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These and other objects are accomplished by a flameless combustor for combustion of a fuel and oxidant mixture, the combustor comprising: a combustion chamber in communication with an inlet at one end and in communication with a combustion product outlet at the other end; a mixed fuel and oxidant Supply in communication with the inlet, and a catalyst Surface within the combustion chamber wherein the catalyst Surface is effective to cause oxidization of an amount of fuel wherein the oxidation of the amount of fuel does not result in a temperature above an uncatalyzed autoignition temperature of the fuel and