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Abstract

A heat exchanger comprising: (a) a housing having an interior surface; (b) a thermally conductive member in intimate contact with the housing; (c) a thermally conductive element coaxially disposed in said housing and having an inner and an outer surface and in thermal communication with the member, wherein the inner surface of the element defines a first fluid passage, and wherein the interior surface of the housing and the outer surface of the element are in spaced relationship thereby defining a second fluid passage, the first and second fluid passages being in fluid communication; (d) a first port for maintaining the first fluid passage in fluid communication with a first external fluid; (e) a second port for maintaining the second fluid passage in fluid communication with a second external fluid; and (f) means for regulating the member's temperature; wherein heat is transferred between the member and the element via solid conduction.

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