Apparatus for generation of gas

Claim 1

APPARATUS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF GASES BY REACTION OF SOLIDS AND LIQUIDS COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE GENERATOR VESSEL AND A WASHING VESSEL BEING CONNECTED TO SAID GENERATOR VESSEL VIA A GAS PIPE, SAID GENERATOR VESSEL HAVING AT LEAST ONE REACTION CHAMBER, SAID REACTION CHAMBER BEING PROVIDED WITH AT LEAST ONE SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICALLY EXTENDED PERFORATED TUBE DISPOSED WITHIN THE REACTION CHAMBER AND BEING OPEN AT THE BOTTOM FOR PASSAGE OF WATER UPWARDLY THEREINTO, THE PERFORATIONS BEING DISPOSED ALONG THE TUBE FOR PASSAGE OF WATER RADIALLY OUTWARDLY FORM WITHIN THE TUBE INTO THE REACTION CHAMBER, AND SOLID REACTANT FOR SAID REACTION WITH LIQUID DISPOSED INTHE REACTION CHAMBER ABOUT THE AND OUTWARDLY OF SAID TUBE, AT LEAST ONE SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTALLY EXTENDED PLATE, WHICH IS ARRANGED BELOW SAID REACTION CHAMBER AND WHICH IS PROVIDED AT LEAST ONE BORE, SAID BORE BEING MISALIGNED WITH THE SAID OPEN BOTTOM OF THE PERFORATED TUBE AND SAID HORIZONTAL PLATE HAVING AN IMPERFORATE PORTION THEREOF DISPOSED FOR INTERCEPTING SOLID PARTICLES PASSING THROUGH PERFORATIONS IN THE TUBE AND FALLING DOWNWARDLY THROUGH THE TUBE, SAID WASHING VESSEL BEING EQUIPPED WITH A SPRAY WATER SEPARATOR, A GAS OUTLET MEANS AND A DRYING COLUMN, SAID GAS PIPE BEING IMMERSED INTO SAID WASHING VESSEL.