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On the temperature of radial bearings. 1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2010

R. O. Ayeni
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Ife, transfer. Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
E. A. Akinrelere
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Ife, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
J. O. Amao
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Ife, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
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Abstract

This paper considers the flow of a dissipative fluid in a radial bearing. By looking at the equations in the thermal boundary layer it is shown that, if a certain parameter m is less than unity, then the temperature in the boundary layer is bounded for all time.

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Copyright © University College London 1985

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