The Transient Pressure Acoustics Model node adds the equations for primarily time-dependent (transient) acoustics modeling. This is the scalar wave equation
 
    where pt is the total acoustic pressure, 
ρ is the fluid density, 
c is the speed of sound, 
qd is the 
Dipole Domain Source, and 
Qm is the 
Monopole Domain Source. In this formulation of the wave equation, the speed of sound and density may in general be space dependent but only slowly varying in time, that is, at a time scale much slower than the variations in the acoustic signal.
 
    In the Settings window, define the properties for the acoustics model and model inputs including temperature.
 
    Select a Fluid model: 
Linear elastic (the default), 
Viscous, 
Thermally conducting, 
Thermally conducting or viscous, 
General dissipation, or 
Ideal Gas. Then see the descriptions for 
The Pressure Acoustics, Frequency Domain Interface:
 
    When Ideal gas is selected as the 
Fluid model, both the 
Temperature T and 
Absolute pressure pA fields are always enabled. Select, 
User defined (the default), 
Common model input, or an input from another physics interface, if applicable.
 
    In addition, the Temperature T and 
Absolute pressure pA can be picked up from another physics interface where the fields have been calculated. For example, select a temperature field defined by a 
Heat Transfer interface or a 
Nonisothermal Flow interface (if any). Or, if applicable, select a pressure as defined by a 
Fluid Flow interface present in the model. For example, select 
Absolute pressure (spf) to use the absolute pressure defined by a 
Laminar Flow interface 
spf.