diff --git a/applications/solvers/multiphase/reactingTwoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseCompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/frictionalStressModel/JohnsonJackson/JohnsonJacksonFrictionalStress.C b/applications/solvers/multiphase/reactingTwoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseCompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/frictionalStressModel/JohnsonJackson/JohnsonJacksonFrictionalStress.C
index 2180c0bd2e2ddd50d582cb6ae5759a71bb96f850..ab5fb531ea5daa3bf81bcc7ff283b4bdaa9c4a9f 100644
--- a/applications/solvers/multiphase/reactingTwoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseCompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/frictionalStressModel/JohnsonJackson/JohnsonJacksonFrictionalStress.C
+++ b/applications/solvers/multiphase/reactingTwoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseCompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/frictionalStressModel/JohnsonJackson/JohnsonJacksonFrictionalStress.C
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ Foam::tmp<Foam::volScalarField>
 Foam::kineticTheoryModels::frictionalStressModels::JohnsonJackson::nu
 (
     const volScalarField& alpha1,
+    const dimensionedScalar& alphaMinFriction,
     const dimensionedScalar& alphaMax,
     const volScalarField& pf,
     const volSymmTensorField& D
diff --git a/applications/solvers/multiphase/reactingTwoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseCompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/frictionalStressModel/JohnsonJackson/JohnsonJacksonFrictionalStress.H b/applications/solvers/multiphase/reactingTwoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseCompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/frictionalStressModel/JohnsonJackson/JohnsonJacksonFrictionalStress.H
index cc5a9dc5ea143e13dc480c137b7d403f5d35b59c..1fe92e7d0ea972fbaa7943ca7586d5ee30dba32d 100644
--- a/applications/solvers/multiphase/reactingTwoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseCompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/frictionalStressModel/JohnsonJackson/JohnsonJacksonFrictionalStress.H
+++ b/applications/solvers/multiphase/reactingTwoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseCompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/frictionalStressModel/JohnsonJackson/JohnsonJacksonFrictionalStress.H
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ public:
         virtual tmp<volScalarField> nu
         (
             const volScalarField& alpha1,
+            const dimensionedScalar& alphaMinFriction,
             const dimensionedScalar& alphaMax,
             const volScalarField& pf,
             const volSymmTensorField& D
diff --git a/applications/solvers/multiphase/reactingTwoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseCompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/frictionalStressModel/Schaeffer/SchaefferFrictionalStress.C b/applications/solvers/multiphase/reactingTwoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseCompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/frictionalStressModel/Schaeffer/SchaefferFrictionalStress.C
index 55e7b9f2cd2ec8071b1fedd3f1e6324bf7b9aea7..4a0d2290d13c91fa9b755a82119190e730241f56 100644
--- a/applications/solvers/multiphase/reactingTwoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseCompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/frictionalStressModel/Schaeffer/SchaefferFrictionalStress.C
+++ b/applications/solvers/multiphase/reactingTwoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseCompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/frictionalStressModel/Schaeffer/SchaefferFrictionalStress.C
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ Foam::tmp<Foam::volScalarField>
 Foam::kineticTheoryModels::frictionalStressModels::Schaeffer::nu
 (
     const volScalarField& alpha1,
+    const dimensionedScalar& alphaMinFriction,
     const dimensionedScalar& alphaMax,
     const volScalarField& pf,
     const volSymmTensorField& D
@@ -133,9 +134,9 @@ Foam::kineticTheoryModels::frictionalStressModels::Schaeffer::nu
 
     volScalarField& nuf = tnu();
 
-    forAll (D, celli)
+    forAll(D, celli)
     {
-        if (alpha1[celli] > alphaMax.value() - 5e-2)
+        if (alpha1[celli] > alphaMinFriction.value())
         {
             nuf[celli] =
                 0.5*pf[celli]*sin(phi_.value())
diff --git a/applications/solvers/multiphase/reactingTwoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseCompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/frictionalStressModel/Schaeffer/SchaefferFrictionalStress.H b/applications/solvers/multiphase/reactingTwoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseCompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/frictionalStressModel/Schaeffer/SchaefferFrictionalStress.H
index 7ff4862348aea50bc0157ee6f26e361675cb66ad..d4a304eb40c1a1444ae5c2ecdc428de44dcd5471 100644
--- a/applications/solvers/multiphase/reactingTwoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseCompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/frictionalStressModel/Schaeffer/SchaefferFrictionalStress.H
+++ b/applications/solvers/multiphase/reactingTwoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseCompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/frictionalStressModel/Schaeffer/SchaefferFrictionalStress.H
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ public:
         virtual tmp<volScalarField> nu
