With the emphasis on renewable energy and environmental protection, new energy vehicles are gradually entering the social space and electric vehicles are once again moving to new heights. The aim of this paper is to investigate the design of a cooling system for a purely electric bus incorporating computational fluid dynamics. This paper follows the principle of "determine the heat source distribution of the prototype -calculate the temperature rise of the prototype -design an optimised cooling structure -analyse the cooling effect -propose the design of the prototype cooling structure". This paper studies the temperature rise and cooling of the prototype, focusing on the effect of different cooling structures on the temperature rise of the prototype. Based on the heat transfer, a finite element model of the engine is established and the losses and heat source distribution of the prototype are calculated by combining empirical equations and MAP diagrams of the engine losses. The heat transfer process of the engine is investigated, including the heat transfer process within and between the components of the prototype in contact with each other, and the convective heat transfer process between the prototype and the fluid contact surface. Based on the CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) method, the flow and temperature fields of the physical air-cooled prototype are calculated using the existing CFD mathematical model, and the influence of the flow field of the prototype heat exchanger ventilation duct on the engine temperature rise is analysed. A forced air cooling solution for the prototype was proposed to determine the structure of the vents, the location of the ventilation holes and the size of the cooling fan. The effect of forced air cooling on the temperature rise of the prototype is compared with the effect of natural air cooling. A parallel water jacket should be designed and its structure optimised in order to compare the effect of the water jacket on the temperature rise of the prototype before and after optimisation. Finally, all studies are combined to provide reference recommendations for the design of the prototype cooling structure.