diff --git a/tutorials/compressible/acousticFoam/obliqueAirJet/main/constant/faMesh/faMeshDefinition b/tutorials/compressible/acousticFoam/obliqueAirJet/main/system/faMeshDefinition
similarity index 97%
rename from tutorials/compressible/acousticFoam/obliqueAirJet/main/constant/faMesh/faMeshDefinition
rename to tutorials/compressible/acousticFoam/obliqueAirJet/main/system/faMeshDefinition
index 1c7878defd4144f254e88dac980e7b48f0f44fc6..7bc2d201acae0c3aaa85e4cb1d2d3507a24b1c29 100644
--- a/tutorials/compressible/acousticFoam/obliqueAirJet/main/constant/faMesh/faMeshDefinition
+++ b/tutorials/compressible/acousticFoam/obliqueAirJet/main/system/faMeshDefinition
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ FoamFile
 }
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
-polyMeshPatches  1(window);
+polyMeshPatches  ( window );
 
 boundary
 {
diff --git a/tutorials/finiteArea/liquidFilmFoam/cylinder/Allrun-parallel b/tutorials/finiteArea/liquidFilmFoam/cylinder/Allrun-parallel
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3f019bcaa246a8435ee97246f38fb9fe96f11b24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tutorials/finiteArea/liquidFilmFoam/cylinder/Allrun-parallel
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+cd "${0%/*}" || exit                                # Run from this directory
+. ${WM_PROJECT_DIR:?}/bin/tools/RunFunctions        # Tutorial run functions
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+runApplication blockMesh
+
+runApplication decomposePar
+
+runParallel makeFaMesh
+
+runParallel $(getApplication)
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/tutorials/finiteArea/liquidFilmFoam/cylinder/constant/faMesh/faMeshDefinition b/tutorials/finiteArea/liquidFilmFoam/cylinder/system/faMeshDefinition
similarity index 94%
rename from tutorials/finiteArea/liquidFilmFoam/cylinder/constant/faMesh/faMeshDefinition
rename to tutorials/finiteArea/liquidFilmFoam/cylinder/system/faMeshDefinition
index 12c4767c8d128cad7fa7b3a50171d1bd251fb1ec..66da6e5c0e5d3e14aa40e0ead8b8599737b034f2 100644
--- a/tutorials/finiteArea/liquidFilmFoam/cylinder/constant/faMesh/faMeshDefinition
+++ b/tutorials/finiteArea/liquidFilmFoam/cylinder/system/faMeshDefinition
@@ -10,12 +10,11 @@ FoamFile
     version     2.0;
     format      ascii;
     class       dictionary;
-    location    "constant/faMesh";
     object      faMeshDefinition;
 }
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
-polyMeshPatches  1( film );
+polyMeshPatches  ( film );
 
 boundary
 {
@@ -56,4 +55,11 @@ boundary
 }
 
 
+defaultPatch
+{
+    name    empty;
+    type    empty;
+}
+
+
 // ************************************************************************** //
diff --git a/tutorials/finiteArea/sphereSurfactantFoam/sphereTransport/constant/faMesh/faMeshDefinition b/tutorials/finiteArea/sphereSurfactantFoam/sphereTransport/system/faMeshDefinition
similarity index 96%
rename from tutorials/finiteArea/sphereSurfactantFoam/sphereTransport/constant/faMesh/faMeshDefinition
rename to tutorials/finiteArea/sphereSurfactantFoam/sphereTransport/system/faMeshDefinition
index a9d4ea6d56081363cebae691a205237c534a5246..ce76df0f704fea266824e10d19cdb6a7bf8a32d5 100644
--- a/tutorials/finiteArea/sphereSurfactantFoam/sphereTransport/constant/faMesh/faMeshDefinition
+++ b/tutorials/finiteArea/sphereSurfactantFoam/sphereTransport/system/faMeshDefinition
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ FoamFile
 }
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
-polyMeshPatches  1( outer );
+polyMeshPatches  ( outer );
 
