The invention discloses an 
alkylation reactor and an 
alkylation method. The 
alkylation reactor comprises a 
settling area, a reaction area and a mixing area, wherein the mixing area consists of a cylindrical 
mixing chamber, charging pipes and outlet nozzles, the mixing area communicates with the reaction area through the outlet nozzles, the reaction area is provided with 
alkene charging pipes, a cylindrical partition plate, a heat exchange 
pipe bundle and deflection baffles and is divided into two portions by the cylindrical partition plate, a central cylindrical space serves as a fluid rising zone, an external annular space serves as a fluid 
backflow zone, the rising zone and the 
backflow zone communicate with each other at the top parts and the bottom parts, the 
settling area is provided with a liquid rising 
pipe, a swirling component and a cylindrical baffle and is divided into two portions, i.e., a central cylindrical space and an external annular space by the cylindrical baffle, the spaces of the two portions communicate with each other at the top parts and the bottom parts, the liquid rising 
pipe and the swirling component are located in the central cylindrical space of the 
settling area, the bottom of the liquid rising pipe communicates with the rising zone of the reaction area, the top of the liquid rising pipe is connected with the swirling component, and the external annular space of the settling area is connected with a liquid acid outlet pipe and a 
hydrocarbon mixture outlet pipe. By using the alkylation reactor and the alkylation method, a liquid acid catalyst and 
alkane can be adequately mixed in the mixing area of the reactor, and 
polymerization among alkenes is reduced; and the 
reaction temperature is low, the acid-
hydrocarbon separation is rapid, and the acid consumption is low.