In incinerator technology, a burner located so that the combustion gases are made to pass through its flame in order to remove smoke and odors. It may be attached to or be separated from the inciner [..]

(n) a device injects fuel into a hot exhaust for extra thrust

In incinerator technology, a burner located so that the combustion gases are made to pass through its flame in order to remove smoke and odors. It may be attached to or be separated from the incinerat [..]

In incinerator technology, a burner located so that the combustion gases are made to pass through its flame in order to remove smoke and odors. It may be attached to or be separated from the inciner [..]

(1) (Aviation) A system in the engine(s) of many tactical aircraft (and a very few non-tactical a/c such as the SR-71 and U-2) which dramatically increases thrust at the cost of doubling (or more) the [..]

An air pollution abatement device that removes undesirable organic gases through incineration.

(Also A/B, Burner, Blower, Heater, and (Brit) Re-heat.) The go-fast mechanism that makes fighter planes unique. The 20 feet of flame shooting out the back on a night take-off. Simple in concept, but t [..]

Acceleration over and above normal military power, achieved by spraying fuel out the back of the engine.

Assembly that injects pure fuel into a metal tube that extends aft of the basic engine, and ignites it. Most fighters have them. Increases thrust by fifty percent or more, but fuel consumption goes up ten times or more. The F-14’s afterburners had five stages or zones, so Zone 5 was max burner.

Thrust augmentation feature of a gas turbine engine.

an air pollution abatement device that removes undesirable organic gases through incineration

A device that includes an auxilliary fuel burner and combustion chamber to incinerate combustible air contaminants.

An off-gas post-treatment unit for control of organic compounds by thermal oxidation. A typical afterburner is a refractory-lined shell providing enough residence time at a sufficiently high temperature to destroy organic compounds in the off-gas stream.