Patent ID: 7585663
Filing Date: 2009-09-08
Classification: G05D,Y02P,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: providing a fluid processing device including at least one fluid processing pathway that comprises including at least a first fluid retainment region, a second fluid retainment region, and a fluid communication between the first fluid retainment region and the second fluid retainment region; providing one or more thermal devices, each thermal device including transferring thermal energy from at least one of the first block and the second block to the other of the first block and the second block using the heat-pump device; holding the fluid processing device in a heat-transfer position wherein the first fluid retainment region is in thermal contact with the first block and the second fluid retainment region is in thermal contact with the second block; providing a second thermal device including a third block having a thermal conductivity greater than 0.5 W/cm·K, a fourth block having a thermal conductivity greater than 0.5 W/cm·K, and a second heat-pump device disposed between the third block and the fourth block; transferring thermal energy from at least one of the third block and the fourth block to the other of the third block and the fourth block; and positioning the second thermal device wherein the third block is in the heat-transfer position with respect to the first fluid retainment region and the fourth block is in the heat-transfer position with respect to the second fluid retainment region.