Abstract: To investigate the heat dissipation characteristics of a forklift engine compartment, the solid model of forklift engine compartment is established, and the distribution law of heat flow field in the compartment is analyzed by computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Based on the numerical calculation results, the structure of the radiator wind guide cover and wind collecting cover and the installation position of the fan are adjusted, which improves the air distribution in the engine compartment of the forklift, reduces the heat reflux of the radiator, and improves the air volume, inlet and outlet water temperature difference and heat dissipation of the radiator. A combined optimization strategy is proposed. Under the condition of maintaining the normal operation of hydraulic oil and transmission oil radiator, the performance parameters of water radiator are improved, so that the air inlet volume of water radiator is increased by 4.4%, the temperature difference between inlet and outlet of cooling water is increased by 10.3%, and the heat dissipation is increased by 9.0%.
Keywords: engine compartment; heat dissipation performance; numerical simulation; heat flow field analysis; structural optimization