Answer / peter

stuffing box normally placed between a liquid and
atmosphere where a rotating part is coming out of the
liquid. normally this can be found in pump shaft inlet to
pumpcasing.

Answer / niket

i would like to add afew things about stuffing box.
it is used where medium of material changes whether it is
solid to gas, liquid to gas or else.
it is widely used in steam turbines.
main usage of stuffing box is to prevent the leakage of
usefull fluid inside the system

Answer / pugal

it's mainly used in boats propeller shaft in order to avoid water entering into it while the turning action of the shaft take place....in simple "to prevent the leakage of liquid medium".

What are hydraulic and pneumatic machines?

0 Answers  

---

What is the temperature at which diesel normally boils?

0 Answers   John Deere,

---

Fire Engine should be stopped in auto mode or not. If stopped then why and if not then why not?

0 Answers  

---

How does length and initial angle affect the period in a simple pendulum?

0 Answers  

---

What is a stage in a steam turbine?

0 Answers  

---

---

how the velocity of the liquid is converted into pressure energy in a volute casing? finally we are getting high velocity or high pressure?

3 Answers   Satyam,

---

4 = S in R

1 Answers   Eicher,

---

Why two stroke engine can’t be used in cars?

4 Answers  

---

is pneumatic cylinder can be used as hydraulic cyclider for same pressure.

1 Answers   Bosch Rexroth,

---

what will happen if petrol engine make to run with diesel

0 Answers   Hyundai,

---

what is the use of feed water treatment in boiler?

2 Answers  

---

What is short cycling in refrigeration system?

0 Answers   RRB,

---