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preme stopa

English translation: stuffing box


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Portuguese term or phrase: preme stopa
English translation:stuffing box
Entered by: ANDREW HUNT
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17:48 Jul 17, 2011
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Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering / terminology
Portuguese term or phrase: preme stopa
Further inventory for an oil/butter refinery.
Is this some sort of packing (as in valve galnd packing)?

Bomba de engrenagens helicoidais para estearina refinada, construido em aço carbono e ferro fundido, eixo em aço inox, com preme stopa, luva elástica, motor e base.
ANDREW HUNT
Brazil
Local time: 11:39
stuffing box
Explanation:
Conheço-o porque em italiano é muito parecido ("premistoppa") e já o encontrei em outros contextos.
Bom trabalho

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Thank you, Andrew!
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Adriana Grigorescu
Italy
Local time: 16:39
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Brilliant answer Adriana!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1stuffing box
Adriana Grigorescu
4preme estopa
Andre Damasceno
Summary of reference entries provided
premestopa
Michael Powers (PhD)

  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
preme estopa


Explanation:
preme estopa

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Note added at 5 mins (2011-07-17 17:53:37 GMT)
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Parece se tratar de uma gaxeta.


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Andre Damasceno
Brazil
Local time: 11:39
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
stuffing box


Explanation:
Conheço-o porque em italiano é muito parecido ("premistoppa") e já o encontrei em outros contextos.
Bom trabalho

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Note added at 9 days (2011-07-27 08:22:01 GMT) Post-grading
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Thank you, Andrew!


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuffing_box
Adriana Grigorescu
Italy
Local time: 16:39
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Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 4
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Brilliant answer Adriana!

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agree  T o b i a s
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, Tobias.
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Reference comments


3 mins
Reference: premestopa

Reference information:
Controle Automático de Processos Industriais - 2ª Edição ... - [ Translate this page ]www.blucher.com.br › Catálogo › Engenharia Eletrônica - CachedSimilar
Premestopa - Posicionador - Booster Secção (5) Cálculo de uma Válvula CAPÍTULO VII - REGULAÇÃO AUTOMÁTICA Secção (1) Estabilidade Estática na Regulação ...

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
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PRO pts in category: 32
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