  In 1-equation URANS models of turbulence the eddy viscosity is given by
$\nu_{T}=0.55l(x,t)\sqrt{k(x,t)}$ . The length scale $l$ must be pre-specified
and $k(x,t)$ is determined by solving a nonlinear partial differential
equation. We show that in interesting cases the spacial mean of $k(x,t)$
satisfies a simple ordinary differential equation. Using its solution in
$\nu_{T}$ results in a 1/2-equation model. This model has attractive analytic
properties. Further, in comparative tests in 2d and 3d the velocity statistics
produced by the 1/2-equation model are comparable to those of the full
1-equation model.