         (
             const volScalarField& alpha1,
+            const dimensionedScalar& alphaMinFriction,
             const dimensionedScalar& alphaMax,
             const volScalarField& pf,
             const volSymmTensorField& D
diff --git a/applications/solvers/multiphase/reactingTwoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseCompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/frictionalStressModel/frictionalStressModel/frictionalStressModel.H b/applications/solvers/multiphase/reactingTwoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseCompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/frictionalStressModel/frictionalStressModel/frictionalStressModel.H
index 0e08f7ec8c885c20e983bce95328f0f1cbad33aa..923a1fce3f71a273916c41946b48c3b3dff1b3b5 100644
--- a/applications/solvers/multiphase/reactingTwoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseCompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/frictionalStressModel/frictionalStressModel/frictionalStressModel.H
+++ b/applications/solvers/multiphase/reactingTwoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseCompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/frictionalStressModel/frictionalStressModel/frictionalStressModel.H
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ public:
         virtual tmp<volScalarField> nu
         (
             const volScalarField& alpha1,
+            const dimensionedScalar& alphaMinFriction,
             const dimensionedScalar& alphaMax,
             const volScalarField& pf,
             const volSymmTensorField& D
diff --git a/applications/solvers/multiphase/reactingTwoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseCompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/kineticTheoryModel/kineticTheoryModel.C b/applications/solvers/multiphase/reactingTwoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseCompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/kineticTheoryModel/kineticTheoryModel.C
index 11d09d1118fd6b12a205157d4fca0541dcd1eeea..9d502f7dd48d882c9c771de2719fb139c6bddc7c 100644
--- a/applications/solvers/multiphase/reactingTwoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseCompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/kineticTheoryModel/kineticTheoryModel.C
+++ b/applications/solvers/multiphase/reactingTwoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseCompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/kineticTheoryModel/kineticTheoryModel.C
@@ -519,6 +519,7 @@ void Foam::RASModels::kineticTheoryModel::correct()
         nut_ += frictionalStressModel_->nu
         (
             alpha,
+            alphaMinFriction_,
             alphaMax_,
             pf/rho,
             D
diff --git a/applications/solvers/multiphase/twoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseCompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/frictionalStressModel/JohnsonJackson/JohnsonJacksonFrictionalStress.C b/applications/solvers/multiphase/twoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseCompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/frictionalStressModel/JohnsonJackson/JohnsonJacksonFrictionalStress.C
index 2180c0bd2e2ddd50d582cb6ae5759a71bb96f850..ab5fb531ea5daa3bf81bcc7ff283b4bdaa9c4a9f 100644
--- a/applications/solvers/multiphase/twoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseCompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/frictionalStressModel/JohnsonJackson/JohnsonJacksonFrictionalStress.C
+++ b/applications/solvers/multiphase/twoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseCompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/frictionalStressModel/JohnsonJackson/JohnsonJacksonFrictionalStress.C
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ Foam::tmp<Foam::volScalarField>
 Foam::kineticTheoryModels::frictionalStressModels::JohnsonJackson::nu
 (
     const volScalarField& alpha1,
+    const dimensionedScalar& alphaMinFriction,
     const dimensionedScalar& alphaMax,
     const volScalarField& pf,
     const volSymmTensorField& D
diff --git a/applications/solvers/multiphase/twoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseCompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/frictionalStressModel/JohnsonJackson/JohnsonJacksonFrictionalStress.H b/applications/solvers/multiphase/twoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseCompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/frictionalStressModel/JohnsonJackson/JohnsonJacksonFrictionalStress.H
index cc5a9dc5ea143e13dc480c137b7d403f5d35b59c..1fe92e7d0ea972fbaa7943ca7586d5ee30dba32d 100644
--- a/applications/solvers/multiphase/twoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseCompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/frictionalStressModel/JohnsonJackson/JohnsonJacksonFrictionalStress.H
+++ b/applications/solvers/multiphase/twoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseCompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/frictionalStressModel/JohnsonJackson/JohnsonJacksonFrictionalStress.H
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ public:
         virtual tmp<volScalarField> nu
         (
             const volScalarField& alpha1,
+            const dimensionedScalar& alphaMinFriction,
             const dimensionedScalar& alphaMax,
             const volScalarField& pf,
             const volSymmTensorField& D
