41.8. Recommendations

To perform a similar analysis involving an acoustic viscothermal model, consider the following recommendations:

  • Ensure at least six elements per wave length for the highest frequency of interest by adapting the mesh element size to the frequency range of the analysis.

  • Select one of the available viscothermal models: the low reduced frequency (LRF) model applies to layers and tubes below the cut-off frequency, and the boundary layer impedance (BLI) model applies to geometries that are large compared to the viscothermal boundary layer thickness.

  • Issue the PLAS,ALPHA command to postprocess the absorption coefficient of the system.