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ˆ F
ʱ
S F ˁ F
c F , k ʱ
+∇·
ˁ F
c F , k ʱ
v F +
d F , k ʱ
t
ʱ
=
I F , k ʱ + F mF , k ʱ + F fF , k ʱ ,
(132)
ʱ
ˆ f
ʱ
S f ˁ f
c f , k ʱ
+∇·
ˁ f
c f , k ʱ
v f +
d f , k ʱ
t
ʱ
=
I f , k ʱ + F mf , k ʱ F fF , k ʱ ,
(133)
ʱ
where
ˆ f are the porosities of the matrix blocks, the large fractures, and
the small fractures, respectively. Under the assumption of quasi steady-state flow,
the mass transfer flux terms can be defined according to Eq. ( 126 )as
ˆ m ,
ˆ F , and
F mF =− ʛ Fm k m ˁ
μ (
p F
p m ) ,
(134)
p f
p m ,
F mf =− ʛ fm k m ˁ
μ
(135)
p F
p f ,
F fF =− ʛ fF k f ˁ
μ
(136)
for large fracture-matrix, small fracture-matrix, and large fracture/small fracture
interactions. Following Warren and Root ( 1963 ),
, while for
the f - F interaction, the shape factor for one-dimensional small fractures is defined
by (Wu et al. 2004 )
ʛ Fm
= ʛ fm
= ʛ
A fF
d fF ,
ʛ fF =
(137)
where A fF is the total large-fracture and small-fracture connection area per unit vol-
ume of rock and d fF is the characteristic distance between large and small fractures.
Again the phase velocity in each medium v M
f , is given by Darcy's
law ( 10 ). An energy conservation equation for each medium is also required if the
effects of heat transfer are important. However, these equations can be combined into
a single equation for the temperature if thermal equilibrium is assumed for the entire
system. This gives a total of 3
,forM
=
m
,
F
,
1 differential equations. The system is closed
by adding to the flow equtions 3 saturation constraints, 3 P concentration constraints,
3 P
(
n
+
P
) +
equilibrium conditions as
given by relations ( 123 ), ( 124 ), ( 125 ), and ( 101 ), respectively. As a final remark, for
deformation-dependent flows, the body force in Eq. ( 42 ) will have the form
3 capillary pressure relationships, and 3 n
(
P
1
)
= ˆ m p m + ˆ F p F + ˆ f p f I
F
,
(138)
where p m , p F , and p f are the pressures exerted by the fluid on the pores of the
three media. The extension of the present triple-continuum model to a unified
 
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