diff --git a/applications/solvers/multiphase/twoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseCompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/frictionalStressModel/Schaeffer/SchaefferFrictionalStress.C b/applications/solvers/multiphase/twoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseCompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/frictionalStressModel/Schaeffer/SchaefferFrictionalStress.C
index 55e7b9f2cd2ec8071b1fedd3f1e6324bf7b9aea7..4a0d2290d13c91fa9b755a82119190e730241f56 100644
--- a/applications/solvers/multiphase/twoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseCompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/frictionalStressModel/Schaeffer/SchaefferFrictionalStress.C
+++ b/applications/solvers/multiphase/twoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseCompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/frictionalStressModel/Schaeffer/SchaefferFrictionalStress.C
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ Foam::tmp<Foam::volScalarField>
 Foam::kineticTheoryModels::frictionalStressModels::Schaeffer::nu
 (
     const volScalarField& alpha1,
+    const dimensionedScalar& alphaMinFriction,
     const dimensionedScalar& alphaMax,
     const volScalarField& pf,
     const volSymmTensorField& D
@@ -133,9 +134,9 @@ Foam::kineticTheoryModels::frictionalStressModels::Schaeffer::nu
 
     volScalarField& nuf = tnu();
 
-    forAll (D, celli)
+    forAll(D, celli)
     {
-        if (alpha1[celli] > alphaMax.value() - 5e-2)
+        if (alpha1[celli] > alphaMinFriction.value())
         {
             nuf[celli] =
                 0.5*pf[celli]*sin(phi_.value())
diff --git a/applications/solvers/multiphase/twoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseCompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/frictionalStressModel/Schaeffer/SchaefferFrictionalStress.H b/applications/solvers/multiphase/twoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseCompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/frictionalStressModel/Schaeffer/SchaefferFrictionalStress.H
index 3f56759e2ad7fc2641a044365f84a94432ca9594..d4a304eb40c1a1444ae5c2ecdc428de44dcd5471 100644
--- a/applications/solvers/multiphase/twoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseCompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/frictionalStressModel/Schaeffer/SchaefferFrictionalStress.H
+++ b/applications/solvers/multiphase/twoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseCompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/frictionalStressModel/Schaeffer/SchaefferFrictionalStress.H
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2014 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2015 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ public:
         virtual tmp<volScalarField> nu
         (
             const volScalarField& alpha1,
+            const dimensionedScalar& alphaMinFriction,
             const dimensionedScalar& alphaMax,
             const volScalarField& pf,
             const volSymmTensorField& D
diff --git a/applications/solvers/multiphase/twoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseCompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/frictionalStressModel/frictionalStressModel/frictionalStressModel.H b/applications/solvers/multiphase/twoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseCompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/frictionalStressModel/frictionalStressModel/frictionalStressModel.H
index 28dc1ab1f081f6bb6fb4e4a078b790c5618210f9..923a1fce3f71a273916c41946b48c3b3dff1b3b5 100644
--- a/applications/solvers/multiphase/twoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseCompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/frictionalStressModel/frictionalStressModel/frictionalStressModel.H
+++ b/applications/solvers/multiphase/twoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseCompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/frictionalStressModel/frictionalStressModel/frictionalStressModel.H
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2014 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2015 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ public:
         virtual tmp<volScalarField> nu
         (
             const volScalarField& alpha1,
+            const dimensionedScalar& alphaMinFriction,
             const dimensionedScalar& alphaMax,
             const volScalarField& pf,
             const volSymmTensorField& D
diff --git a/applications/solvers/multiphase/twoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseCompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/kineticTheoryModel/kineticTheoryModel.C b/applications/solvers/multiphase/twoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseCompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/kineticTheoryModel/kineticTheoryModel.C
index 30254f3891b6811927aa84e5bc0a8b51b81662ae..31a58c7abda30affcc94c6db92aa2016488a4d7f 100644
--- a/applications/solvers/multiphase/twoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseCompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/kineticTheoryModel/kineticTheoryModel.C
+++ b/applications/solvers/multiphase/twoPhaseEulerFoam/phaseCompressibleTurbulenceModels/kineticTheoryModels/kineticTheoryModel/kineticTheoryModel.C
@@ -515,6 +515,7 @@ void Foam::RASModels::kineticTheoryModel::correct()
         nut_ += frictionalStressModel_->nu
         (
             alpha,
+            alphaMinFriction_,
             alphaMax_,
             pf/rho,
             D