Afterburner systems

Claim 1

IN COMBINATION WITH AN AFTERBURNER CONNECTED TO RECEIVE INCOMPLETELY BURNED EXHAUST GAS FROM AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE AIRFUEL MIXTURE AND OPERABLE IN A PLURALITY OF REGIMES INCLUDING SUBSTANTIALLY DIFFERENT AIR-FUEL MIXTURES AND VARIABLE ENGINE THROUGHPUTS: A. MEANS FOR SUPPLYING FRESH AIR TO SAID AFTERBURNER AT A CONTROLLED RATE TO MAINTAIN A SUBSTANTIALLY STOICHIOMETRIC MIXTURE DURING NORMAL OPERATION; B. TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE MEANS IN SAID AFTERBURNER FOR REDUCING SAID AIR SUPPLY IN RESPONSE TO TEMPERATURES ABOVE A PREDETERMINED MAXIMUM DURING CERTAIN REGIMES CHARACTERIZED BY HIGH ENGINE THROUGHPUTS AND RICH FUEL MIXTURES; C. SAID TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE MEANS BEING ASSOCIATED WITH SAID MIXTURE CONTROLLING MEANS AND SAID AIR SUPPLY FOR INCREASING THE RICHNESS OF SAID AIR-FUEL MIXTURE AND INCREASING SAID AIR SUPPLY IN RESPONSE TO TEMPERATURES BELOW A PREDETERMINED MINIMUM DURING CERTAIN OTHER REGIMES CHARACTERIZED BY LOW HEAT RELEASE.