Chemical reactors are the heart of chemical and pharmaceutical plants. Tailored reactors with increased efficiency for specific applications can move industry a step forward towards a better environmental performance. Advances in manufacturing techniques expanded the possibilities to produce customized reactors. This work presents a novel methodology to design reactors based on fractal mathematics in software that is not commonly used in chemistry or chemical engineering. The designed geometry was used to predict the residence time distribution as an indicator of the reactor performance. This new approach offers the possibility to manufacture compact, efficient and customizable 2D and 3D reactors that can be coupled with ancillary equipment to enhance mass and heat transfer.

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分形设计的紧凑型反应堆架构

化学反应器是化工厂和制药厂的心脏。为特定应用提高效率的量身定制的反应堆可以使工业朝着改善环境性能的方向迈出一步。制造技术的进步扩大了生产定制反应器的可能性。这项工作提出了一种基于分形数学的化学反应器设计方法，该方法在化学或化学工程中并不常用。设计的几何形状用于预测停留时间分布，作为反应器性能的指标。这种新方法提供了制造紧凑，高效和可定制的2D和3D反应堆的可能性，这些反应堆可以与辅助设备结合使用以提高质量和传热。