Evaporator and fuel cell arrangement

An evaporator comprising an evaporator body surrounded by an evaporator housing having an inlet for supply of liquid into the evaporator housing and an outlet for discharge of vapour generated, wherein the evaporator body is structurally separate from the evaporator housing,

• wherein the evaporator body comprises a multitude of solid closed plates arranged flat, one solid closed plate on top of another solid closed plate,
• wherein there is a liquid distributor for distributing the liquid between the multitude of solid closed plates, wherein the liquid distributor is arranged between the inlet and the evaporator body,
• wherein each of the solid closed plates comprises, on a first surface, a liquid distributor structure with distributor conduits, an evaporator area and a gas collection structure,
• wherein the liquid distributor structure comprises a distributor feed which branches into at least two first distributor conduits;
• and
• wherein at least some of the solid closed plates have heating channels on a face opposite the first surface of the solid closed plate, said heating channels having fluid connection via a further inlet and a further outlet provided in the evaporator housing.