INDUSTRY|mechanical engineering
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- valve packing | valve stem packing
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- Sainmhíniú component in a valve that forms a pressure seal between the inside of the valve and the outside of the valve, keeping the process fluid from leaking out Tagairt "Automation Service. 'Valve Packing & Extending the life of your Control Valve Valve Remanufacturing News from Automation Service' (11.8.2022)"
- Nóta Regardless of valve type, all stem-actuated control valves require some form of seal allowing motion of the stem from some external device (an actuator ) while sealing process fluid so no leaks occur between the moving stem and the body of the valve. The general term for this sealing mechanism is packing.