Abstract: It's well known that pulsating combustion has the advantages in fuel saving,pollutant suppression,enhancement of combustion intensity and efficiency and increase of convective heat and mass transfer rates.The capital investment and operational costs of many systems and processes can be reduced if the pulsating combustion be applied.In this paper,the characteristics of the pulsating combustion are treated and a review with instructive comments on its application is given.The application of the fulsating combustion particularly in the areas of jet propulsion,gas turbine,boiler and heater,drying and ash cleaning is discussed.In the end,its prospects are also remarked.