A passive cooling system for an auxiliary power unit (APU) installation on an
aircraft
is provided. The system is for an auxiliary power unit having at least a compressor
portion of a gas turbine engine and an oil cooler contained separately within a
nacelle. The system includes the auxiliary power unit housed within the nacelle
of the aircraft, an engine exhaust opening defined in the aft portion of the nacelle
and communicating with the gas turbine engine, at least a first air inlet duct
communicating with a second opening defined in said nacelle and with said compressor
portion and the oil cooler is located within a second duct communicating with an
opening other than the engine exhaust opening of said nacelle and with the engine
exhaust opening. Exterior cooling air and engine exhaust ejected through said engine
exhaust opening entrain cooling air through said second duct to said oil cooler,
and thus provide engine oil cooling. An exhaust eductor is also provided.