Method of obtaining hydrogen concentration in hydrogen-containing liquid and generator for hydrogen-containing liquid

Abstract

The generator comprises: a hydrogen supply source ( 2 ) configured to continuously supply a hydrogen-containing gas; a liquid supply source ( 3 ) configured to continuously supply a liquid; a dissolving unit ( 4 ) configured to dissolve the hydrogen-containing gas in the liquid; a memory ( 5 ) configured to store preliminarily-obtained relational information among a flow rate, water pressure, and hydrogen concentration of the hydrogen-containing liquid passing through the dissolving unit; a flow rate detector ( 52 ) configured to detect the flow rate of the hydrogen-containing liquid; a water pressure detector ( 51 ) configured to detect the water pressure of the hydrogen-containing liquid; and a calculator ( 5 ) configured to obtain the hydrogen concentration on the basis of the detected flow rate and water pressure and the relational information.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of obtaining a hydrogen concentration in a hydrogen-containing liquid, comprising:
 continuously generating the hydrogen-containing liquid by dissolving a hydrogen-containing gas in a continuously flowing liquid;   preliminarily obtaining a relationship among a flow rate and water pressure of the hydrogen-containing liquid and the hydrogen concentration;   detecting the flow rate and water pressure of the hydrogen-containing liquid; and   obtaining the hydrogen concentration on a basis of the detected flow rate and water pressure and the relationship.   
     
     
         2 . A method of obtaining a hydrogen concentration in a hydrogen-containing liquid, comprising:
 continuously generating the hydrogen-containing liquid by dissolving a hydrogen-containing gas in a continuously flowing liquid of which a flow rate is variable, the hydrogen-containing gas being generated by electrolysis of water;   preliminarily obtaining a relationship among an electric quantity during the electrolysis, a water pressure of the hydrogen-containing liquid, and the hydrogen concentration;   detecting the electric quantity during the electrolysis and the water pressure of the hydrogen-containing liquid when the flow rate of the hydrogen-containing liquid is a fixed value; and   obtaining the hydrogen concentration on a basis of the detected electric quantity and water pressure and the relationship.   
     
     
         3 . A method of obtaining a hydrogen concentration in a hydrogen-containing liquid, comprising:
 continuously generating the hydrogen-containing liquid by dissolving a hydrogen-containing gas in a continuously flowing liquid of which a flow rate is variable, the hydrogen-containing gas being generated by electrolysis of water;   preliminarily obtaining a relationship among an electric quantity during the electrolysis, a water pressure of the hydrogen-containing liquid, a flow rate of the hydrogen-containing liquid, and the hydrogen concentration;   detecting the electric quantity during the electrolysis, the water pressure of the hydrogen-containing liquid, and the flow rate of the hydrogen-containing liquid; and   obtaining the hydrogen concentration on a basis of the detected electric quantity, water pressure, and flow rate and the relationship.   
     
     
         4 . A generator for a hydrogen-containing liquid, comprising:
 a hydrogen supply source configured to continuously supply a hydrogen-containing gas;   a liquid supply source configured to continuously supply a liquid;   a dissolving unit configured to dissolve the hydrogen-containing gas in the liquid to continuously generate the hydrogen-containing liquid;   a memory configured to store preliminarily-obtained relational information among a flow rate, water pressure, and hydrogen concentration of the hydrogen-containing liquid passing through the dissolving unit;   a flow rate detector configured to detect the flow rate of the hydrogen-containing liquid;   a water pressure detector configured to detect the water pressure of the hydrogen-containing liquid; and   a calculator configured to obtain the hydrogen concentration on a basis of the detected flow rate and water pressure and the relational information.   
     
     
         5 . A generator for a hydrogen-containing liquid, comprising:
 a hydrogen supply source configured to continuously supply a hydrogen-containing gas by electrolysis of water;   a liquid supply source configured to continuously supply a liquid of which a flow rate is variable;   a dissolving unit configured to dissolve the hydrogen-containing gas in the liquid to continuously generate the hydrogen-containing liquid;   a memory configured to store preliminarily-obtained relational information among an electric quantity during the electrolysis, a water pressure of the hydrogen-containing liquid passing through the dissolving unit, and a hydrogen concentration of the hydrogen-containing liquid passing through the dissolving unit;   an electric quantity detector configured to detect the electric quantity during the electrolysis when the flow rate of the hydrogen-containing liquid is a fixed value;   a water pressure detector configured to detect the water pressure of the hydrogen-containing liquid when the flow rate of the hydrogen-containing liquid is a fixed value; and   a calculator configured to obtain the hydrogen concentration on a basis of the detected electric quantity and water pressure and the relational information.   
     
     
         6 . A generator for a hydrogen-containing liquid, comprising:
 a hydrogen supply source configured to continuously supply a hydrogen-containing gas by electrolysis of water;   a liquid supply source configured to continuously supply a liquid;   a dissolving unit configured to dissolve the hydrogen-containing gas in the liquid to continuously generate the hydrogen-containing liquid;   a memory configured to store preliminarily-obtained relational information among an electric quantity during the electrolysis, a water pressure of the hydrogen-containing liquid passing through the dissolving unit, a flow rate of the hydrogen-containing liquid passing through the dissolving unit, and a hydrogen concentration of the hydrogen-containing liquid passing through the dissolving unit;   an electric quantity detector configured to detect the electric quantity during the electrolysis;   a water pressure detector configured to detect the water pressure of the hydrogen-containing liquid;   a flow rate detector configured to detect the flow rate of the hydrogen-containing liquid; and   a calculator configured to obtain the hydrogen concentration on a basis of the detected electric quantity, water pressure, and flow rate and the relational information.   
     
     
         7 . The generator for a hydrogen-containing liquid according to  claim 4 , further comprising
 a presentation unit configured to present the hydrogen concentration obtained by the calculator.   
     
     
         8 . The generator for a hydrogen-containing liquid according to  claim 5 , further comprising
 a presentation unit configured to present the hydrogen concentration obtained by the calculator.   
     
     
         9 . The generator for a hydrogen-containing liquid according to  claim 6 , further comprising
 a presentation unit configured to present the hydrogen concentration obtained by the calculator.