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The Torque from an engine is a very critical parameter which controls the drivability of the vehicle, better torque availability at Partially Open Throttle (POT) condition improves drivability at city driving condition and better torque at Wide Open Throttle (WOT) condition improves cruising at highway driving condition, conventionally engine produces better torque at one particular operating condition leaving poor drivability at others. The Torque characteristics of an engine depends upon the volumetric efficiency of the engine. The volumetric efficiency of a naturally aspirated engine can be improved by tuning the intake manifold. With an overall improvement in volumetric efficiency throughout the engine operating conditions better torque curve can be achieved, which facilitates improved drivability.

The basic requirement of a vehicle cooling system is to ensure that the components of the engine are adequately cooled under vehicle operating conditions. Engine life and effectiveness can be improved with effective cooling. In designing process, simulation plays a vital role. A clear understanding of the coolant flow and pressure developed within the cooling system is important in designing the coolant circuit. The efficiency of the cooling system depends on the flow delivered by the impeller. The work aims at the study of performance characteristics of a backward curved impeller in a two wheeler cooling system. The objective is to compare the operating points such as pressure drop, flow delivered and power consumed from mapped Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation and closed loop CFD simulation. Moving Reference Frame (MRF) model was used to simulate the rotary motion of the impeller.