The context of aircraft design, the term “afterburner” usually refers to a component in a jet engine that injects fuel into the exhaust stream and ignites it to produce additional thrust. You may be interested in properties such as the density of the air or exhaust gases entering or exiting the afterburner. These densities can be calculated using the ideal gas law.
- ρ = Density of the fluid (in kilograms per cubic meter, kg/m³)
- P = Pressure of the fluid (in pascals, Pa)
- R = Specific gas constant for the fluid (in J/(kg·K))
- T = Temperature of the fluid (in kelvin, K)