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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2021
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Ryan Boufford, Seal Beach, CA (US);
Sean P. Howe, Snohomish, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 3/02 (2006.01); F02C 3/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 3/02 (2013.01); F02C 3/32 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
An eductor for an auxiliary power unit with a gas turbine engine and a load compressor incorporates an eductor housing having an cooling airflow inlet and a turbine exhaust inlet opening fluidly connected through a primary plenum to an outlet opening. A splitter plate is positioned in the primary plenum fixing a flow stagnation point with respect to a wall of the primary plenum.