Valve system with improved sealing
AssigneeAsco, L.P.
InventorsCécilio SOBRINO, Vivek Pandurang FALE, Jean-Pierre GOMEZ, Arnaud PELTIER
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Abstract
A method for assembling a valve body and a stuffing box of a valve system is provided. The stuffing box has a collar in contact with a top surface of the valve body. The method includes deforming the stuffing box during assembly thereof to the valve body, so that the height by which the collar protrudes is decreased after assembly.
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A method for assembling a valve body and a stuffing box of a valve system, the stuffing box comprising a collar in contact with a top surface of the valve body, the method comprising deforming the stuffing box during assembly thereof to the valve body, so that the height by which the collar protrudes is decreased after assembly.
A valve system, comprising a valve body and a stuffing box assembled to the valve body by screwing, the stuffing box comprising a collar in contact with a top surface of the valve body, the collar of the stuffing box being deformed during assembly thereof to the valve body so that a height of the collar is decreased after assembly.
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