In rocketry, the irregular burning of fuel left in the combustion chamber of a rocket after cutoff.
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Method of increasing the thrust of a gas turbine (jet) aeroplane engine by spraying additional fuel into the hot exhaust duct between the turbojet and the tailpipe where it ignites. Used for short-term increase of power during takeoff, or during combat in military aircraft
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combustion in an afterburner that results from the injection of fuel into the exhaust gases of a jet engine to produce additional thrust with more efficient fuel consumption. · an irregular burning of residual fuel in some rocket motors after the cessation of the main burning.
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