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.