| CPC B01L 7/52 (2013.01) [B01J 19/0093 (2013.01); B01J 19/249 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00876 (2013.01); B01J 2219/0095 (2013.01); B01L 2200/143 (2013.01); B01L 2300/1883 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |

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1. Apparatus for controlling the temperature of materials undergoing a physical or chemical process, comprising:
a) a reactor having a sample holder adapted to hold a plurality of said materials in a plurality of 2×n arrays, each array having two rows of n materials;
b) said reactor having a fluid inlet adapted to receive a temperature-modifying fluid and a fluid outlet adapted to discharge said temperature-modifying fluid;
c) said sample holder having a plurality of fluid flow channels configured such that a fluid flow channel is located adjacent to each of said two rows in each of said plurality of 2×n arrays, said fluid flow channels adapted to provide substantially equal flow rates and substantially equal fluid flow volumes as said temperature-modifying fluid travels past said arrays; and
d) at least one inlet-side air chamber disposed between said fluid inlet and at least one of said arrays and adapted to thermally insulate said materials from said temperature-modifying fluid as it is introduced into said fluid inlet.
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