Introduction

Application  

Stuffing box serve for sealing the connecting passages of the shafts through the housing.
Typical ranges of application are:  

1.        Sealing of rotary shafts, e.g. in circulation pumps or agitators  

2.       Sealing of axially moving shafts e.g. in pumps 

3.       Sealing of spindles, e.g. in valves 

4.       static sealing of frames and covers 

5.        heat insulation’s on frames, fire doors

Design

 Design of a stuffing box:

1                    stuffing box housing
2                    packing space and stuffing box rings
3                     stuffing box cup
4                     stud bolts
5                     basic ring
6                     shaft, spindle, rod, plunger
7                     entry bush