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Original Articles

The Thermal Unbalance Effect Induced by a Journal Bearing in Rigid and Flexible Rotors: Experimental Analysis

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Pages 52-67 | Received 27 Feb 2019, Accepted 16 Aug 2019, Published online: 14 Oct 2019

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