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Hydrogen gas is generated on demand by reacting hydrochloric acid (haloacid) and a pure metal by flowing the acid upwardly through a bed of metal particles held on a distributor plate within a sliding tray. The tray reciprocates in a retaining vessel. A port in the retaining vessel can be aligned wi

Hydrogen gas is generated on demand by reacting hydrochloric acid (haloacid) and a pure metal by flowing the acid upwardly through a bed of metal particles held on a distributor plate within a sliding tray. The tray reciprocates in a retaining vessel. A port in the retaining vessel can be aligned with a drain port in the sliding tray (below the distributor plate) so that the solution in the bed can be shunted directly to an annulus between the retaining vessel and the reactor jacket, thereby eliminating contact of acid and metal and stopping the generation of hydrogen. A coolant may be circulated in the base of the retaining vessel to control the temperature of the acid as it enters the bed, thereby helping to control the reaction rate.

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A reactor for generating hydrogen, comprising; (a) a reactor jacket; (b) a first vessel, positioned in the reactor jacket, for holding a first bed of consumable metal particles on a distributor plate, the vessel having a bottom; (c) means for introducing an HCl solution to the vessel through the dis

A reactor for generating hydrogen, comprising; (a) a reactor jacket; (b) a first vessel, positioned in the reactor jacket, for holding a first bed of consumable metal particles on a distributor plate, the vessel having a bottom; (c) means for introducing an HCl solution to the vessel through the distributor plate so that the solution flows upwardly counter to gravity through the first vessel; (d) first active cooling means, positioned below the distributor plate in fluid contact with the bottom of the vessel, for cooling the vessel, and thereby, controlling the temperature of the solution and the rate of reaction between the HCl solution and metal particles to produce hydrogen, the cooling means having an inlet and outlet in the reactor jacket; (e) means for collecting the hydrogen produced in the vessel; and (f) means for collecting the solution emerging from the vessel, the solution collecting means including a funnel substantially spanning across the reactor jacket, the funnel having slated, converging walls for directing the collected solution under gravity flow to a substantially central downcomer port.