A vaporizer generates vapor by vaporizing a liquid. In particular, a
vaporizer generates fuel vapor that is used for reforming fuel by
vaporizing a liquid fuel that contains a hydrocarbon. This vaporizer
includes a heating gas direct movement flow path along which a heating
gas flows by moving directly in a horizontal direction; vaporization flow
paths that are positioned such that they can exchange heat with the
heating gas direct movement flow path, and that vaporizes liquid fuel; a
fuel supply pipe that supplies the liquid fuel to the vaporization flow
paths; and a vapor flow path that is positioned in an upstream portion on
the heating gas direct movement flow path from the vaporization flow
paths and that heat fuel vapor that is discharged from the vaporization
flow paths. Fuel vapor that is generated on the vaporization flow paths
circulates upwards in the direction of gravity along the vaporization
flow paths, and subsequently is discharged from a top portion of the
vaporization flow paths and is introduced into the vapor flow path. The
fuel vapor then circulates in the direction of gravity along the vapor
flow path.