RTX Corporation
TAIL CONE EJECTOR FOR POWER CABLE COOLING SYSTEM IN A GAS TURBINE ENGINE

Abstract:

An ejector assembly for a cooling system of a gas turbine engine may comprise: a tail cone having a tail cone outlet in fluid communication with a cooling air flow of the cooling system; an ejector body defining a mixing section, a constant area section, and a diffuser section; and a nozzle section in fluid communication with an exhaust air flow of the gas turbine engine, the ejector assembly configured to entrain the cooling air flow via the exhaust air flow.