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\frac{\partial (\rho_m A)}{\partial t} + \frac{\partial}{\partial l} \bigg( A \, \sum_\alpha \rho_\alpha \, u_\alpha \bigg) = 0
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\frac{dp}{dl} = \rho_m \, g \, \sin \theta - \sum_\alpha \rho_\alpha \bigg[ \frac{\partial u_\alpha}{\partial t} + u_\alpha \frac{\partial u_\alpha}{\partial l} \bigg]  = - \frac{dp}{dl} + \rho_m \, g \, \sin \theta - \frac{ f_m \, \rho_m \, u_m^2 \, }{2 d}

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The disambiguation of the properties in the above equation is brought in The list of dynamic flow properties and model parameters.


Equation  Equations  

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 defines the continuity of the fluid components flow or equivalently represent the mass conservation of each mass component 
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body\{ m_W, \ m_O, \ m_G \}
 during its transportation along wellbore. 

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anchorgradP NS
 define  defines the motion dynamics of each phase (called Navier–Stokes equation), represented as linear correlation between phase flow speed  
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body\bar u_\alpha
 and partial pressure gradient profile of this phase mutliphase fluid
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body\bar \nabla P_\alpha
 
p
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The term 

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body\sum_\alpha \rho_\alpha \ c_{p \alpha} \ u_\alpha \frac{\partial T}{\partial l}
 represents heat convection defined by the wellbore mass flow. 

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