Method of chaotic mixing and improved stirred tank reactors

摘要

The invention provides a method and apparatus for efficiently achieving a homogeneous mixture of fluid components by introducing said components having a Reynolds number of between about ≦1 to about 500 into a vessel and continuously perturbing the mixing flow by altering the flow speed and mixing time until homogeniety is reached. This method prevents the components from aggregating into non- homogeneous segregated regions within said vessel during mixing and substantially reduces the time the admixed components reach homogeneity.