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In case of dual-barrier single-string completion with fluid (stagnant or moving) filling in the annulus (see Fig. 1) the HTC is defined by the following equation:
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Fig. 1. |
where
| outer radius of tubing | ||||||
| inner radius of the tubing | ||||||
| tubing wall thickness | ||||||
| outer radius of casing | ||||||
| inner radius of the casing | ||||||
| casing wall thickness | ||||||
| thermal conductivity of tubing material | ||||||
| thermal conductivity of fluid moving through the tubing | ||||||
| effective thermal conductivity of the annulus | ||||||
| Natural Convection Heat Transfer Multiplier | ||||||
| thermal conductivity of fluid in the annulus | ||||||
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| Tubing Wall Conductive Heat Transfer Coefficient | ||||||
| Annular Flow Heat Transfer Coefficient | ||||||
| Casing Wall Conductive Heat Transfer Coefficient | ||||||
| Cement Conductive Heat Transfer Coefficient |
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