shear plug
1plug flow — noun : the slipping along of a material through a conduit without plastic shear thin clay extruded to form tile exhibits plug flow * * * n. Geology & Physics the flow of a body of ice or viscous fluid with no shearing between adjacent layers;… …
2shear line — n. a location in a cylinder at which specific tumbler surfaces must be aligned, removing obstruction(s) which prevented the plug from moving …
3effective plug diameter — n. the dimension obtained by adding the root depth of a key cut to the length of its corresponding bottom pin which establishes a perfect shear line. This will not necessarily be the same as the actual plug diameter …
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