The processes of acoustical generation of the third order wave harmonic by nonlinear collinear interaction of the pure third order and the twofold interaction of the second order are considered. It is shown that, in tomography schemes that are based on collinear interaction of waves, the interfering signal consider ably exceeds the useful signal that brings information on the acoustical nonlinear parameter of the third order already over short wave propagations. The solutions to the Burgers' equation and the Riemann waves equa tion have been numerically modeled to verify theoretical results. It is concluded that, using the nonlinear third order effects in diagnostics becomes possible only when the tomography schemes are based on the non collinear interaction of waves.Keywords: third order nonlinear tomography, nonlinear acoustical parameters of the second and third order, Burgers' equation, Riemann waves equation, nonlinear interrelations between the acoustical characteristics (particle velocity and phase velocity, pressure, density).