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Originally Posted by J. Bennett  I know that there are a lot of complicated thermal dynamics going on. |
nominated for an honorary doctorate of understatement
this may be of some interest
http://www.pat2pdf.org/patents/pat5152830.pdf (direct download)
thermite process for producing a metal or alloy (92)
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a new thermite process with which the heat generated in the thermite reaction can be regulated by appropriately using cooling and exothermic agents at rates that can be controlled at each stage of the metallurgical reaction so that a high quality metal or alloy may be produced at a high yeild
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In their first example they are employing quicklime (
Calcium Oxide direct download again) as a flux\slag forming material and
sodium chlorate as the exothermic agent (oxidizing agent commonly employed in
oxygen candles)
Id check all the chemical reactions of course but a layered charging system might be just the ticket
Good luck
ps attempting to order sodium chlorate would likely attract attention