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stuffing box

An enclosure containing packing to prevent leakage around a moving machine part.

stuffing box

(Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a small chamber in which an annular packing is compressed around a reciprocating or rotating rod or shaft to form a seal Also called packing box

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stuffing box - a small chamber in which packing is compressed around a reciprocating shaft or piston to form a seal

packing box

chamber - a natural or artificial enclosed space

packing nut, stuffing nut - a nut used to tighten a stuffing box

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stuffing box (redirected from Mechanical packing)

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