Abstract: A thermostat arrangement for a sample separation device for separating a fluidic sample includes a separation unit thermostat unit for adjusting a temperature of a separation unit for separating the fluidic sample in a mobile phase, a sample handling unit thermostat unit for adjusting the temperature of a sample handling unit for handling the fluidic sample, and a thermal coupling unit for thermally coupling the separation unit thermostat unit with the sample handling unit thermostat unit.

Abstract: A mounting device for mounting a sample separation unit configured for separating, preferably chromatographically separating, compounds in a fluidic sample includes a first fluid connector configured for being mechanically and fluidically coupled with a first fluid interface of the sample separation unit, a second fluid connector configured for being mechanically and fluidically coupled with a second fluid interface of the sample separation unit, and a swivel mechanism configured for swivelling the first fluid connector between a mounting orientation for mounting the first fluid interface of the sample separation unit at the first fluid connector and an alignment orientation for aligning the second fluid interface of the mounted sample separation unit with the second fluid connector for subsequently coupling the second fluid interface with the second fluid connector.

Abstract: A temperature control chamber includes a heat impact unit configured for heat impacting a sensor unit in accordance with a heat profile, the sensor unit configured for sensing heat impact response data over time in response to being heat impacted with the heat profile, and a determining unit configured for determining information indicative of a heat transfer characteristic in the temperature control chamber based on the sensed heat impact response data.

Abstract: A process of controlling a sample separation apparatus for separating a fluidic sample includes determining whether the sample separation apparatus is appropriate for carrying out a predefined operation, by simulating the operation of the sample separation apparatus, and taking an action depending on a result of the determining.

Abstract: A mounting device for mounting a sample separation unit configured for separating, preferably chromatographically separating, compounds in a fluidic sample includes a first fluid connector configured for being mechanically and fluidically coupled with a first fluid interface of the sample separation unit, a second fluid connector configured for being mechanically and fluidically coupled with a second fluid interface of the sample separation unit, and a swivel mechanism configured for swivelling the first fluid connector between a mounting orientation for mounting the first fluid interface of the sample separation unit at the first fluid connector and an alignment orientation for aligning the second fluid interface of the mounted sample separation unit with the second fluid connector for subsequently coupling the second fluid interface with the second fluid connector.

Abstract: A thermal impact assembly for a sample separation apparatus for separating a fluidic sample in a mobile phase by a sample separation unit includes a thermal impact device configured for thermally impacting the fluidic sample and/or the mobile phase and the sample separation unit, and a control unit configured for controlling the thermal impact device for thermally impacting the fluidic sample and/or the mobile phase on the one hand and for thermally impacting the sample separation unit on the other hand independently from each other.