Abstract: An introduction is being presented to the structure of a multi-stage self-preheating burner and its four typical preheating chambers. Through CFD simulation, the flow field, flue gas recirculation rate, temperature field, fuel gas burn-out rate and volumetric fraction of NO_x in the combustion chamber have been calculated and analyzed in comparison with that of traditional burners. Results show that compared with traditional burners, the proposed burner has a different flow field and a higher adaptability to fuels of low heating values; the structure of its preheating chamber influences both the flue gas recirculation rate and the preheating effectiveness, and therefore accordingly influences the burn-out rate and NO_x emission. Furthermore, the load of the burner affects less on the burn-out rate, but more on NO_x emission.