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Research Article

Load-Independent Power Losses of Fully Flooded Lubricated Tapered Roller Bearings: Numerical and Experimental Investigation of the Effect of Operating Temperature and Housing Wall Distances

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Pages 1078-1094 | Received 29 Mar 2023, Accepted 24 Aug 2023, Published online: 02 Nov 2023

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