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Afterburning

The igniting of fuel in the convection section of a furnace, which can be caused by an air leak in the convection section combined with insufficient air at the burners. Also, a condition in which excessive amounts of carbon monoxide are allowed to burn to carbon dioxide in the dilute phase of a regenerator.