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    Averaging Navier–Stokes Equations by a Dual Approach

    The current three-dimensional averaging mathematical model of flow, also known as the Reynolds averaged Navier–Stokes equations or Reynolds equations, was developed based on the idea of Reynolds in 1895. This model is given by the classical averaging of velocity and pressure parameters from the three-dimensional Navier–Stokes equations. However, by doing this, these averaging parameters obtained by this classical approach are not generalized in comparison to ones estimated by the dual approach. This paper proposes a dual approach to establishing the three-dimensional flow equation. The model setup is more complicated than the classical model in terms of integration because the procedure can be repeated several times. In this paper, the authors perform twice: (1) first, integration of the velocity and pressure parameters from time t to t+Tm, with time Tm<T, where T is the repeated period of parameters; (2) second, integration from time t to t+T. Fluctuating quantities such as velocity and pressure in turbulent flow, over time, are simulated using trigonometric Fourier series. The three-dimensional flow model obtained from this dual approach could provide more accurate results than those given by the Reynolds averaged Navier–Stokes equations.