 boundary
 {
diff --git a/tutorials/finiteArea/surfactantFoam/planeTransport/Allrun-parallel b/tutorials/finiteArea/surfactantFoam/planeTransport/Allrun-parallel
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..93e66772a9e4956484ce22728b18bbafb7209795
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tutorials/finiteArea/surfactantFoam/planeTransport/Allrun-parallel
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+cd "${0%/*}" || exit                                # Run from this directory
+. ${WM_PROJECT_DIR:?}/bin/tools/RunFunctions        # Tutorial run functions
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+runApplication blockMesh
+
+decompDict="-decomposeParDict system/decomposeParDict-procBoundary8"
+fileHandler="-fileHandler collated"
+
+runApplication $decompDict decomposePar $fileHandler
+
+runParallel $decompDict makeFaMesh $fileHandler
+
+runParallel $decompDict $(getApplication) $fileHandler
+
+runApplication reconstructPar $fileHandler
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/tutorials/finiteArea/surfactantFoam/planeTransport/system/blockMeshDict b/tutorials/finiteArea/surfactantFoam/planeTransport/system/blockMeshDict
index fabc18b264b1d93d6cfab4843e64d6cfd2b5d547..6f5e501b6bef578d56b41dc59fdb81b7912171e5 100644
--- a/tutorials/finiteArea/surfactantFoam/planeTransport/system/blockMeshDict
+++ b/tutorials/finiteArea/surfactantFoam/planeTransport/system/blockMeshDict
@@ -14,27 +14,44 @@ FoamFile
 }
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
+// A flat plate that is only partial covered by the finiteArea mesh.
+// Depending on the decomposition, the outflow boundary may
+// coincide with a processor patch.
+
 scale   0.1;
 
+height  0.1;
+width   1;
+len     3;
+out     1;
+out     #eval{ $out + $len };
+
+nx 60;
+ny 20;
+nz 1;
+nout 20;
+
 vertices
 (
-    (0 0 0)
-    (3 0 0)
-    (3 1 0)
-    (0 1 0)
-    (0 0 0.1)
-    (3 0 0.1)
-    (3 1 0.1)
-    (0 1 0.1)
-);
+    /* 0*/ (0 0 0)
+    /* 1*/ ($len 0 0)
+    /* 2*/ ($len $width 0)
+    /* 3*/ (0 $width 0)
+    /* 4*/ (0 0 $height)
+    /* 5*/ ($len 0 $height)
+    /* 6*/ ($len $width $height)
+    /* 7*/ (0 $width $height)
 
-blocks
-(
-    hex (0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7) (60 20 1) simpleGrading (1 1 1)
+    /* 8*/ ($out 0 0)
+    /* 9*/ ($out 1 0)
+    /*10*/ ($out 0 $height)
+    /*11*/ ($out 1 $height)
 );
 
-edges
+blocks
 (
+    hex (0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7)   ($nx   $ny $nz) grading (1 1 1)
+    hex (1 8 9 2 5 10 11 6) ($nout $ny $nz) grading (1 1 1)
 );
 
 boundary
@@ -44,7 +61,7 @@ boundary
         type patch;
         faces
         (
-           (0 4 7 3)
+            (0 4 7 3)
         );
     }
 
@@ -53,8 +70,12 @@ boundary
         type wall;
         faces
         (
-           (3 7 6 2)
-           (1 5 4 0)
+            (3 7 6 2)
+            (1 5 4 0)
+
+            // outflow
+            (1 8 10 5)
+            (2 6 11 9)
         );
     }
 
@@ -63,7 +84,7 @@ boundary
         type patch;
         faces
         (
-            (2 6 5 1)
+            (8 9 10 11)
         );
     }
 
@@ -73,6 +94,7 @@ boundary
         faces
         (
             (0 3 2 1)
+            (1 8 9 2)
         );
     }
 
@@ -84,10 +106,15 @@ boundary
             (4 5 6 7)
         );
     }
-);
 
-mergePatchPairs
-(
+    outflow
+    {
+        type patch;
+        faces
+        (
+            (5 10 11 6)
+        );
+    }
 );
 
