I-self-ignition of aluminium powder idibaniswe nokufuma kunye ne-steam kwindawo.
Njengomgubo, umsebenzi womphezulu we-aluminiyam uyanda, ukukhokelela ekuphenduleni ngamanzi avelisa ubushushu kunye negesi yehydrogen. Ukuba le gesi yehydrogen kufuneka iqokelele kumda othile, ukutsha okuzenzekelayo kunokwenzeka. Emva koku ukutsha, Ukukhanyisa kwakhona umgubo we-aluminiyam ngeoksijini kukhokelela ekuphenduleni okunamandla ngakumbi kumaqondo obushushu aphakamileyo..