, further comprising a valve coupled to the conduit and operative to control an amount of the residual combustion products received from the cavity. 6. The engine of claim 5, wherein the conduit is also in fluid communication with the inlet port; and wherein the conduit is operative to transmit the received residual combustion products toward the inlet port. 7. The engine of claim 6, wherein the valve is configured to control the amount of residual combustion products that is transmitted toward the inlet port based on at least one of a power output, inlet conditions, and a rotational speed of the combustion system. 8. The engine of claim 1, further comprising a fuel injection port disposed in the second end structure and operative to supply fuel to the second open ends of the combustion channels.