HYDROGEN GENERATOR AND HYDROGEN GENERATION METHOD

To provide a hydrogen generator or the like capable of operating continuously for a long time.SOLUTION: A hydrogen generator 10 includes: a first pipe 661 for supplying water into the inside of a reactor 21; a mixing device 88 for mixing powder of a hydrogen generating material with the water; a second pipe 662 for supplying the mixture obtained by the mixing process in the mixing device 88 to the inside of reactor 21; a third pipe 663 that is connected to an upper part of the reactor 21 and outflows hydrogen generated by a reaction between water supplied from the first pipe 661 and stored in the reactor 21 and the hydrogen generating material contained in the mixture supplied from the second pipe 662; and an exhaust pipe 666 that is connected to a lower part of the reactor 21 and overflows water that contains a reaction product generated when hydrogen to be overflown from the third pipe 663 is generated.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】長時間の連続運転が可能な水素生成装置等を提供すること。【解決手段】 水素生成装置１０は、反応容器２１の内部に水を供給する第１管６６１と、水素発生材の粉と水とを混合する混合器８８と、前記混合器８８で混合した混合物を前記反応容器２１の内部に供給する第２管６６２と、前記反応容器２１の上部に接続され、前記第１管６６１により供給されて前記反応容器２１内に貯留した水と前記第２管６６２により供給された前記混合物に含まれる水素発生材との化学反応により生じた水素を流出させる第３管６６３と前記反応容器２１の下部に接続され、前記第３管６６３から流出させる水素を生成する際の反応生成物を含む水を流出させる排水管６６６とを備える。【選択図】図１