Theory
At an excited inlet the plane mode carries an incoming wave , with the phase from Phase of the incident wave. Its power is given by equation (1).
- For a single inlet the transmission loss is a ratio of powers and does not depend on .
- With several inlets driven together, only the ratios of their amplitudes and their phases matter.
- The pressure field on the model (Results, acoustic pressure) scales linearly with .
Equations
(1)
| where | meaning | unit |
|---|---|---|
| Incident amplitude (this field) | Pa | |
| Phase | rad | |
| Plane mode of the port (uniform, unit mean square) | - | |
| Port area | m² | |
| Density and speed of sound at the port | kg/m³, m/s |
Default and rule
- Default
- 1 Pa
- Rule
1 Pa.
- Source
The incident-wave convention is that of the program's port formulation, in which the port modes are normalised to unit mean square; the formulation is verified on a straight duct. The plane-wave power is the standard result for a uniform medium without flow.
Valid range > 0
Values
Above 0. The value scales every pressure linearly; it does not change any TL or IL.