摘要 |
A pump system suitable for pumping a hot medium, such as hot mixtures of liquid and solid substances (slurries), includes at least one displacement pump, such as a membrane pump, at least one bidirectional flow pipe, and a second pipe connected to the pump chamber of the displacement pump. The bidirectional flow pipe is connected at a first end to a first and a second one-way valve. A supply pipe for drawing an amount of medium from the supply pipe is connected to the bidirectional flow pipe via the first one-way valve and a discharge pipe for discharging an identical amount of medium from the bidirectional flow pipe is connected to the bidirectional flow pipe via the second one-way valve. The second pipe is provided in a horizontal plane. The displacement pump is associated with an expansion accommodating feature to allow the displacement pump to move when the bidirectional flow pipe or second pipe expand. A partition element is provided in the bidirectional flow pipe to restrict flow through the pipe. |