| The progress and current state of afterburner were overviewed. The development of design technology is a result of the elevated performance requirements of aeroengine afterburner. The advanced characteristics and new requirements of afterburner were analyzed, including the high inlet core flow temperature, the required significant high augmentation temperature, less aerodynamic loss, lighter weight, good stealth performance and so on. The new structure and design technology of advanced afterburner were investigated, such as the air cooled flameholder and spray bar, afterburner integration design, evolvement of pilot flameholder, adjustable heat shield cooling, stealth performance design and numerical simulation. The development trend of variable cycle engine, hyper burner, trapped vortex afterburner and pulse detonation afterburner were forecasted |