Rachel W. Obbard,Natalie P. Afonina,Ross Lieb-Lappen,Charles Gunnar Pope
申请号：
US14757648
公开号：
US20160178264A1
申请日:
2015.12.23
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2016
代理人:
摘要：
A temperature gradient system includes an insulated container and heat pumps. Temperature sensing devices measure temperature and a controller controls heat pumps to different temperatures at different positions of the insulated container to produce a temperature gradient. A temperature gradient method includes insulating a sample and controlling temperature to maintain a temperature gradient lengthwise along the sample. The sample is an ice core, in a particular embodiment, and different temperatures are maintained at opposite ends of the insulated container. The sample is a portion of a body, in another embodiment, and the system is configured to accommodate a particular portion of the body for controlled cooling and heating.
