| 摘要 |
An apparatus and method are provided for rapidly cooling small volumes of fluids. The apparatus includes a plurality of cooling elements (60, 122, 200) each including a housing forming a sealable cooling fluid chamber which can house a cooling fluid. At least one spacer (84, 126, 204) is arranged to separate opposed cooling elements (60, 122, 200) and provide a separation distance between the opposed cooling elements (60, 122, 200). Each of the plurality of cooling elements (60, 122, 200) is arranged to be independently separable to allow ready assembly, disassembly, and cleaning. The plurality of cooling elements can include a stack of disc-shaped cooling elements (60) or concentric cylinders (122) that can be situated in a container and rotated by a motor (72, 180). |
