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\subsection{Thermal constraints on fluid flux}
To a first approximation we can use the estimated temperatures of the fluid end members to constrain the flux of fluid needed to develop a thermal anomaly similar to that observed at Dirtlow Rake. The question is how much fluid and how fast does it have to flow along the fault to (i) heat the rock in the fault zone and (ii) prevent significant heat loss via conduction through the walls of the fault? The problem is illustrated in Figure 8. Hydrothermal fluid at an initial temperature
$\Theta$_{1} $\Theta$_{i} enters the fault at depth X_{1} and flows up along the fault to a depth of X_{2} where it has cooled to a temperature
$\Theta$_{2}. $\Theta$_{1}. We assume that
the heat
lost from the fluid
is lost to heating (i) heats the
immediate fault zone to the temperature of the fluid
and ($\Theta$_1) and; (ii) is lost through thermal
diffusion. diffusion perpendicular to the fault walls. We can express
the this energy balance as:
\[V \cdot \left( {{\Theta _i} - {\Theta _1}} \right) \cdot C_p^w \cdot {\rho _w} = \left[ {({x_1} - {x_2}) \cdot h \cdot \left( {\frac{{{\Theta _1} - {\Theta _2}}}{2}} \right) + \left( {{\Theta _1} - {\Theta _2}} \right) \cdot \left( {{x_1} - {x_2}} \right) \cdot {{\left( {\frac{{kt}}{\pi }} \right)}^{0.5}}} \right] \cdot C_p^r \cdot {\rho _r}\]