 
diff --git a/tutorials/finiteArea/surfactantFoam/planeTransport/system/decomposeParDict b/tutorials/finiteArea/surfactantFoam/planeTransport/system/decomposeParDict
index 792ca5965b6bd6145d7980fd2566eaa59204925c..bf5148c5d808cde097b94291c40d8f1e0da6d567 100644
--- a/tutorials/finiteArea/surfactantFoam/planeTransport/system/decomposeParDict
+++ b/tutorials/finiteArea/surfactantFoam/planeTransport/system/decomposeParDict
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ FoamFile
     version     2.0;
     format      ascii;
     class       dictionary;
-    location    "system";
     object      decomposeParDict;
 }
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
diff --git a/tutorials/finiteArea/surfactantFoam/planeTransport/system/decomposeParDict-procBoundary4 b/tutorials/finiteArea/surfactantFoam/planeTransport/system/decomposeParDict-procBoundary4
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..30e0dbd4ae6ea8e3763dbbc1cdee23298e270d3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tutorials/finiteArea/surfactantFoam/planeTransport/system/decomposeParDict-procBoundary4
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*--------------------------------*- C++ -*----------------------------------*\
+| =========                 |                                                 |
+| \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox           |
+|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  v2012                                 |
+|   \\  /    A nd           | Website:  www.openfoam.com                      |
+|    \\/     M anipulation  |                                                 |
+\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+FoamFile
+{
+    version     2.0;
+    format      ascii;
+    class       dictionary;
+    object      decomposeParDict;
+}
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+// With 4 divisions in x-direction (coincides with finiteArea boundary)
+
+numberOfSubdomains 4;
+
+method      simple;
+
+coeffs
+{
+    n       ( 4 1 1 );
+}
+
+
+// ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/tutorials/finiteArea/surfactantFoam/planeTransport/system/decomposeParDict-procBoundary8 b/tutorials/finiteArea/surfactantFoam/planeTransport/system/decomposeParDict-procBoundary8
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..bc6a1ae7b79de5cb9a2c03b3d430b01314ade512
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tutorials/finiteArea/surfactantFoam/planeTransport/system/decomposeParDict-procBoundary8
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*--------------------------------*- C++ -*----------------------------------*\
+| =========                 |                                                 |
+| \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox           |
+|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  v2012                                 |
+|   \\  /    A nd           | Website:  www.openfoam.com                      |
+|    \\/     M anipulation  |                                                 |
+\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+FoamFile
+{
+    version     2.0;
+    format      ascii;
+    class       dictionary;
+    object      decomposeParDict;
+}
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+// With 4 divisions in x-direction (coincides with finiteArea boundary)
+
+numberOfSubdomains 8;
+
+method      simple;
+
+coeffs
+{
+    n       ( 4 2 1 );
+}
+
+
+// ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/tutorials/finiteArea/surfactantFoam/planeTransport/constant/faMesh/faMeshDefinition b/tutorials/finiteArea/surfactantFoam/planeTransport/system/faMeshDefinition
similarity index 91%
rename from tutorials/finiteArea/surfactantFoam/planeTransport/constant/faMesh/faMeshDefinition
rename to tutorials/finiteArea/surfactantFoam/planeTransport/system/faMeshDefinition
index de49f774744e4c64c66527ebd7369d53e2392a9e..9558287443a608ef2b1dda567ea742e6b8b84291 100644
--- a/tutorials/finiteArea/surfactantFoam/planeTransport/constant/faMesh/faMeshDefinition
+++ b/tutorials/finiteArea/surfactantFoam/planeTransport/system/faMeshDefinition
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ FoamFile
 }
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
-polyMeshPatches  1( top );
+polyMeshPatches  ( top );
 
 boundary
 {
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ boundary
     {
         type patch;
         ownerPolyPatch top;
-        neighbourPolyPatch outlet;
+        // neighbourPolyPatch outlet;
+        neighbourPolyPatch outflow;
     }
     bound
     {
diff --git a/tutorials/incompressible/pimpleFoam/laminar/contactAngleCavity/constant/faMesh/faMeshDefinition b/tutorials/incompressible/pimpleFoam/laminar/contactAngleCavity/system/faMeshDefinition
similarity index 100%
rename from tutorials/incompressible/pimpleFoam/laminar/contactAngleCavity/constant/faMesh/faMeshDefinition
rename to tutorials/incompressible/pimpleFoam/laminar/contactAngleCavity/system/faMeshDefinition
diff --git a/tutorials/incompressible/pimpleFoam/laminar/contaminatedDroplet2D/constant/faMesh/faMeshDefinition b/tutorials/incompressible/pimpleFoam/laminar/contaminatedDroplet2D/system/faMeshDefinition
similarity index 100%
rename from tutorials/incompressible/pimpleFoam/laminar/contaminatedDroplet2D/constant/faMesh/faMeshDefinition
rename to tutorials/incompressible/pimpleFoam/laminar/contaminatedDroplet2D/system/faMeshDefinition
diff --git a/tutorials/incompressible/pimpleFoam/laminar/sloshing2D/constant/faMesh/faMeshDefinition b/tutorials/incompressible/pimpleFoam/laminar/sloshing2D/system/faMeshDefinition
similarity index 100%
rename from tutorials/incompressible/pimpleFoam/laminar/sloshing2D/constant/faMesh/faMeshDefinition
rename to tutorials/incompressible/pimpleFoam/laminar/sloshing2D/system/faMeshDefinition