HYDROGEN GENERATING APPARATUS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hydrogen generating apparatus in which a liquid discharged together with hydrogen gas from a reactor can be reused without discarding. SOLUTION: The hydrogen generating apparatus comprises: a gas storage vessel 1 in which compressed air for applying pressure to water is stored; a liquid storage vessel 2 in which the water is stored; a liquid discharge passage 17 for discharging the water which receives pressure from the liquid storage vessel 2; a reactor 3 containing a hydrogen generating agent A which reacts with water discharged from the liquid discharge passage 17 to generate hydrogen gas; hydrogen discharge passages 19, 20 for discharging hydrogen gas generated in the reactor 3; an accumulation vessel 4 which is disposed on the course of the hydrogen discharge passages 19, 20 and in which water discharged with the hydrogen gas is accumulated; a water replenishment passage 24 for feeding the water in the accumulation vessel 4 into the liquid storage vessel 2; a check valve 25 put on the course of the water replenishment passage 24; and a degassing part 15 for discharging the compressed air to the outside of the vessel, wherein since the compressed air is discharged from the degassing part 15, it is made possible to feed the water in the accumulation vessel 4 into the liquid storage vessel 2 via the check valve 25. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT